The best Dick Purcell’s movies

Dick Purcell

Dick Purcell

06/08/1905- 10/04/1944
We present our ranking of the best Dick Purcell’s movies. Do you love cinema? Or are you looking for a movie of your favorite actor to watch tonight? Surely you have some to see or that you did not know yet about Dick Purcell.
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King of the Zombies

King of the Zombies
5.2/10
During World War II, a small plane somewhere over the Caribbean runs low on fuel and is blown off course by a storm. Guided by a faint radio signal, they crash-land on an island. The passenger, his manservant and the pilot take refuge in a mansion owned by a doctor. The quick-witted yet easily-frightened manservant soon becomes convinced the mansion is haunted by zombies and ghosts.

Captain America

Captain America
5.3/10
Superhero Captain America battles the evil forces of the archvillain called The Scarab, who poisons his enemies and steals a secret device capable of destroying buildings by sound vibrations.

In Old California

In Old California
6.3/10
Boston pharmacist Tom Craig comes to Sacramento, where he runs afoul of local political boss Britt Dawson, who exacts protection payment from the citizenry. Dawson frames Craig with poisoned medicine, but Craig redeems himself during a Gold Rush epidemic.

Public Wedding

Public Wedding
5.8/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 09/07/1937
  • Character: Joe Taylor
The operators of a bankrupt carnival sideshow hope to restore their fallen fortunes by staging a fake 'public wedding' in the mouth of their unprofitable giant whale. But the intended 'bridegroom' absconds with the proceeds, arranging a substitute. The bride, Flip Lane (Jane Wyman), much to her surprise, finds herself really married to a handsome stranger, whose career as an artist she decides to manage, much to his dismay.

The Bank Dick

The Bank Dick
7.1/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 29/11/1940
  • Character: Mackley Q. Greene
Egbert Sousé becomes an unexpected hero when a bank robber falls over a bench he's occupying. Now considered brave, Egbert is given a job as a bank guard. Soon, he is approached by charlatan J. Frothingham Waterbury about buying shares in a mining company. Egbert persuades teller Og Oggilby to lend him bank money, to be returned when the scheme pays off. Unfortunately, bank inspector Snoopington then makes a surprise appearance.

Blackwell's Island

Blackwell's Island
6/10
A reporter gets himself sent to prison to expose a mobster.

Follow the Fleet

Follow the Fleet
7.1/10
  • Genre: ComedyMusicRomance
  • Release: 20/02/1936
  • Character: Lead Marine on Ship (uncredited)
When the fleet puts in at San Francisco, sailor Bake Baker tries to rekindle the flame with his old dancing partner, Sherry Martin, while Bake's buddy Bilge Smith romances Sherry's sister, Connie. But it's not all smooth sailing—Bake has a habit of losing Sherry's jobs for her and, despite Connie's dreams, Bilge is not ready to settle down.

Breakdowns of 1938

Breakdowns of 1938
7/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 07/02/1938
  • Character: Himself
This was one of the annual "blooper" reels screened by the Warners Club, an organization of Warners actors, crew and executives. It was meant to poke fun at the flubs and bloopers that occurred ont the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1938.

Alcatraz Island

Alcatraz Island
5.6/10
A man who has been railroaded into prison is framed for the murder of a fellow inmate and must prove his innocence.

Bullets or Ballots

Bullets or Ballots
7/10
After Police Captain Dan McLaren becomes police commissioner, former detective Johnny Blake publicly punches him, convincing rackets boss Al Kruger that Blake is sincere in his effort to join the mob. "Bugs" Fenner, meanwhile, is certain that Blake is a police agent.

Nancy Drew: Detective

Nancy Drew: Detective
6.6/10
Nancy Drew and Ted Nickerson solve a kidnapping case of a wealthy elderly lady. Ted has to disguise himself as a nurse while Nancy becomes a "widow" in order to locate the lady they are rescuing.

Idaho

Idaho
6/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 10/03/1943
  • Character: Duke Springer
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.

Man Hunt

Man Hunt
5.5/10
A bored small-town teacher gets mixed up with an escaped bank robber.

Arise, My Love

Arise, My Love
6.8/10
In 1939, American Tom Martin, who fought in the Spanish Civil War, awaits execution at the hands of the Fascist victors when reporter Augusta 'Gusto' Nash, for a scoop, aids him in an audacious escape. Of course, Tom tries to romance Gusto; but though she likes him, her career comes first, and Tom himself prefers freedom-fighting to settling down. Comedy becomes drama as their mixed feelings lead them on a circuitous path through the deepening chaos and catastrophe of the early days of World War II.

Broadway Musketeers

Broadway Musketeers
5.9/10
  • Genre: DramaMusic
  • Release: 08/10/1938
  • Character: Vince Morrell

Missing Witnesses

Missing Witnesses
5.4/10
A detective and his bumbling sidekick join the crackdown on racketeering in '30s New York City.

Reveille with Beverly

Reveille with Beverly
6.6/10
Beverly Ross, the switchboard operator at a local radio station, jumps at the chance to be the DJ for an early morning show before the soldiers at a nearby army camp assemble for reveille. Beverly, with her modern music, camp bulletins and chatter, is a hit with the soldiers. Beverly's younger brother and his two buddies are soldiers at the camp. The buddies vie for Beverly's attentions.

Aerial Gunner

Aerial Gunner
5.6/10
  • Genre: DramaWar
  • Release: 20/03/1943
  • Character: Lancelot 'Gadget' Blaine
Old rivals are pitted against each other in basic training and fight for the same woman.

Flying Blind

Flying Blind
4.6/10
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.

Ceiling Zero

Ceiling Zero
6.7/10
War veteran pilots Dizzy Davis, Texas Clark and Jake Lee are working in an airline. Dizzy is fooling with one of the younger pilot's girl-friend and due to this he changes flights with Texas.

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