Video of the Week: Daws Butler in "Lapwing"

 During my first "Daws Butler week", I featured a short film Daws made in the fifties titled "Nice Try, Virgil." If you haven't seen it, it's an odd little flick, but it's got nothing on today's movie. 

This film, "Lapwing," was made in the mid-sixties. It's totally silent, and its background is largely unknown. Like Virgil, the only reason we even have it is because Mark Kausler found it in his closet. It's far more downbeat than the earlier film, and Daws' character, an alcoholic, is quite a departure from the likes of Yogi Bear and Quick Draw McGraw. If nothing else, it's a fascinating oddity in the career of Daws Butler.