The best Purnell Pratt’s movies

Purnell Pratt

Purnell Pratt

20/10/1885- 25/07/1941
We present our ranking of the best Purnell Pratt’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 Purnell Pratt.
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Scarface

Scarface
7.7/10
A murderous thug shoots his way to the top of the mobs while trying to protect his sister from the criminal life.

Grand Hotel

Grand Hotel
7.3/10
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Release: 25/05/1932
  • Character: Zinnowitz
Guests at a posh Berlin hotel struggle through worry, scandal, and heartache.

The Public Enemy

The Public Enemy
7.6/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 23/04/1931
  • Character: Officer Powers (uncredited)
Two young Chicago hoodlums, Tom Powers and Matt Doyle, rise up from their poverty-stricken slum life to become petty thieves, bootleggers and cold-blooded killers. But with street notoriety and newfound wealth, the duo feels the heat from the cops and rival gangsters both. Despite his ruthless criminal reputation, Tom tries to remain connected to his family, however, gang warfare and the need for revenge eventually pull him away.

A Night at the Opera

A Night at the Opera
7.8/10
  • Genre: ComedyMusic
  • Release: 15/11/1935
  • Character: The Mayor of New York (uncredited)
The Marx Brothers take on high society and the opera world to bring two lovers together. A sly business manager and two wacky friends of two opera singers help them achieve success while humiliating their stuffy and snobbish enemies.

Diamond Jim

Diamond Jim
6.8/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 01/09/1935
  • Character: Physician
A loose biopic based on the life of Gilded Age tycoon "Diamond" Jim Brady.

Five Star Final

Five Star Final
7.3/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 26/09/1931
  • Character: Robert French
An unscrupulous newspaper editor searches for headlines at any cost.

Hollywood Boulevard

Hollywood Boulevard
6.5/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 20/08/1936
  • Character: Mr. Steinman
With a full Hollywood background and settings but more an expose of scandal-and-gossip magazines of the era, has-been actor John Blakeford agrees to write his memoirs for magazine-publisher Jordan Winston. When Blakeford's daughter, Patricia, ask him to desist for the sake of his ex-wife, Carlotta Blakeford, he attempts to break his contract with Winston.

Emma

Emma
7/10
When Fred Smith's wife dies in childbirth, Emma Thatcher, who has been nanny to the couple's three children, cares also for the family's new addition. Fred becomes rich and successful, then he and Emma marry. When Fred dies, his will becomes a source of trouble between the children and Emma.

Rosalie

Rosalie
6/10
  • Genre: DramaMusic
  • Release: 24/12/1937
  • Character: Ship Captain (uncredited)
West Point cadet Dick Thorpe falls in love with a girl, who turns out to be a princess from an European kingdom.

Wedding Present

Wedding Present
6.2/10
  • Genre: ComedyRomance
  • Release: 09/10/1936
  • Character: Howard Van Dorn
Charlie Mason and Rusty Fleming are star reporters on a Chicago tabloid who are romantically involved as well. Although skilled in ferreting out great stories, they often behave in an unprofessional and immature manner. After their shenanigans cause their frustrated city editor to resign, the publisher promotes Charlie to the job, a decision based on the premise that only a slacker would be able crack down on other shirkers and underachievers. His pomposity soon alienates most of his co-workers and causes Rusty to move to New York. Charlie resigns and along with gangster friend Smiles Benson tries to win Rusty back before she marries a stuffy society author.

Ringside Maisie

Ringside Maisie
6.4/10
Young undefeated boxer Terry Dolan, who's been lying to his invalid mother about his career, confides to Maisie that he hates and is terrified by boxing and wants out. Not wanting to let down his best friend and manager Skeets Maguire, who has hopes of him becoming the next champion, he is reluctant to bring up the subject with him. Maisie convinces Terry to tell Skeets, whose unexpected reaction induces him to step into the ring again.

The Spider

The Spider
6/10
Lowe plays Chatrand the Great, a magician with great hypnotic and magical powers. During his evening performance at an upscale theater, a murder occurs. A hand wearing a sinister spider ring raises a revolver, the lights go out, and a shot rings out! When the lights come on, the body of a patron is lying on the floor, dying. Who is the mysterious killer? What is the strange secret of Lowe’s clairvoyant, amnesia-plagued assistant? After the police restrain the audience from leaving, Lowe uses his magical powers to help expose the killer. Watch for the terrific séance scene where weird ghost-like creatures float above the stage.

Waterfront Lady

Waterfront Lady
6/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 04/10/1935
  • Character: D.A. Shaw
When a young man is befriended by a gambling ship operator and made a partner in the business, he becomes involved in a police manhunt after he covers up a murder committed by his new partner.

The Chief

The Chief
4.7/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 03/11/1933
  • Character: Al Morgan
The dim-witted son of a heroic fire chief tries to follow in his late father's footsteps, only to become the unknowing pawn of corrupt politicians.

On with the Show!

On with the Show!
5.8/10
  • Genre: MusicRomance
  • Release: 13/07/1929
  • Character: Sam Bloom
With unpaid actors and staff, the stage show Phantom Sweetheart seems doomed. To complicate matters, the box office takings have been robbed and the leading lady refuses to appear. Can the show be saved?

Red Salute

Red Salute
5.9/10
The rebellious daughter of an army general gets involved with a Communist agitator, mainly to annoy her father. He arranges to have her kidnapped and taken to Mexico--hoping that she will forget her "Red" boyfriend--by a young, handsome soldier named Jeff who, while somewhat of a goof-up, the general believes is still better for her.

Lazy River

Lazy River
5.3/10
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Release: 16/03/1934
  • Character: Mr. Lodge - Attorney
Ex-convicts try to stop a Chinese smuggling ring.

Magnificent Obsession

Magnificent Obsession
6.8/10
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Release: 30/12/1935
  • Character: Hastings, Merrick's Attorney
A playboy tries to redeem himself after his careless behavior causes a great man's death.

The Bands Plays On

The Bands Plays On
6.7/10
  • Release: 21/12/1934
  • Character: Judge Bone
A judge hands four wayward boys to a college football coach who turns them into backfield stars.

Bachelor Apartment

Bachelor Apartment
6.2/10
A New York playboy, Wayne Carter, dates wild women until he falls for a hard-working stenographer, Helene Andrews.

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