Dick Purcell Movies

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...

Genre: Comedy

Cast: W.C. Fields

In this entry in the "Weaver Family" series, the town of Farmington is being plagued by a crime wave. The angry citizens are ready to impeach the...

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Leon Weaver

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,...

Genre: Horror

Cast: Dick Purcell

Government Agent Conway, posing as a crew member of a ship, is investigating the flood of counterfeit money that seemingly is originating for a...

Genre: Crime

Cast: Jack Holt

After Police Captain Dan McLaren becomes police commissioner, former detective Johnny Blake publicly punches him, convincing rackets boss Al Kruger...

Genre: Crime

Cast: Edward G. Robinson

A revolutionary leader romances a French aristocrat in Louisiana.

Genre: Romance

Cast: Jeanette MacDonald

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

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Bonita Granville

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

Genre: Comedy

Cast: John Garfield

A stock broker's small-town best friend thinks the bride-to-be and her family are gold-diggers so he does everything he can to prevent the wedding.

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Warren William

A collection of trailers and previews from various low-budget horror films of the '50s and '60s.

Genre: Documentary

Cast: John Zacherle

When a banker is found shot dead with a gun in his hand, his daughter refuses to believe it is a suicide. With the help of a detective, she hopes to...

Genre: Adventure

Cast: Dick Purcell

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...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Robert Taylor

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...

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Ann Miller

Superhero Captain America battles the evil forces of the archvillain called The Scarab, who poisons his enemies and steals a secret device capable of...

Genre: Action

Cast: Dick Purcell

A wise-cracking private detective's honeymoon is interrupted by a kidnapping case.

Genre: Crime

Cast: Chester Morris

A dashing pilot and a vivacious reporter have romantic and dramatic adventures in Europe as World War II begins.

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Claudette Colbert

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

Genre: Romance

Cast: Dick Foran

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

Genre: Romance

Cast: Dick Purcell

A woman of twenty-one opens her grandfather's will left to her thirteen years earlier, per his instructions. Murder soon follows.

Genre: Crime

Cast: Helen Parrish

Perry and Della are finally married by his old friend, Judge Mary. They plan to go on a honeymoon, but before it can start, Perry is retained by a...

Genre: Mystery

Cast: Warren William

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...

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Ross Alexander

An ex-con takes flight after he's framed for a jewelry store robbery and murder.

Genre: Crime

Cast: Dick Purcell

An ex-gambler hooks up with an old flame after his old habit resurfaces and drives off his wife.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Barton MacLane

Judith has just been paroled for a crime which her vindictive, jealous, violent husband, Gene, fingered her for. Gene is in prison for life. She...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Pat O’Brien

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

Genre: Romance

Cast: John Litel

A private detective, soon to enlist in the army, is drawn into one final case when his police officer father is killed in the line of duty. Soon his...

Genre: Mystery

Cast: Damian O'Flynn

A lumberman takes on a sleezy corporate giant wanting to move in and do whatever it takes to drive everyone else out of business.

Genre: Adventure

Cast: Wayne Morris

When a young boy disappears, a man desperate for the offered reward money turns up with an identical child.

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Billy Mauch

A singing bandleader signs on with an all-girls band.

Genre: Music

Cast: James Melton

A married insurance claims adjuster investigates a gang of accident-fraud racketeers, but they retaliate by targeting his wife.

Genre: Crime

Cast: Ronald Reagan

A sailor bets his friends he can get a date with any woman they choose. They pick out a librarian with glasses and a bookish appearance. When he...

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Dick Purcell

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

Genre: Drama

Cast: Dick Purcell

A private eye (James Dunn) investigates the murder of a fur dealer. Monogram.

Genre: Mystery

Cast: James Dunn

A newspaper columnist and host of his own national network radio program, interviewing more film personalities on his show than any other...

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Rosemary Lane

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

Genre: Thriller

Cast: Chester Morris

A spunky young bellhop investigates the murder of a hotel guest.

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Frankie Darro

When the US Navy fleet docks at San Francisco, sailor Bake Baker tries to rekindle the flame with his old dancing partner, Sherry Martin, while...

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Fred Astaire

Two daredevil pilots go after the same girl.

Genre: Action

Cast: Larry J. Blake

Family heartbreak: A dedicated New York City policeman raises two sons, one following in his dad's footsteps as a cop while the other turns to crime...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Dick Purcell

A female lawyer sets up her own practice but only achieves success as an attorney for the mob.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Margaret Lindsay

Russ Evans, A WWII veteran army pilot, decides to check up on the widow of an old war buddy of his, Elaine Graham. The logging company she inherited...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Richard Arlen

A gang is sabotaging planes so that when they crash, the corpses can be robbed.

Genre: Thriller

Cast: William Gargan

To spite his girlfriend, the owner of a successful bus company, an auto racer goes to work for her rival.

Genre: Action

Cast: Beverly Roberts

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

Genre: Romance

Cast: Joan Perry

Don Vincente is determined to make a success of himself and his band. He gets his break by performing at the Garden of the Moon, which is broadcast...

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Pat O’Brien

The operators of a bankrupt carnival sideshow hope to restore their fallen fortunes by staging a fake 'public wedding' in the mouth of their...

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Jane Wyman

A reporter gets himself sent to prison so he can solve a murder behind bars.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Barton MacLane

A bored small-town teacher gets mixed up with an escaped bank robber.

Genre: Crime

Cast: Ricardo Cortez

Skipper Murphy is serving as trainer and inspiration for his brother Red Murphy training for a world championship title bout. Trouble comes for the...

Genre: Crime

Cast: Frankie Darro

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

Genre: Romance

Cast: John Litel

Unable to sign boxer Joe Louis to movie contract, Republic Pictures had to make do with the losers of Louis' heavyweight championship bouts. One of...

Genre: Action

Cast: Billy Conn

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

Genre: Crime

Cast: Margaret Lindsay

Richard Arlen and Phil Terry star as Skimmer and Tommy, two lifelong buddies who've invented a lightweight, high-speed torpedo boat (hence the...

Genre: War

Cast: Richard Arlen

Old rivals are pitted against each other in basic training and fight for the same woman.

Genre: War

Cast: Chester Morris

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

Genre: Action

Cast: John Wayne

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.

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Patricia Ellis

A Hollywood heartthrob helps a small-town girl achieve stardom.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Donald Woods

When headstrong pilot Bill Kellogg disobeys orders and takes a plane to photograph potential landing fields in uncharted Latin American country, he...

Genre: Action

Cast: Jack Holt

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

Genre: Music

Cast: May Robson

A spy steals a secret military device, then hijacks an airliner to get away. The airliner crashes in the wilderness & the survivors are...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Richard Arlen

Three women who grew up in an orphanage cross paths later in life: one unhappily married with a young daughter, one an office secretary, and one a...

Genre: Music

Cast: Margaret Lindsay

In this Crime Does Not Pay series entry, John Jones is an up and coming businessman who drinks too much but denies he has a problem. One day he mixes...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Dick Purcell

An episode in the "Crime Does Not Pay" series. Dave Miller, an aircraft plant worker, is actually selling secret bomber plans to foreign agents....

Genre: Crime

Cast: Dick Purcell

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.

Genre: Western

Cast: Roy Rogers

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

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Eddie Acuff

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...

Genre: Adventure

Cast: James Cagney

A tank driver explains the nature of the armored combat vehicle and the techniques of how the infantry can deal with them in combat.

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Dick Purcell

A vicious crime lord decides that he has had enough and much to the shock of his colleagues decides to give the business to his second in command and...

Genre: Crime

Cast: Lew Ayres

A girl decides to consult her natural father, whom she's never seen, for advice on her mixed-up love life.

Genre: Romance

Cast: Nancy Kelly

After causing his friend's death, an animal trainer marries the man's daughter to atone.

Genre: Action

Cast: Barton MacLane

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...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Don Ameche

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...

Genre: Crime

Cast: Jackie Cooper

After a mine cave in, the rescue crew risks their lives to search for two trapped miners.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Jean Muir

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

Genre: Crime

Cast: Anita Louise

Mike Douglas (Barry Sullivan), owner of a nitroglycerin concern hires his old friend "Buzz" Mitchell (Chester Morris), a race-driver of midget-auto...

Genre: Action

Cast: Chester Morris

Alan Tanner's new play opens in a week, but Tanner just can't finish the third act. He's retreated to a snowbound cottage to work, but blonde...

Genre: Comedy

Cast: George Brent