Gertrude Purcell
Biography
Purcell (who was described by a friend as a "masculine, funny, and hard-drinking woman") worked as a freelancer for much of her career, penning scripts for most of the major studios. During the McCarthy era she became an important informer due to her communist past, but before the process she attempted suicide. She then retired from her cinema career, but lived a decade more.
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Filmography
Crew (40)
Movies (40)
Winter Wonderland
1946Screenplay
Paris Underground
1945Screenplay
Follow the Boys
1944Screenplay
Reckless Age
1944Screenplay
Ice Capades Revue
1942Screenplay
In Old California
1942Screenplay
A Close Call for Ellery Queen
1942Additional Dialogue
Arkansas Judge
1941Adaptation
Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring
1941Screenplay
A Little Bit of Heaven
1940Screenplay
One Night in the Tropics
1940Screenplay
The Invisible Woman
1940Screenplay
Destry Rides Again
1939Screenplay
First Love
1939Story
The Lady and the Mob
1939Screenplay
Mother Carey's Chickens
1938Screenplay
Service de Luxe
1938Writer
Music for Madame
1937Screenplay
Super-Sleuth
1937Screenplay
Stella Dallas
1937Adaptation
Hitting a New High
1937Screenplay
Love Before Breakfast
1936Writer
The Witness Chair
1936Screenplay
Make Way for a Lady
1936Writer
If You Could Only Cook
1935Screenplay
The Girl Friend
1935Screenplay
Redheads on Parade
1935Story
Palooka
1934Screenplay
The Human Side
1934Additional Writing
She Was a Lady
1934Screenplay
Child of Manhattan
1933Screenplay
Cocktail Hour
1933Screenplay
Another Language
1933Adaptation
Vanity Street
1932Screenplay
No More Orchids
1932Screenplay
The Night Mayor
1932Screenplay
The Girl Habit
1931Writer
Follow the Leader
1930Screenplay
The Royal Family of Broadway
1930Writer
The Sap from Syracuse
1930Screenplay
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