Accidents Will Happen 1938  N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William Clemens
Cast: Ronald Reagan, Gloria Blondell, Dick Purcell, Sheila Bromley, Addison Richards, Hugh O'Connell, Janet Shaw, Elliott Sullivan, Anderson Lawler, Milton Kibbee
Eric Gregg (Ronald Reagan) is a claims adjuster for an insurance company, and he is on the trail of insurance fraud.
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Aerial Gunner 1943  N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Action
Director: William H. Pine
Cast: Richard Arlen, Chester Morris, Lita Ward, Jimmy Lydon, Keith Richards, Dick Purcell, Robert Mitchum, William "Billy" Benedict, Olive Blakeney, Edward Earle
Real-life action scenes help make this standard World War II propaganda fare worth watching. Rival buddies (Richard Arlen and Chester Morris) go through basic training together, as well as wooing the same woman (Lita Ward). Look for Robert Mitchum in a bit part.
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Air Devils 1938  N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Rawlins
Cast: Larry J. Blake, Dick Purcell, Beryl Wallace, Mamo Clark, Minerva Urecal, Charles Brokaw, Forbes Murray, LeRoy Mason, Paul Sutton, Al Kikume, Billy Wayne, Michael Visaroff
Ace pilots Horseshoe (Larry J. Blake) and Slats (Dick Purcell) work as cops on a South Pacific island where they both fall for the beautiful Lolano (Mamo Clark). But, Lolano appears interested in someone else, so Horseshoe and Slats head off on a rescue mission against marauding natives.
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Arise, My Love 1940  N/R, 113 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Mitchell Leisen
Cast: Claudette Colbert, Ray Milland, Dennis O'Keefe, Walter Abel, Dick Purcell, Frank Puglia, George Zucco, Esther Dale, Ann Codee, Nestor Paiva
This film won the Academy Award for Best Original Story. Set during World War II, it is the love story of Tom Martin (Ray Milland) and Augusta "Gusto" Nash (Claudette Colbert) who meet under adversity (his imprisonment), fall in love, and marry.
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 The Bank Dick 1940  N/R, 74 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Edward F. Cline
Cast: W.C. Fields, Cora Witherspoon, Una Merkel, Evelyn Del Rio, Jessie Ralph, Franklin Pangborn, Shemp Howard, George Moran, Dick Purcell, Pierre Watkin, Eddie Acuff, Russell Hicks, Al Hill, Jack Norton, Bill Wolfe
After a bank robber trips over the park bench that barfly Egbert Souse (W.C. Fields) is lying on, the robber is caught, and Egbert becomes the town hero. Egbert is given a job at the bank as a guard and becomes involved in a bank scam convincing Og Oggilby (Grady Sutton)–who happens to be the fiance of Egbert's daughter Myrtle (Una Merkel)–to embezzle funds to buy shares in the Beefsteak Mines. When bank examiner J. Pinkerton Snoopington (Franklin Pangborn) arrives on the scene, mayhem ensues culminating in a great car chase. W.C. Fields' mastery of the comic art makes this film a classic.
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Broadway Musketeers 1938 N/R, 63 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Farrow
Cast: Margaret Lindsay, Ann Sheridan, Marie Wilson, John Litel, Janet Chapman, Dick Purcell, Richard Bond, Anthony Averill, Horace McMahon, Dewey Robinson, Dorothy Adams, Jimmy Conlin, Jan Holm
In this remake of "Three on a Match," Isabel, Fay, and Connie (Margaret Lindsay, Ann Sheridan, and Marie Wilson) were brought up together in an orphanage. Now, Isabel and Connie reunite when they bail Fay out of jail after her arrest for doing a striptease. They decide to meet every June to celebrate their birthdays. In the meantime, gambling, an extramarital affair, and divorce play roles in their lives, and events lead to the kidnapping of Isabel and her daughter Judy (Janet Chapman). The kidnapping culminates in Isabel jumping out of the window to her death. The police rescue Judy, and at the next reunion Fay and Connie are joined by Judy who takes Isabel's place.
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Bullets or Ballots 1936 N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: William Keighley
Cast: Edward G. Robinson, Joan Blondell, Barton MacLane, Humphrey Bogart, Frank McHugh, Joe King, Dick Purcell, George E. Stone, Louise Beavers, Joseph Crehan, Henry O'Neill, Henry Kolker
An undercover cop (Edward G. Robinson) manages to infiltrate the world of gangsters in an effort to bring an end to their criminal activities.
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I Live on Danger 1942 N/R, 73 min.
Genre: Mystery / Thriller
Director: Sam White
Cast: Chester Morris, Jean Parker, Elisabeth Risdon, Edward Norris, Dick Purcell, Roger Pryor, Douglas Fowley, Ralph Sanford, Edwin Maxwell, Patsy Nash, Bernadene Hayes, Billy Nelson
Newsman Jeff Morrell (Chester Morris) sets out to prove the innocence of Eddie (Edward Nelson) upon the urging of Eddie's sister, Susan (Jean Parker). In the process, the couple falls in love, and Jeff is successful in saving Eddie. An OK thriller.
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Irish Luck 1939  N/R, 58 min.
Genre: Comedy / Mystery
Director: Howard Bretherton
Cast: Frankie Darro, Mantan Moreland, Dick Purcell, Lillian Elliott, Sheila Darcy, Dennis Moore, James Flavin, Howard M. Mitchell, Maxine Leslie, Ralph Peters
A hotel guest is murdered, and hotel bellhop Buzzy (Frankie Darro) hides the suspect, Kitty (Sheila Darcy), at his house while he and friend Jefferson (Mantan Moreland) find the real killer after a series of misadventures.
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King of the Zombies 1941 N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Jean Yarbrough
Cast: Dick Purcell, Joan Woodbury, Mantan Moreland, Henry Victor, John Archer, Patricia Stacey, Guy Usher, Marguerite Whitten, Leigh Whipper, Madame Sul-Te-Wan, James Davis, Laurence Criner
A U.S. agent, his pilot, and his man-servant are sent to the Caribbean to locate an admiral whose plane crashed. They also crash on a tiny island where a German doctor is making zombies out of the inhabitants through hypnosis. He had also caused the admiral's plane to crash, planning to hypnotize the admiral and then extract secrets from him. But our heroes stop that nonsense in this World War II propaganda film–though the U.S. had not yet entered the war.
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Man Hunt 1936 N/R, 65 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: William Clemens
Cast: Marguerite Churchill, Ricardo Cortez, Charles "Chic" Sale, William Gargan, Dick Purcell, Olin Howland, Addison Richards, George E. Stone, Maude Eburne, Milton Kibbee, Russell Simpson, Eddie Shubert, Anita Kerry, Nick Copeland, Kenneth Harlan
Schoolteacher Jane Carpenter (Marguerite Churchill) is bored with her dull, small town, so she tries to spice up the classroom with tales of Old West outlaws. When bank robber Frank Kingman (Ricardo Cortez) escapes and hides in the school, Jane helps him. As the town's newspaper and citizens become interested in the case, Jane discovers that outlaw life is not so glamorous.
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Nancy Drew - Detective 1938 N/R, 66 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: William Clemens
Cast: Bonita Granville, John Litel, Frankie Thomas, James Stephenson, Frank Orth, Helena Phillips Evans, Edward Keane, Charles Trowbridge, Mae Busch, Dick Purcell
This is the first of a short series of Nancy Drew stories based on Carolyn Keene's teen sleuth books that were popular in the 1930s. This entry is taken from "The Password to Larkspur Lane" with Nancy (Bonita Granville) and her boyfriend Ted (Frankie Thomas) investigating the disappearance of a wealthy woman. The trail leads to a nursing home. Enjoyable fare, especially for the young set.
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Phantom Killer 1942 N/R, 61 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: William Beaudine
Cast: Dick Purcell, Joan Woodbury, John Hamilton, Warren Hymer, Mantan Moreland, J. Farrell MacDonald, Gayne Whitman, Kenneth Harlan, George J. Lewis, Elliott Sullivan, Karl Hackett, Frank Ellis
District Attorney Edward Clark (Dick Purcell) prosecutes the rich, popular, deaf mute John G. Harrison (John Hamilton) on a murder charge. When John is acquitted, the DA investigates and uncovers the fact that the Hamiltons are twin brothers, and the "normal" one is the bad guy. Remake of 1933's "The Sphinx."
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Slim 1937 N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ray Enright
Cast: Pat O'Brien, Henry Fonda, Margaret Lindsay, Stuart Erwin, J. Farrell MacDonald, Joe Sawyer, Dick Purcell, Jane Wyman, John Litel, Craig Reynolds
Actually, this is not a bad movie. Although the plot is not overwhelming, it is the story of two high-voltage linemen (Henry Fonda and Pat O'Brien) who vie for the love of Cally (Margaret Lindsay).
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Streets of New York 1939 N/R, 73 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: The Abe Lincoln of Ninth Avenue
Director: William Nigh
Cast: Jackie Cooper, Martin Spellman, Sidney Miller, Buddy Pepper, Bobby Stone, David Durand, Dick Purcell, Marjorie Reynolds, George Cleveland, Robert Emmett O'Connor, George Irving, Robert Emmett Keane
Idealist Jimmy Keenan (Jackie Cooper) attends law school at night and works at a NYC newspaper stand by day. When the mob demands a piece of the action, Jimmy and his young friend, Gimpy (Martin Spellman), fight back.
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X Marks the Spot 1942 N/R, 55 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery
Director: George Sherman
Cast: Damian O'Flynn, Helen Parrish, Dick Purcell, Jack La Rue, Neil Hamilton, Robert Homans, Anne Jeffreys, Dick Wessel, Esther Muir, Joe Kirk, Edna Mae Harris, Fred Kelsey
A policeman is killed by racketeers who deal in a valuable, World War II, commodity: rubber. Private eye Eddie Delaney (Damian O'Flynn) investigates with help from Linda Ward (Helen Parrish). But the killer's trail contains several dangers and obstacles that must be overcome.
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| 1. Accidents Will Happen (1938)
2. Aerial Gunner (1943)
3. Air Devils (1938)
4. Arise, My Love (1940)
5. The Bank Dick (1940)
6. Broadway Musketeers (1938)
7. Bullets or Ballots (1936)
8. I Live on Danger (1942)
9. In Old California (1942)
10. Irish Luck (1939)
11. King of the Zombies (1941)
12. Man Hunt (1936)
13. Nancy Drew - Detective (1938)
14. Phantom Killer (1942)
15. Slim (1937)
16. Streets of New York (1939)
aka: The Abe Lincoln of Ninth Avenue
17. X Marks the Spot (1942)
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