List of the best Dick Purcell movies: Mystery House(1938), Heroes in Blue(1939), King of the Zombies(1941), Phantom Killer(1942), Mystery of the 13th Guest(1943), Penrod's Double Trouble(1938), Tough Kid(1939), Irish Luck(1939), Air Devils(1938), Reveille With Beverly(1943), Accidents Will Happen(1938), Wine, Women and Horses(1937) ... ...
5.6/10
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1938
56 Minutes
Lance O'Leary
Dick Purcell Ann Sheridan Anne Nagel William Hopper Anthony Averill Dennie Moore Hugh O'Connell Ben Welden Sheila Bromley Elspeth Dudgeon Trevor Bardette
Banker Hubert Kingery invites fellow officers to his hunting lodge only to announce that one of them has forged critical company documents. Later, he is found shot to death, apparently at ... See full summary »
5.3/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1939
60 Minutes
Terry Murphy
Gangster Moran gives Joe Murphy several thousand dollars to bet on a horse race, the horse wins and Joe takes off with the money. Moran informs Mike Murphy, Joe's father, that no harm will ... See full summary »
5.3/10
Horror
USA
1941
67 Minutes
James "Mac" McCarthy
Dick Purcell Joan Woodbury Henry Victor Mantan Moreland John Archer Patricia Stacey Guy Usher Marguerite Whitten Leigh Whipper Madame Sul-Te-Wan Lawrence Criner
passenger servant pilot mad scientist zombie niece creepy frightening engaging amusing airplane caribbean island mansion cellar plane crash zombies voodoo world war ii survival
On a spooky island, three stranded travelers find an evil doctor working with foreign spies and in control of zombies.
5.3/10
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1942
61 Minutes
Dick Purcell Joan Woodbury John Hamilton Warren Hymer Kenneth Harlan J. Farrell MacDonald Mantan Moreland Gayne Whitman George J. Lewis
Well-known philanthropist and deaf-mute John G. Harrison is identified leaving the scene of several murders but evades successful prosecution as there are hundreds of witnesses who have ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
1943
60 Minutes
Dick Purcell Helen Parrish Tim Ryan Frank Faylen John Duncan Jon Dawson Paul McVey Jacqueline Dalya Cyril Ring Addison Richards
A young woman opens her grandfather's will when she turns 21, and someone starts murdering the heirs.
6.3/10
Comedy
USA
1938
65 Minutes
Tex Boyden
Billy Mauch Dick Purcell Gene Lockhart Bobby Mauch Kathleen Lockhart Hugh O'Connell Charles Halton Bernice Pilot
The Mauch Twins return in this fast-paced adventure, the third and final film in the Penrod series, loosely based on the stories by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Booth Tarkington.
6.1/10
Drama
USA
1939
60 Minutes
"Red" Murphy
Frankie Darro Dick Purcell Judith Allen Lillian Elliott Don Rowan William Ruhl Lew Kelly Ralph Peters
Skipper Murphy is serving as trainer and inspiration for his brother Red Murphy training for a world championship title bout. Trouble comes for the Murphys when Red runs up against a ... See full summary »
5.5/10
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
USA
1939
58 Minutes
Steve Lanahan
Frankie Darro Dick Purcell Lillian Elliott Sheila Darcy James Flavin Denny Meadows Mantan Moreland
Buzzy O'Brien is a bellhop in a hotel where a guest is murdered. The police blame Kitty Monahan and Buzzy succeeds in helping her escape and hides her at his home with his mother. Buzzy and... See full summary »
4.9/10
Adventure, Action
USA
1938
70 Minutes
Larry J. Blake Dick Purcell Beryl Wallace Mamo Clark Charles Brokaw Minerva Urecal Forbes Murray Paul Sutton Roy Mason Al Kikume Michael Visaroff
Two daredevil pilots go after the same girl.
6.5/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1943
78 Minutes
Andy Adams
Ann Miller William Wright Dick Purcell Franklin Pangborn Larry Parks
disc jockey switchboard operator millionaire chauffeur station manager soldier charming witty radio station military base party office car jazz military life deception new love world war ii switched identities transformation
Beverly Ross moderates an 5:30 am radio show with swing music, dedicated to the local servicemen. Two buddies of her brother have a chance to meet her and both fall in love. One of them is ... See full summary »
5.9/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1938
62 Minutes
Jim Faber
Ronald Reagan Gloria Blondell Dick Purcell Sheila Bromley Addison Richards Hugh O'Connell Janet Shaw Elliott Sullivan Anderson Lawlor Spec O'Donnell Kenneth Harlan
investigator wife corrupt businessman cigarette girl gangster boss dark tense los angeles family home office hideout store scam corruption marriage greed divorce vengeance transformation
An insurance adjustor tangles with a big insurance-fraud gang.
5.7/10
Drama
USA
1937
64 Minutes
George Mayhew
Barton MacLane Ann Sheridan Dick Purcell Peggy Bates Walter Cassell Lottie Williams Kenneth Harlan Eugene Jackson Charles Foy James Robbins Nita
Gamblers Jim Turner and Valarie part company in Chicago and agree to meet at Saratoga with Jim stopping off at Barrowville en route. There, Jim meets George Mayhew and Eight Ball, a ... See full summary »
5.3/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1942
55 Minutes
Lieutenant William "Bill" Decker
Damian O'Flynn Helen Parrish Dick Purcell Jack LaRue Neil Hamilton Robert Homans Anne Jeffreys Richard Wessel Esther Muir Joe Kirk Edna Mae Harris
It's 1942, rubber is a valuable commodity during WW2. Eddie Delaney is a second lieutenant in the army, but also a private detective. Eddy swings into action, when his father, ... See full summary »
6.8/10
Romance
USA
1940
110 Minutes
Pinky' OConnor
Claudette Colbert Ray Milland Dennis O'Keefe Walter Abel Dick Purcell George Zucco Frank Puglia Esther Dale Paul Leyssac Ann Codee Stanley Logan
pilot journalist editor priest love interest lighthearted witty patriotic spain paris europe ocean liner prisoners of war journalism love world war ii career escape transformation 1930s
A dashing pilot and a vivacious reporter have romantic and dramatic adventures in Europe as World War II begins.
5.7/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1937
64 Minutes
"Harp" Santell
Ann Sheridan John Litel Gordon Oliver Mary Maguire Dick Purcell Ben Welden
father racketeer nanny daughter prison official criminal brooding gripping tense prison house cell alcatraz island san francisco prison life crime kidnapping feud family vengeance
A man who has been railroaded into prison is framed for the murder of a fellow inmate and must prove his innocence.
6.9/10
Musical, Romance
USA
1940
105 Minutes
Alexander
Jeanette MacDonald Nelson Eddy Mary Boland George Zucco H.B. Warner Dick Purcell Stanley Fields Bunty Cutler Grant Mitchell Ray Walker John Miljan
frenchman duke prisoner servant love interest heiress melodramatic passionate suspenseful ship island louisiana romance journey class distinctions political intrigue love sacrifice adventure 1780s
On a Louisiana-bound ship, a nobleman planning a campaign for liberty encounters an heiress.
5.6/10
Adventure
USA
1943
78 Minutes
Pvt. Lancelot "Gadget" Blaine
Chester Morris Richard Arlen Lita Ward Jimmy Lydon Keith Richards Dick Purcell
Old rivals are pitted against each other in basic training and fight for the same woman.
Comedy, Drama
1937
80 Minutes
Tom
Pat O'Brien Henry Fonda Margaret Lindsay Stuart Erwin J. Farrell MacDonald Dick Purcell Joe Sawyer Craig Reynolds John Litel Harland Tucker Joe King
farmhand electrician nurse crew member boss emotional melodramatic countryside midwest chicago construction site love triangle dangerous assignment ambition employment adventure transformation 1930s
A high-voltage lineman's (Pat O'Brien) farm-boy student (Henry Fonda) becomes his rival for a girl (Margaret Lindsay).
6.4/10
Western
USA
1942
88 Minutes
Joe Dawson
John Wayne Binnie Barnes Albert Van Dekker Helen Parrish Patsy Kelly Edgar Kennedy Dick Purcell Harry Shannon Charles Halton Emmett Lynn Bob McKenzie
pharmacist saloon owner rancher woman brother tense somber rousing california mining town pharmacy ranch extortion frame-up illness gold rush mob banding together rivalry quest
During the California Gold Rush, Boston pharmacist Tom Craig sets up shop in Sacramento where he clashes with local town crook Britt Dawson.
4.7/10
Adventure
USA
1941
69 Minutes
Bob Fuller
Richard Arlen Jean Parker Nils Asther Marie Wilson Roger Pryor Eddie Quillan Dick Purcell Grady Sutton Kay Sutton
A spy steals a secret military device, then hijacks an airliner to get away. The airliner crashes in the wilderness & the survivors are threatened by a raging forest fire.
Crime, Drama
1936
65 Minutes
Louie
Pat O'Brien Margaret Lindsay Cesar Romero Robert Armstrong Dick Foran Joe King Dick Purcell Addison Richards Hal K. Dawson Harry Hayden Alan Bridge
A G-man (Pat O'Brien) falls in love with the aloof ex-mate (Margaret Lindsay) of a gangster convict (Cesar Romero), who escapes.
6.5/10
Western
USA
1943
70 Minutes
Duke Springer
Roy Rogers Smiley Burnette Virginia Grey Bob Nolan Sons of the Pioneers Harry Shannon Ona Munson Dick Purcell Onslow Stevens Arthur Hohl Hal Taliaferro
cowboy judge young boy madam gunslinger saloon owner suspenseful charming emotional small town idaho saloon courtroom ranch law and order morality frame-up criminal past investigation friendship
A deputy sets out to prove that a respected judge, who had once been a criminal, is being framed for crimes committed by a crooked saloon owner.
6.4/10
Drama
USA
1940
113 Minutes
Lieut. "Stichy" Payne
Robert Taylor Ruth Hussey Walter Pidgeon Paul Kelly Shepperd Strudwick Red Skelton Nat Pendleton Dick Purcell William Tannen William Stelling Stanley Smith
ensign lieutenant commanding officer wife pilot brother emotional tense san diego naval base airplane household hospital restaurant arrogance teamwork misunderstanding navy false accusations depression
A rookie flyer, Ens. Alan Drake, joins the famous Hellcats Squadron right out of flight school in Pensacola. He doesn't make a great first impression when he is forced to ditch his airplane... See full summary »
6.2/10
Drama
USA
1939
72 Minutes
Tap Keenan
Jackie Cooper Martin Spellman Sidney Miller Buddy Pepper David Durand George Cleveland Robert E. O'Connor Dick Purcell George Irving Marjorie Reynolds
Jimmy, an idealistic and hard-working young man, has just arrived in New York City with dreams of making his fortune. Along the way he faces numerous obstacles, opportunities and ... See full summary »
Comedy
1940
74 Minutes
Mackley Q. Greene, Movie Location Scout
W.C. Fields Cora Witherspoon Una Merkel Evelyn Del Rio Jessie Ralph Franklin Pangborn Shemp Howard Dick Purcell Grady Sutton Russell Hicks
guard bank teller inspector swindler daughter bank robber madcap hilarious lighthearted outlandish small town bank hotel car luck schemes embezzlement hero worship bank heist getaway
A man inadvertently foils a robbery and is awarded the job of bank guard, forcing him to face a real holdup.
5.5/10
Comedy
USA
1936
67 Minutes
Dr. Randolph Jenkins
Ross Alexander Anita Louise Joseph Cawthorn Gene Lockhart Kathleen Lockhart Mary Treen Alma Lloyd Craig Reynolds Dick Purcell
husband wife father-in-law mother-in-law uncle doctor charming airy family home farm office jewelry shop marriage family dysfunction love triangle ambition poverty financial troubles love 1930s
Fred, the wealthy owner of apple groves, has sent his nephew to college, but the only job that his nephew has after graduating is the job of not working. Bill is a dreamer, a talker and a ... See full summary »
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