Actor: Dick Purcell

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Birthday: 1905-08-06
Born in: Greenwich, Connecticut, USA
Biography: 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.

Known for

Captain America

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.
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Captain America

1944

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Arise, My Love

A dashing pilot and a vivacious reporter have romantic and dramatic adventures in Europe as World War II begins.
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Arise, My Love

1940

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No Hands on the Clock

A wise-cracking private detective's honeymoon is interrupted by a kidnapping case.
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No Hands on the Clock

1941

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In Old California

Boston pharmacist Tom Craig comes to Sacramento, where he runs afoul of local political boss Britt Dawson, who exacts protection payment from the citizenry. Dawson frames Craig with poisoned medicine, but Craig redeems himself during a Gold Rush epidemic.
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In Old California

1942

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Flight Command

A rookie flyer, Ens. Alan Drake, joins the famous Hellcats Squadron right out of flight school in Pensacola. He doesn't make a great first impression when he is forced to ditch his airplane and parachute to safety when he arrives at the base but is unable to land due to heavy fog. On his first day on the job, his poor shooting skills results in the Hellcats losing an air combat competition. His fellow pilots accept him anyways but they think he's crossed the line when they erroneously conclude that while their CO Billy Gray is away, Drake has an affair with his wife Lorna. Drake is now an outcast and is prepared to resign from the Navy but his extreme heroism in saving Billy Gray's life turns things around.
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Flight Command

1940

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New Moon

A revolutionary leader romances a French aristocrat in Louisiana.
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Alcatraz Island

A man who has been railroaded into prison is framed for the murder of a fellow inmate and must prove his innocence.
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Alcatraz Island

1937

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Follow the Fleet

When the fleet puts in 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. But it's not all smooth sailing—Bake has a habit of losing Sherry's jobs for her and, despite Connie's dreams, Bilge is not ready to settle down.
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Follow the Fleet

1936

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The Bank Dick

Egbert Sousé becomes an unexpected hero when a bank robber falls over a bench he's occupying. Now considered brave, Egbert is given a job as a bank guard. Soon, he is approached by charlatan J. Frothingham Waterbury about buying shares in a mining company. Egbert persuades teller Og Oggilby to lend him bank money, to be returned when the scheme pays off. Unfortunately, bank inspector Snoopington then makes a surprise appearance.
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The Bank Dick

1940

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Bullets or Ballots

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. "Bugs" Fenner, meanwhile, is certain that Blake is a police agent.
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Bullets or Ballots

1936

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Valley of the Giants

A lumberman takes on a sleezy corporate giant wanting to move in and do whatever it takes to drive everyone else out of business.
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Valley of the Giants

1938

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