Movies by Dick Purcell

Accidents Will Happen

Accidents Will Happen

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

Irish Luck

Irish Luck

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

No Place for a Lady

No Place for a Lady

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.

Jailbreak

Jailbreak

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

Wine, Women and Horses

Wine, Women and Horses

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

I Live on Danger

I Live on Danger

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

King of Hockey

King of Hockey

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

Man Hunt

Man Hunt

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

Flying Blind

Flying Blind

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.

The Captain's Kid

The Captain's Kid

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

Bengal Tiger

Bengal Tiger

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

The Old Homestead

The Old Homestead

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.

Outside the Three-Mile Limit

Outside the Three-Mile Limit

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.

Arise, My Love

Arise, My Love

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

Drunk Driving

Drunk Driving

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.

Public Wedding

Public Wedding

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.

While America Sleeps

While America Sleeps

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.

Leave It to the Irish

Leave It to the Irish

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

The Bank Dick

The Bank Dick

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 bank guard. Soon, he is approached by charlatan J. Frothingham Waterbury about buying shares in a mining company. Egbert persuades teller Og Oggilby to lend him bank money, to be returned when the scheme pays off. Unfortunately, bank inspector Snoopington then makes a surprise appearance.

Alcatraz Island

Alcatraz Island

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