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Dick Purcell (born Richard Gerold Purcell, Jr.) was an American screen and stage actor. He is best known for playing Marvel Comics' Captain America in the 1944 film serial. The serial was released on February 5, and Purcell, age 38, died two months later, on 10 April 1944, the result of a fatal heart attack.
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05 February 1944
Superhero Captain America battles the evil forces of the archvillain called The Scarab, who poisons his enemies and steals a secret device capable of destroying buildings by sound vibrations.
20 February 1936
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 Bake's buddy Bilge Smith romances Sherry's sister, Connie.
16 May 1936
A female lawyer sets up her own practice but only achieves success as an attorney for the mob.
02 April 1938
When a singing, song-writing prizefighter is framed for murder and sent to the state pen, his girlfriend sets out to prove his innocence.
06 June 1936
After Police Captain Dan McLaren becomes police commissioner, former detective Johnny Blake publicly punches him, convincing rackets boss Al Kruger that Blake is sincere in his effort to join the mob.
17 September 1938
A lumberman takes on a sleezy corporate giant wanting to move in and do whatever it takes to drive everyone else out of business.
19 July 1941
A detective courts a gangster's ex-wife to lure him into a trap.
11 December 1937
A detective and his bumbling sidekick join the crackdown on racketeering in '30s New York City.
18 October 1930
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 retire to Florida after marrying his moll.
04 November 1942
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.
04 February 1943
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.
13 January 1944
Russ Evans, A WWII veteran army pilot, decides to check up on the widow of an old war buddy of his, Elaine Graham.
13 October 1937
A man who has been railroaded into prison is framed for the murder of a fellow inmate and must prove his innocence.
01 December 1941
A wise-cracking private detective's honeymoon is interrupted by a kidnapping case.
05 November 1943
A woman of twenty-one opens her grandfather's will left to her thirteen years earlier, per his instructions.
19 December 1936
Gamblers try to pressure a star hockey player into throwing a game.
20 March 1943
Old rivals are pitted against each other in basic training and fight for the same woman.
16 January 1936
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 due to this he changes flights with Texas.
24 July 1937
A Hollywood heartthrob helps a small-town girl achieve stardom.
26 August 1944
A private eye (James Dunn) investigates the murder of a fur dealer. Monogram.
28 June 1940
A revolutionary leader romances a French aristocrat in Louisiana.
11 September 1937
An ex-gambler hooks up with an old flame after his old habit resurfaces and drives off his wife.
22 August 1939
A spunky young bellhop investigates the murder of a hotel guest.
12 April 1939
Jimmy, an idealistic and hard-working young man, has just arrived in New York City with dreams of making his fortune.
02 October 1942
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.
18 January 1936
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.
09 April 1938
A married insurance claims adjuster investigates a gang of accident-fraud racketeers, but they retaliate by targeting his wife.
09 May 1936
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.
11 February 1943
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.
09 July 1937
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.
16 June 1942
A cocky radio reporter sets out to prove an ex-convict is innocent in the murder of a mob boss.
12 February 1938
To spite his girlfriend, the owner of a successful bus company, an auto racer goes to work for her rival.
08 November 1940
A dashing pilot and a vivacious reporter have romantic and dramatic adventures in Europe as World War II begins.
23 September 1938
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.
29 March 1936
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.
19 April 1938
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.
24 April 1944
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.
04 April 1937
An ex-con takes flight after he's framed for a jewelry store robbery and murder.
14 November 1936
In this children's adventure, the children of a small town are enthralled by the tales of the town drunk.
07 November 1939
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.
05 July 1940
A girl decides to consult her natural father, whom she's never seen, for advice on her mixed-up love life.
29 March 1937
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.
28 October 1939
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.
14 May 1941
During World War II, a small plane somewhere over the Caribbean runs low on fuel and is blown off course by a storm.
21 May 1938
When a banker is found shot dead with a gun in his hand, his daughter refuses to believe it is a suicide.
31 December 1938
Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1938.
10 March 1943
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.
08 April 1939
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.
03 July 1936
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 woman with a gun and $5000.
29 July 1936
After causing his friend's death, an animal trainer marries the man's daughter to atone.
15 August 1937
A gang is sabotaging planes so that when they crash, the corpses can be robbed.
07 March 1940
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.
24 January 1939
A reporter gets himself sent to prison to expose a mobster.
29 January 1936
A bored small-town teacher gets mixed up with an escaped bank robber.
15 May 1937
After a mine cave in, the rescue crew risks their lives to search for two trapped miners.
10 July 1941
An ambitious but financially strapped taxi driver becomes involved with mobsters to obtain money to buy a gas station.
27 March 1943
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.
19 November 1938
After a wealthy dowager who has made a substantial donation to her alma mater suddenly disappears, Nancy Drew sets out to solve the mystery.
