Dick Purcell

What are Dick Purcell's films like?

Across their 22 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Dick Purcell's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 24 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).

• Tubi9 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • Idaho (1943) · actor · free
  • Streets of New York (1939) · actor · free
  • Timber Queen (1944) · actor · free
  • The Mystery of the 13th Guest (1943) · actor · free
  • Trocadero (1944) · actor · free
  • King of the Zombies (1941) · actor · free
  • Irish Luck (1939) · actor · free
  • Phantom Killer (1942) · actor · free
  • Flying Blind (1941) · actor · free
• MGM+8 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • Idaho (1943) · actor
  • Streets of New York (1939) · actor
  • Tough Kid (1938) · actor
  • Trocadero (1944) · actor
  • King of the Zombies (1941) · actor
  • Irish Luck (1939) · actor
  • Heroes in Blue (1939) · actor
  • Flying Blind (1941) · actor
• The Roku Channel4 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • Idaho (1943) · actor · free
  • Streets of New York (1939) · actor · free
  • King of the Zombies (1941) · actor · free
  • Irish Luck (1939) · actor · free
• Prime Video3 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • Timber Queen (1944) · actor
  • The Mystery of the 13th Guest (1943) · actor
  • Phantom Killer (1942) · actor
• Fandor1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • Streets of New York (1939) · actor

Subscription and free streaming for Dick Purcell's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

76 credits, 24 with a MovieCove page.

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  Batman and Robin and Other Super Heroes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

  Actor
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  Leave It to the Irish (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

  as Pat Burke
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  Trocadero(1944)

  as Spike Nelson

  Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films22^nd
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  Captain America(1944)

  as Captain America / Grant Gardner

  Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films24^th
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  Timber Queen(1944)

  as Milt Holmes

  Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films27^th
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  The Mystery of the 13th Guest(1943)

  as Johnny Smith

  Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films23^rd
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  High Explosive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

  as Dave
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  Aerial Gunner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

  as Lancelot 'Gadget' Blaine
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  Idaho(1943)

  as Duke Springer

  Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films44^th
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  No Place for a Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

  as Randy Brooks
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  Reveille with Beverly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

  as Andy Adams
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  Fighting Men: Crack That Tank (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

  as Tank Instructor
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  X Marks the Spot(1942)

  as Police Lt. William 'Bill' Decker

  Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films9^th
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  Phantom Killer(1942)

  as Edward Clarkk

  Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films12^th
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  The Old Homestead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

  as Scarf Lennin
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  I Live on Danger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

  as Norm Thompson
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  In Old California(1942)

  as Joe Dawson

  Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films50^th
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  Torpedo Boat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

  as Ralph Andrews
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  No Hands on the Clock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

  as Red Harris
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  Flying Blind(1941)

  as Bob Fuller

  Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films5^th
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  The Pittsburgh Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

  as Cliff Halliday
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  Bullets for O'Hara (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

  as Wicks
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  Two in a Taxi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

  as Bill Gratton
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  King of the Zombies(1941)

  as James 'Mac' McCarthy

  Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films17^th
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  Flight Command(1940)

  as Lieut. 'Stichy' Payne

  Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films57^th
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  The Bank Dick(1940)

  as Mackley Q. Greene

  Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films79^th
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  Arise, My Love(1940)

  as Pink

  Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films71^st
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  Private Affairs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

  as Dick Cartwright
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  New Moon(1940)

  as Alexander

  Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films70^th
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  Outside the Three-Mile Limit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

  as Agent Melvin Pierce
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  Heroes in Blue(1939)

  as Terry Murphy

  Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films14^th
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  Drunk Driving (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

  as John Jones
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  Irish Luck(1939)

  as Steve Lanahan

  Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films17^th
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  While America Sleeps (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

  as Dave Miller
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  Streets of New York(1939)

  as T.P. 'Tap' Keenan

  Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films44^th
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  Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

  as Dick Purcell
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  Blackwell's Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

  as Terry Walsh
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  Breakdowns of 1938 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

  as Tex Boyden (archive footage) (uncredited)
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  Tough Kid(1938)

  as 'Red' Murphy

  Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)~30^th
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  Nancy Drew… Detective (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

  as Keiffer
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  Broadway Musketeers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

  as Vince Morrell
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  Garden of the Moon(1938)

  as Rick Fulton

  Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films38^th
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  Valley of the Giants(1938)

  as Creel

  Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films48^th
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  Penrod's Double Trouble(1938)

  as Tex Boyden

  Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films43^rd
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  Mystery House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

  as Lance O'Leary
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  Air Devils (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

  as Percy 'Slats' Harrington
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  Flight Into Nowhere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

  as Bill Kellogg
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  Accidents Will Happen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

  as Jim Faber
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  Over the Wall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

  as Ace Scanlon
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  The Daredevil Drivers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

  as Bill Foster
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  Missing Witnesses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

  as "Bull" Regan
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  Alcatraz Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

  as David 'Harp' Santell
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  Wine, Women and Horses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

  as George Mayhew
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  Reported Missing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

  as Paul Wayne
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  Talent Scout (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

  as Benefit Show Guest (archive footage) (uncredited)
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  Public Wedding (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

  as Joe Taylor
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  Draegerman Courage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

  as Trapped Draegerman (uncredited)
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  Melody for Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

  as Mel Lynch
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  Men in Exile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

  as Jimmy Carmody
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  Navy Blues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

  as Rusty Gibbs
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  King of Hockey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

  as Gabby Dugan
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  The Captain's Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

  as George Chester
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  Jailbreak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

  as Ed Slayden
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  Bengal Tiger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

  as Nick DeLargo
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  Public Enemy's Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

  as Louie
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  The Case of the Velvet Claws (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

  as Crandal
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  Bullets or Ballots(1936)

  as Ed Driscoll

  Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films81^st
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  The Law in Her Hands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

  as Marty
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  Times Square Playboy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

  as Wally Calhoun
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  Brides Are Like That (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

  as Dr. Randolph Jenkins (as Richard Purcell)
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  Snowed Under (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

  as Bert (uncredited)
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  Follow the Fleet(1936)

  as Lead Marine on Ship (uncredited)

  Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films86^th
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  Man Hunt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

  as Skip McHenry
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  Freshman Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

  as Radio Announcer (uncredited)
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  Ceiling Zero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

  as Smiley (as Dick Purcell)
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  The Doorway to Hell(1930)

  as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

  Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films62^nd

Career shape

Star power in the 87^th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 76 titles from 1930 to 1989.

Biggest box office

Bullets or Ballots (1936)

$8.6K worldwide

Highest rated

Bullets or Ballots (1936)

Midcredits 81^st

Most popular right now

X Marks the Spot (1942)

How do Dick Purcell's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 41^st percentile, the median of all 24; across their 22 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 43^rd percentile for acclaim.

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 24 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

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• Cult Classic1
• Crowd Pleaser9
• Broadly Agreed9
• Mixed5

Most divisive · actor

Tough Kid (1938)

82^nd percentile spread · 38% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Follow the Fleet (1936)

Midcredits 86^th · 77% liked

Reviewers score the acting 63/100 in their films, across 21 reviewed titles; fans 71, detractors 44. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Dick Purcell work with?

People who share at least 2 of Dick Purcell's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Edward J. Kay shares the most, 4.