Dick Purcell Movies

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,...

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

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...

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

Two daredevil pilots go after the same girl.

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 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.