Dick Purcell

Recently added

Mines de rien
6.5

Mines de rien

Nov 29, 1940

Mines de rien
1940 72 min 117 vues
Egbert Sousé devient un héros inattendu quand un voleur de banque tombe sur un banc qu'il occupe. Maintenant considéré comme courageux, Egbert est donné un emploi comme gardien de banque. Bientôt, il est approché par J. charlatan Frothingham Waterbury sur l'achat d'actions dans une société minière. Egbert persuade caissier Og Oggilby lui prêter de l'argent de la banque, à retourner lorsque le système est payant. Malheureusement, inspecteur de banque Snoopington fait ensuite une apparition surprise.
Comedy
The Old Homestead
1

The Old Homestead

Aug 17, 1942

The Old Homestead
1942 68 min 1 vues
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 mayor, June Weaver, and the police chief, Leon Weaver. To end the crime and preserve her career, June feigns corruption and hires a real gangster to get rid of the local mobs. Unfortunately, a bona fide crooked councilman intervenes and makes real mob connections causing an earnest journalist to launch a front page attack.
Comedy
Le roi des zombies
5.2

Le roi des zombies

May 14, 1941

Le roi des zombies
1941 67 min 45 vues
Pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, un petit avion quelque part au-dessus des Caraïbes est à court de carburant et est renversé par une tempête. Guidés par un faible signal radio, ils s'écraseront sur une île. Le passager, son domestique et le pilote se réfugient dans un manoir appartenant à un médecin. Le serviteur à l'esprit vif mais facilement effrayé devient rapidement convaincu que le manoir est hanté par des zombies et des fantômes.
Horror
Outside the Three-Mile Limit
4

Outside the Three-Mile Limit

Mar 07, 1940

Outside the Three-Mile Limit
1940 64 min 2 vues
Government Agent Conway, posing as a crew member of a ship, is investigating the flood of counterfeit money that seemingly is originating for a gambling ship, moored off-shore beyond the three-mile limit and operated by gangster Dave Reeves.
Crime
Guerre au crime
6.5

Guerre au crime

Jun 06, 1936

Guerre au crime
1936 82 min 46 vues
Al Kruger règne à la tête des gangs et sème la terreur dans la cité. Johnny Blake, un policier intègre, décide de réagir et s'introduit dans le cercle de Kruger...
Crime
Nouvelle lune
6.8

Nouvelle lune

Jun 28, 1940

Nouvelle lune
1940 105 min 6 vues
Un leader révolutionnaire est amoureux d'un aristocrate français en Louisiane.
Romance
Nancy Drew… Detective
6.3

Nancy Drew… Detective

Nov 19, 1938

Nancy Drew… Detective
1938 66 min 19 vues
Mary Eldridge promet de faire une donation à l'école de Nancy Drew, une jeune détective amateur, en souvenir de ses années dans cette même école avec la grand-mère de Nancy. Mais en rentrant chez elle, elle est kidnappée par un groupe d'hommes désirant lui prendre son argent. Nancy décide de sauver Mary avec l'aide de Ted Nickerson. Pour cela, Ted se déguise en infirmier et Nancy en jeune veuve pour essayer de localiser Mary.
Comedy
Times Square Playboy
4.8

Times Square Playboy

May 09, 1936

Times Square Playboy
1936 62 min 4 vues
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.
Comedy
Mystery House
4.9

Mystery House

May 21, 1938

Mystery House
1938 56 min 7 vues
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 get to the bottom of the case.
Adventure
L'appel des Ailes
5.4

L'appel des Ailes

Dec 27, 1940

L'appel des Ailes
1940 116 min 10 vues
L'escadron 8 vient de perdre un de ses hommes. On lui impose en remplacement un élève pilote frais émoulu, une tête de bois, un cadet pas peu fier d'intégrer cette élite, les Hell Cats, soudés comme des frères de l'air...
Drama
Reveille with Beverly
7

Reveille with Beverly

Feb 04, 1943

Reveille with Beverly
1943 78 min 5 vues
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 nearby army camp assemble for reveille. Beverly, with her modern music, camp bulletins and chatter, is a hit with the soldiers. Beverly's younger brother and his two buddies are soldiers at the camp. The buddies vie for Beverly's attentions.
Comedy
Captain America
5.5

Captain America

Feb 05, 1944

Captain America
1944 244 min 28 vues
Le super héros Captain America combat les forces du mal du diabolique Scarab, connu pour empoisonner ses ennemis et coupable d'avoir dérober les plans d'une arme secrète capable de détruire des immeubles entiers par vibrations sonores...
Action
Arise, My Love
6.1

Arise, My Love

Nov 08, 1940

Arise, My Love
1940 110 min 17 vues
Entre les fascistes espagnols et les nazis allemands une incroyable comédie hollywoodienne ,dans cette tempête un couple qui d'un pays à l'autre marivaude entre les bombes et le champagne.
Comedy
Over the Wall
5

Over the Wall

Apr 02, 1938

Over the Wall
1938 67 min 1 vues
When a singing, song-writing prizefighter is framed for murder and sent to the state pen, his girlfriend sets out to prove his innocence.
Romance
Phantom Killer
4.3

Phantom Killer

Oct 02, 1942

Phantom Killer
1942 61 min 3 vues
Well-known philanthropist and deaf-mute John G. Harrison is identified leaving the scene of several murders but evades successful prosecution as there are hundreds of witnesses who have also seen him emceeing benefits at the exact same time as the murders.
Romance
Brides Are Like That
4.8

Brides Are Like That

Apr 18, 1936

Brides Are Like That
1936 67 min 3 vues
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 working. Bill is a dreamer, a talker and a golf player and he has a lot of ideas, but still lives off Fred. When Hazel gets engaged to Doc Jenkins, it takes a while, but Bill talks her into marrying him instead. The only problem is that now, he needs to find a job.
Comedy
Men in Exile
4.8

Men in Exile

Apr 04, 1937

Men in Exile
1937 58 min 5 vues
An ex-con takes flight after he's framed for a jewelry store robbery and murder.
Crime
Public Enemy's Wife
5.8

Public Enemy's Wife

Jul 24, 1936

Public Enemy's Wife
1936 69 min 6 vues
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 claims that she had no knowledge of Gene's criminal activity, but FBI agent Lee Laird doesn't buy it.
Drama
Missing Witnesses
5.5

Missing Witnesses

Dec 11, 1937

Missing Witnesses
1937 61 min 2 vues
A detective and his bumbling sidekick join the crackdown on racketeering in '30s New York City.
Romance
X Marks the Spot
3.8

X Marks the Spot

Nov 04, 1942

X Marks the Spot
1942 55 min 10 vues
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 prime suspect is murdered as well, and he finds himself framed for the crime. As more witnesses get murdered, he finds himself on the run from both the police and former Prohibition violators who seem to have found a new racket.
Mystery
Valley of the Giants
6

Valley of the Giants

Sep 17, 1938

Valley of the Giants
1938 72 min 5 vues
A lumberman takes on a sleezy corporate giant wanting to move in and do whatever it takes to drive everyone else out of business.
Adventure
Navy Blues
5

Navy Blues

Mar 29, 1937

Navy Blues
1937 68 min 1 vues
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 pursues her, he discovers that she is quite beautiful and that he has competition -- but his rival has more sinister intentions than anyone imagines.
Comedy
Trocadero
5.4

Trocadero

Apr 24, 1944

Trocadero
1944 74 min 5 vues
A newspaper columnist and host of his own national network radio program, interviewing more film personalities on his show than any other commentator, is searching for a story for a Sunday column carried by newspaper from coast to coast. Hanging out in Hollywood's famed Trocadero restaurant and night-spot, he gets his story when "Troc" owner and band-leader Eddie LeBaron, relates to him the sage of the famed screenland nitery. And hears plenty of music furnished by four of the top name-bands in the land, including that of Bob Chester, who formed his own swing band in 1935 after being top saxophonist with the bands of Ben Pollack and Ben Bernie. Singer Ida James and the Chester band led off with "Shoo Shoo Baby" in their screen debut.
Comedy
I Live on Danger
5.7

I Live on Danger

Jun 16, 1942

I Live on Danger
1942 73 min 6 vues
A cocky radio reporter sets out to prove an ex-convict is innocent in the murder of a mob boss.
Thriller
Irish Luck
5.8

Irish Luck

Aug 22, 1939

Irish Luck
1939 58 min 4 vues
A spunky young bellhop investigates the murder of a hotel guest.
Comedy
En suivant la flotte
6.8

En suivant la flotte

Feb 20, 1936

En suivant la flotte
1936 110 min 67 vues
Lors d'une escale à San Francisco, le marin Bake Baker tente de ranimer la flamme de son ancienne partenaire de danse, Sherry Martin. Pendant ce temps, le meilleur ami de Bake, Bilge Smith, tombe amoureux de la soeur de Connie ...
Comedy
Air Devils
3

Air Devils

May 13, 1938

Air Devils
1938 58 min 2 vues
Two daredevil pilots go after the same girl.
Action
Heroes in Blue
4

Heroes in Blue

Nov 07, 1939

Heroes in Blue
1939 61 min 6 vues
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 and is arrested for murder.
Drama
Timber Queen
5.7

Timber Queen

Jan 13, 1944

Timber Queen
1944 66 min 3 vues
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 is doing poorly, but Elaine gets an order in for a huge shipment of lumber. Russ and his friend Squirrel volunteer to help her cut the timber for the shipment, along with her friends Smacksie Golden and his girlfriend Lil Boggs, who are not used to doing physical labor. Russ pilots the plane to deliver the lumber before the company falls to a slimy businessman.
Drama
Garden of the Moon
5.8

Garden of the Moon

Sep 23, 1938

Garden of the Moon
1938 94 min 4 vues
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 over the radio. The problem is that John Quinn is the club's ruthless, scheming manager who will do anything to keep Vincente under his thumb. John's assistant, Toni Blake, falls for Vincente, complicating the escalating war.
Comedy
Public Wedding
5.7

Public Wedding

Jul 09, 1937

Public Wedding
1937 58 min 3 vues
The operators of a bankrupt carnival sideshow hope to restore their fallen fortunes by staging a fake 'public wedding' in the mouth of their unprofitable giant whale. But the intended 'bridegroom' absconds with the proceeds, arranging a substitute. The bride, Flip Lane (Jane Wyman), much to her surprise, finds herself really married to a handsome stranger, whose career as an artist she decides to manage, much to his dismay.
Comedy
Jailbreak
6.4

Jailbreak

Aug 05, 1936

Jailbreak
1936 60 min 5 vues
A reporter gets himself sent to prison so he can solve a murder behind bars.
Drama
Man Hunt
1

Man Hunt

Jan 29, 1936

Man Hunt
1936 60 min 1 vues
A bored small-town teacher gets mixed up with an escaped bank robber.
Crime
Tough Kid
6

Tough Kid

Dec 28, 1938

Tough Kid
1938 59 min 1 vues
Skipper Murphy is serving as trainer and inspiration for his brother Red Murphy training for a world championship title bout. Trouble comes for the Murphys when Red runs up against a gambling syndicate and is put on the spot to throw the fight.
Crime
Alcatraz Island
4.9

Alcatraz Island

Oct 13, 1937

Alcatraz Island
1937 63 min 11 vues
A man who has been railroaded into prison is framed for the murder of a fellow inmate and must prove his innocence.
Romance
The Pittsburgh Kid
1

The Pittsburgh Kid

Aug 29, 1941

The Pittsburgh Kid
1941 76 min 1 vues
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 these was Billy Conn, who after being knocked out by Louis in the 13th round awakened to star in the Republic programmer The Pittsburgh Kid. The story finds clean-limned pugilist Conn (playing himself) being managed by pretty Patricia Mallory.
Action
No Place for a Lady
6

No Place for a Lady

Feb 11, 1943

No Place for a Lady
1943 66 min 1 vues
A private detective and a blonde acquaintance whom he has rescued from a misdirected murder charge, discover a body in his beachside cottage; only it has disappeared by the time the police arrive, leaving him to be charged with hoaxing the police. With his license in jeopardy, his would-be fiancee and an inquiring reporter set out to investigate.
Crime
Torpedo Boat
6

Torpedo Boat

Jan 24, 1942

Torpedo Boat
1942 70 min 1 vues
Richard Arlen and Phil Terry star as Skimmer and Tommy, two lifelong buddies who've invented a lightweight, high-speed torpedo boat (hence the title). Their copacetic business relationship is strained when nightclub singer Grace Holman (Jean Parker), having been jilted by Skimmer, marries Tommy on the rebound.
War
Aerial Gunner
4.4

Aerial Gunner

Mar 20, 1943

Aerial Gunner
1943 78 min 5 vues
Old rivals are pitted against each other in basic training and fight for the same woman.
War
Sacramento
5

Sacramento

May 31, 1942

Sacramento
1942 91 min 31 vues
À la fin des années 1840, Tom Craig, un pharmacien originaire de Boston, décide de tenter sa chance en Californie. Il est confronté à Britt Dawson, qui veut l'empêcher de s'installer à Sacramento, mais il reçoit l'aide de la propre fiancée de Dawson, la chanteuse Lacey Miller. Après qu'un filon est découvert dans la région, la ville se vide. Mais le camp des mineurs est frappé par la typhoïde, Tom organise le transport des médicaments nécessaires. Dawson va tenter de voler le chargement.
Action
Freshman Love
6

Freshman Love

Jan 18, 1936

Freshman Love
1936 67 min 2 vues
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.
Comedy
Talent Scout
6

Talent Scout

Jul 24, 1937

Talent Scout
1937 62 min 2 vues
A Hollywood heartthrob helps a small-town girl achieve stardom.
Drama
Flight Into Nowhere
4

Flight Into Nowhere

Apr 19, 1938

Flight Into Nowhere
1938 63 min 2 vues
When headstrong pilot Bill Kellogg disobeys orders and takes a plane to photograph potential landing fields in uncharted Latin American country, he ends up running out of gas and crashing. The members of a nearby tribal village save Bill from the wreckage, but arent willing to help him get home.
Action
The Captain's Kid
6

The Captain's Kid

Nov 14, 1936

The Captain's Kid
1936 72 min 2 vues
In this children's adventure, the children of a small town are enthralled by the tales of the town drunk.
Music
Flying Blind
5

Flying Blind

Aug 29, 1941

Flying Blind
1941 69 min 1 vues
A spy steals a secret military device, then hijacks an airliner to get away. The airliner crashes in the wilderness & the survivors are threatened by a raging forest fire.
Drama
Broadway Musketeers
4.3

Broadway Musketeers

Oct 08, 1938

Broadway Musketeers
1938 63 min 3 vues
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 nightclub performer.
Music
While America Sleeps
6

While America Sleeps

Apr 14, 1939

While America Sleeps
1939 21 min 1 vues
An episode in the "Crime Does Not Pay" series. Dave Miller, an aircraft plant worker, is actually selling secret bomber plans to foreign agents. United States Intelligence Department agents plan to trap him and the spies he works for.
Crime
Drunk Driving
5.286

Drunk Driving

Oct 28, 1939

Drunk Driving
1939 22 min 7 vues
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 drinking and driving, and the tragic consequences hit very close to home.
Drama
Idaho
5.7

Idaho

Mar 10, 1943

Idaho
1943 70 min 3 vues
Un député tente de prouver qu'un juge respecté, qui avait autrefois été un criminel, est accusé de crimes commis par un propriétaire de saloon tordu.
Western
Brumes
5.6

Brumes

Jan 16, 1936

Brumes
1936 95 min 15 vues
Dizzy Davis, pilote d'exception, as de la guerre de 14-18, anime la vie du petit aérodrome de la compagnie Federal Airlines dont l’aéropostale doit fonctionner quel que soit le temps. Il est secondé par son ancien camarade d'escadrille devenu chef d'exploitation de la compagnie. Dizzy a un caractère fantasque qu'on lui pardonne facilement tant il charme son entourage. Cependant, pour ne pas rater un rendez-vous galant, il va provoquer la mort d'un autre pilote. Dizzy va tenter de se racheter en exécutant un vol dangereux pour la compagnie, dans lequel il perdra la vie.
Adventure
Au seuil de l’enfer
6.3

Au seuil de l’enfer

Oct 18, 1930

Au seuil de l’enfer
1930 78 min 21 vues
Lou Ricarno est un gangster raffiné dont la tâche consiste à faire en sorte que les truands ne s’entretuent pas. Très bon dans son activité, il choisit néanmoins de se retirer en Floride en compagnie de sa ravissante femme, pour y écrire sa biographie et profiter de la vie. Mais son passé frappe rapidement à sa porte…
Crime
Private Affairs
1

Private Affairs

Jul 05, 1940

Private Affairs
1940 74 min 1 vues
A girl decides to consult her natural father, whom she's never seen, for advice on her mixed-up love life.
Romance
Bengal Tiger
4.5

Bengal Tiger

Jul 29, 1936

Bengal Tiger
1936 62 min 4 vues
After causing his friend's death, an animal trainer marries the man's daughter to atone.
Action
Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8
4

Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8

Apr 08, 1939

Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8
1939 10 min 1 vues
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 Thomoson, as well as Hollywood luminaries such as Franklyn Pangborn, Norma Shearer, Rita Hayworth, Mickey Rooney, Dick Purcell and Ann Sheridan.
Documentary
Streets of New York
5.6

Streets of New York

Apr 12, 1939

Streets of New York
1939 73 min 5 vues
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 obstacles, opportunities and temptations, but through it all, he considers the actions of his hero, Abraham Lincoln, for guidance. Will Jimmy see his dreams come true, or will he be another of the countless hopefuls chewed up and spit out by New York's mean streets?
Crime
Two in a Taxi
1

Two in a Taxi

Jul 10, 1941

Two in a Taxi
1941 63 min 1 vues
An ambitious but financially strapped taxi driver becomes involved with mobsters to obtain money to buy a gas station.
Crime
High Explosive
5.7

High Explosive

Mar 27, 1943

High Explosive
1943 63 min 3 vues
Mike Douglas (Barry Sullivan), owner of a nitroglycerin concern hires his old friend "Buzz" Mitchell (Chester Morris), a race-driver of midget-auto cars who has been banned from racing, to go to work hauling nitro. "Buzz" makes a play for Connie Baker (Jean Parker), Mike's secretary and girlfriend, and also for Doris Lynch (Barbara Lynn), fiancée of Connie's younger brother, Jimmy ('Rand Brooks'), and gets Jimmy to replace him on a dangerous nitro haul and Jimmy, of course, has an accident and gets killed. But "Buzz" finds a way to redeem himself. The hard way.
Action
Snowed Under
7

Snowed Under

Mar 29, 1936

Snowed Under
1936 63 min 3 vues
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 neighbor Pat Quinn wants to play. Producer Arthur Layton sends Alice, Alan's first wife, to help him stick to business. But then Daisy, his second wife, shows up wanting her alimony. Stranded with two wives, a girlfriend, and a jug of applejack, Alan still has to finish his play!
Comedy