Dick Purcell Movies

A detective courts a gangster's ex-wife to lure him into a trap.

A reporter gets himself sent to prison to expose a mobster.

In this children's adventure, the children of a small town are enthralled by the tales of the town drunk.

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...

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

A detective and his bumbling sidekick join the crackdown on racketeering in '30s New York City.

Boston pharmacist Tom Craig comes to Sacramento, where he runs afoul of local political boss Britt Dawson, who exacts protection payment from the...

Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1938.

After a wealthy dowager who has made a substantial donation to her alma mater suddenly disappears, Nancy Drew sets out to solve the mystery.

A cocky radio reporter sets out to prove an ex-convict is innocent in the murder of a mob boss.

A private detective and a blonde acquaintance whom he has rescued from a misdirected murder charge, discover a body in his beachside cottage; only...

Ice skating is the theme; at the Tropical Ice Garden, in Westwood Hills, are seen a flock of skating stars including Irene Dare and Phyllis Ann...

Well-known philanthropist and deaf-mute John G. Harrison is identified leaving the scene of several murders but evades successful prosecution as...

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...

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...

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...

A star rower is forced to join a good school under a pseudonym because his wealthy dad doesn't like schools that have high academic standards.

Gamblers try to pressure a star hockey player into throwing a game.

When a singing, song-writing prizefighter is framed for murder and sent to the state pen, his girlfriend sets out to prove his innocence.

An ambitious but financially strapped taxi driver becomes involved with mobsters to obtain money to buy a gas station.