Pierce Butler

Pierce Butler

Possible match — there are several people named Pierce Butler; this may not be the one in these credits.

Supreme Court associate justice (1866–1939)

Pierce Butler was an American jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1923 until his death in 1939. He is notable for being the first Supreme Court justice from Minnesota, and for being a Democrat appointed by a Republican president. He was a staunch conservative and was regarded as a part of the Four Horsemen, the conservative bloc that dominated the Supreme Court during the 1930s. A devout Catholic, he was also the sole dissenter in the case Buck v. Bell, though he did not write an opinion.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 10 films (1957–1959) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field.

Year ▼ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1959 EIGHT STEPS TO PEACE Produced by Pierce Butler, Jr. Foundation for Educated World Law 8 films, ea 13½min 16mm B&W Sound
1959 EIGHT STEPS TO PEACE (8 films) Pierce Butler, Jr. Foundation for Education in World Law ea 15½min 16mm B&W Sound
1958 Eight steps to peace. A permament U.N. police force. Pierce Butler Jr. Foundation for Education in World Law 16mm sound
1958 Eight steps to peace. Does disarmament make sense? Pierce Butler Jr. Foundation for Education in World Law 16mm sound
1958 Eight steps to peace. Membership in the U.N. Pierce Butler Jr. Foundation for Education in World Law 16mm sound
1958 Eight steps to peace. What's in it for everyone? Pierce Butler Jr. Foundation for Education in World Law 16mm sound
1958 Eight steps to peace. World law. Pierce Butler Jr. Foundation for Education in World Law 16mm sound
1958 Eight steps to peace. You and the U.N. Pierce Butler Jr. Foundation for Education in World Law 16mm sound
1957 Eight steps to peace. Charter review. Pierce Butler Jr. Foundation for Education in World Law 16mm sound
1957 Eight steps to peace. The answer now. Pierce Butler Jr. Foundation for Education in World Law 16mm sound