Gertrude Purcell

Jun 14, 1895 - New York City, New York, USA

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

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