Gertrude Purcell
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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Movies (40)
Winter Wonderland
1946 · Screenplay
Paris Underground
1945 · Screenplay
Reckless Age
1944 · Screenplay
Follow the Boys
1944 · Screenplay
Ice Capades Revue
1942 · Screenplay
In Old California
1942 · Screenplay
A Close Call for Ellery Queen
1942 · Additional Dialogue
Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring
1941 · Screenplay
Arkansas Judge
1941 · Adaptation
The Invisible Woman
1940 · Screenplay
One Night in the Tropics
1940 · Screenplay
A Little Bit of Heaven
1940 · Screenplay
Destry Rides Again
1939 · Screenplay
First Love
1939 · Story
The Lady and the Mob
1939 · Screenplay
Service de Luxe
1938 · Writer
Mother Carey's Chickens
1938 · Screenplay
Hitting a New High
1937 · Screenplay
Music for Madame
1937 · Screenplay
Stella Dallas
1937 · Adaptation
Super-Sleuth
1937 · Screenplay
Make Way for a Lady
1936 · Writer
The Witness Chair
1936 · Screenplay
Love Before Breakfast
1936 · Writer
If You Could Only Cook
1935 · Screenplay
The Girl Friend
1935 · Screenplay
Redheads on Parade
1935 · Story
The Human Side
1934 · Additional Writing
She Was a Lady
1934 · Screenplay
Palooka
1934 · Screenplay
Another Language
1933 · Adaptation
Cocktail Hour
1933 · Screenplay
Child of Manhattan
1933 · Screenplay
No More Orchids
1932 · Screenplay
Vanity Street
1932 · Screenplay
The Night Mayor
1932 · Screenplay
The Girl Habit
1931 · Writer
The Royal Family of Broadway
1930 · Writer
Follow the Leader
1930 · Screenplay
The Sap from Syracuse
1930 · Screenplay
TV shows (0)
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