Butler&Glouner was one of the VFX companies working at Hollywood during the sixties and seventies. They specialized in optical and photographic effects. They also supplied matte paintings, but as none of them were matte painters, and they didn´t have a resident matte artist on his studio. The matte w painting work on his films was always uncredited and there is only known that they hired Albert Whitlock to paint mattes on some of his titles, specially during the sixties at the Roger Corman film series, and Matthew Yuricich painting mattes for them during the seventies.
Lawrence W.Butler
Lawrence W. Butler was the son of special and optical effects director William Butler.
Lawrence began his career working with his father; he then went to work with
Alexander Korda in England where Butler did the special effects for The Thief
of Baghdad (1940) and Jungle Book (1942) . Following WW II, Butler became the
head of Columbia’s special effects department for close to thirty years. Later
he was awarded with one Oscar for Marooned (1969). In 1976,
he and Roger Banks were awarded a special Oscar for their scientific and
technical contributions dealing with “the concept of applying low inertia and
stepping electric motors to film transport systems and optical printers for
motion picture production.”
Donald Glouner
Donald Charles Glouner was a special effects cinematographer, whose specialties
were matte/processes effects and montage sequences. He worked mainly at
Columbia as associate of Lawrence Butler, the head of Columbia special effects
department. Eventually the team formed the Butler-Glouner Co., an independent
effects studio that was in business until 1973. He was awarded with an Oscar
for Marooned (1969)
Donald Glouner died July 16, 1994, age 80. He was the younger brother of
cinematographer Martin Glouner (1909-1983) and the uncle of Emmy winner
cinematographer Richard Glouner (1931-1998).
Matte painting filmography by Butler&Glouner Company.
Lost Horizon (1973) Shangri-La matte paintings by Matthew Yuricich
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972) Oil weels matte paintings by Matthew Yuricich
The Fools Parade (1971) Matte painting by Matthew Yuricich
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The Dunwich Horror (1970) Matte painting by Matthew Yuricich)
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The Comedy of Terrors (1964) Matte paintings probably Albert Whitlock
The Terror (1963) Roger Corman reused matte paintings from his previous fims The raven, Tales of terror, and the p Pit an the Pendul.
The Raven (1963) Matte paintings by Albert Whitlock. Altough at that time Whitlock was head of matte department at Universal Pictures he accepted matte commisions form other FX houses.
The Haunted Palace (1963) Matte paintings probably by Albert Whitlock.
Premature Burial (1962) Matte painting probably by Albert Whitlock.
Tales of Terror (1962) Matte paintings by Albert Whitlock.
Master of the World (1961) Matte paintings Unknown, but probably by Bill Brace, who was matte artist for Gene Warren company Unlimited Project that contributed also to the Photograpgic effects with Butler and Glouner. I am not sure which of the two VFX houses provided these two matte paintings.
The Pit and the Pendulum (1961) Matte paintings by Albert Whitlock
House of Usher (1960) Matte paintings by Albert Whitlock
