 One of Butterworth's more memorable film roles was in the Irving Berlin musical "This Is the Army" (1943) as the bugle-playing Private Eddie Dibble.He generally was a supporting actor, though he had top billing in "We Went to College" (1936), played the title role in "Baby Face Harrington" (1935), and shared top billing (as the Sultan) with Ann Corio in "The Sultan's Daughter" (1944).In his obituary, he is described as "characterizing the man who could not make up his mind".