Gertrude Purcell
Writing • AGE 67
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 McCar...
Filmography
Winter Wonderland
Screenplay
1946
Paris Underground
Screenplay
1945
Reckless Age
Screenplay
1944
Follow the Boys
Screenplay
1944
Ice Capades Revue
Screenplay
1942
In Old California
Screenplay
1942
A Close Call for Ellery Queen
Additional Dialogue
1942
Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring
Screenplay
1941
Arkansas Judge
Adaptation
1941
The Invisible Woman
Screenplay
1940
One Night in the Tropics
Screenplay
1940
A Little Bit of Heaven
Screenplay
1940
Destry Rides Again
Screenplay
1939
First Love
Story
1939
The Lady and the Mob
Screenplay
1939
Service de Luxe
Writer
1938
Mother Carey's Chickens
Screenplay
1938
Hitting a New High
Screenplay
1937
Music for Madame
Screenplay
1937
Stella Dallas
Adaptation
1937
Super-Sleuth
Screenplay
1937
Make Way for a Lady
Writer
1936
The Witness Chair
Screenplay
1936
Love Before Breakfast
Writer
1936
If You Could Only Cook
Screenplay
1935
The Girl Friend
Screenplay
1935
Redheads on Parade
Story
1935
The Human Side
Additional Writing
1934
She Was a Lady
Screenplay
1934
Palooka
Screenplay
1934
Another Language
Adaptation
1933
Cocktail Hour
Screenplay
1933
Child of Manhattan
Screenplay
1933
No More Orchids
Screenplay
1932
Vanity Street
Screenplay
1932
The Night Mayor
Screenplay
1932
The Girl Habit
Writer
1931
The Royal Family of Broadway
Writer
1930
Follow the Leader
Screenplay
1930
The Sap from Syracuse
Screenplay
1930