Biography
A fixture of Republic Studios from 1943 onward, screenwriter John K. Butler was a specialist in westerns. Butler turned out screenplay after screenplay for such favorites as
Roy Rogers and
John Wayne. His few non-western projects for Republic included the slick horror film
The Vampire's Ghost (1946) and the timely drama GI War Brides (1946). His last screen credit was 20th Century-Fox'
Ambush at Cimarron Pass (1958). John K. Butler's son Rod has carried on the family business as a writer/producer of religious radio programs. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide