Gertrude Purcell

Gertrude Purcell

  • Birthday: 1895-06-14
  • Deathday: 1963-05-01
  • Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA

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.

Production

A Close Call for Ellery Queen

1942

As Additional Dialogue

The Human Side

1934

As Additional Writing

Follow the Boys

1944

As Screenplay

The Invisible Woman

1940

As Screenplay

Destry Rides Again

1939

As Screenplay

Cocktail Hour

1933

As Screenplay

If You Could Only Cook

1935

As Screenplay

Service de Luxe

1938

As Writer

The Night Mayor

1932

As Screenplay

Follow the Leader

1930

As Screenplay

One Night in the Tropics

1940

As Screenplay

Super-Sleuth

1937

As Screenplay

Palooka

1934

As Screenplay

Child of Manhattan

1933

As Screenplay

In Old California

1942

As Screenplay

Arkansas Judge

1941

As Adaptation

Hitting a New High

1937

As Screenplay

Honor Among Lovers

1931

As Writer

No More Orchids

1932

As Screenplay

The Lady and the Mob

1939

As Screenplay

Winter Wonderland

1946

As Screenplay

Vanity Street

1932

As Screenplay

Mother Carey's Chickens

1938

As Screenplay

Make Way for a Lady

1936

As Writer

Love Before Breakfast

1936

As Writer

Music for Madame

1937

As Screenplay

Redheads on Parade

1935

As Story

The Witness Chair

1936

As Screenplay

Reckless Age

1944

As Screenplay

Paris Underground

1945

As Screenplay

The Girl Habit

1931

As Writer

The Sap from Syracuse

1930

As Screenplay

Ice Capades Revue

1942

As Screenplay

A Little Bit of Heaven

1940

As Screenplay

First Love

1939

As Story

Stella Dallas

1937

As Adaptation

The Girl Friend

1935

As Screenplay

She Was a Lady

1934

As Screenplay

Another Language

1933

As Adaptation

keyboard_arrow_up