Purnell Pratt
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Purnell Pratt (October 20, 1885 – July 25, 1941) was an American film actor. He appeared in 114 films between 1914 and 1941. He was born in Bethel, Illinois and died in Hollywood, California.
Scarface
as Mr. Garston, publisherIn 1920s Chicago, Italian immigrant and notorious thug, Antonio "Tony" Camonte, shoots his way...
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Grand Hotel
as ZinnowitzGuests at a posh Berlin hotel struggle through worry, scandal, and heartache.
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The Public Enemy
as Officer Powers (uncredited)Two young Chicago hoodlums, Tom Powers and Matt Doyle, rise up from their poverty-stricken slum...
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A Night at the Opera
as The Mayor of New York (uncredited)The Marx Brothers take on high society and the opera world to bring two lovers together. A sly...
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A Night at the Opera
as Mayor (uncredited)The Marx Brothers take on high society and the opera world to bring two lovers together. A sly...
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as Thompson (uncredited)Jimmy, the owner of a failed music shop, goes to work with his uncle, the owner of a food...
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Dance, Fools, Dance
as ParkerWhen misfortune hits hard on the Jordan family of Chicago's upper class, Bonnie Jordan, a...
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The Plainsman
as Capt. WoodWild Bill Hickok, Calamity Jane and Buffalo Bill go up against Indians and a gunrunner.
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The Spider
as Inspector RileyLowe plays Chatrand the Great, a magician with great hypnotic and magical powers. During his...
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Magnificent Obsession
as Hastings, Merrick's AttorneyA playboy tries to redeem himself after his careless behavior causes a great man's death.
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Wedding Present
as Howard Van DornCharlie Mason and Rusty Fleming are star reporters on a Chicago tabloid who are romantically...
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Emma
as HaskinsWhen Fred Smith's wife dies in childbirth, Emma Thatcher, who has been nanny to the couple's...
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Rosalie
as Ship Captain (uncredited)West Point cadet Dick Thorpe falls in love with a girl, who turns out to be a princess from an...
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Lazy River
as Mr. Lodge - AttorneyEx-convicts try to stop a Chinese smuggling ring.
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Murder with Pictures
as EditorSuspected crime boss Nate Girard beats a murder rap, and newspaper photog Kent Murdock is on the...
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The Trespasser
as Hector FergusonA stenographer who works for a lawyer falls in love with and marries a wealthy young man. His...
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Five Star Final
as Robert FrenchSearching for headlines at any cost, an unscrupulous newspaper owner forces his editor to print...
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Alibi
as Sgt. Pete ManningChick Williams, a prohibition gangster, rejoins his mob soon after being released from prison....
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High, Wide and Handsome
as Col. BlakeThe setting is a small town in 1870s Pennsylvania. Sally Waterson and her father have stopped in...
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Dancing Feet
as Silas P. JonesPeyton Wells (Ben Lyon) rescues Judy Jones (Joan Marsh) from a very dull young man, at a sedate...
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I Cover the Waterfront
as John PhelpsAn investigative reporter romances a suspected smuggler's daughter.
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Join the Marines
as Col. J. B. DenbroughNew York City cop Phil Donlon leaves the force to join the U.S. Olympic team. When he falls for...
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Waterfront Lady
as D.A. ShawWhen a young man is befriended by a gambling ship operator and made a partner in the business,...
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Diamond Jim
as PhysicianA loose biopic based on the life of Gilded Age tycoon "Diamond" Jim Brady.
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The Prodigal
as Rodman FarradayAn aspiring singer, who has fallen on hard times and is now living as a hobo, returns to his...
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School for Girls
as Inspector JamesonAfter being convicted of stealing some jewels, Annette Eldrige is sent to a reformatory...
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On With the Show!
as Sam BloomWith unpaid actors and staff, the stage show Phantom Sweetheart seems doomed. To complicate...
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Frisco Waterfront
as Dr. StevensAs California gubernatorial candidate Burton is about to cast his vote a truck crashes into the...
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The Silver Horde
as Wayne WaylandA salmon fisherman has to choose between a bad girl and a society doll.
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Headline Shooter
as Eddie Edmunds, City Editor (uncredited)A newsreel photographer neglects his love life to get the perfect shot.
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Fast Life
as Berton HallA man is tried and convicted for the murder of a man who flirted with his wife., and sentenced...
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Traveling Husbands
as J.C. WilsonA salesman gets in trouble with a party girl and a debutante in Detroit.
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The Locked Door
as Police OfficerOn her first anniversary, Ann Reagan finds that her sister-in-law is involved with a shady...
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Sinners' Holiday
as Detective SikesMa Delano runs a penny arcade in Coney Island, living upstairs with her sons and daughter. Story...
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Under Suspicion
as Frank RogersJack Holt stars as Robert Bailey, a Henry Ford-like auto industrialist who decides to give his...
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Hollywood Boulevard
as Mr. SteinmanWith a full Hollywood background and settings but more an expose of scandal-and-gossip magazines...
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Road to Paradise
as Inspector UpdikeLoretta Young plays dual roles in this 1930 crime drama about a young thief planning to steal...
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The Furies
as District AttorneyFifi Sands, whose husband is constantly unfaithful, is prevented from obtaining a divorce by...
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Pick-up
as Prosecuting AttorneyThe scheme of a pair of married con artists goes awry when their victim dies, and they are both...
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Beyond Victory
as uncreditedFour battle-weary American soldiers under fire reflect on the women they left behind.
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The Winning Ticket
as Mr. PowersA barber tries to find the winning lottery ticket he hid from his moralistic wife.
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Ladies of the Big House
as John HartmanA woman tries to save her husband from the electric chair after both are sent to prison for a...
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Up for Murder
as William WinterYoung reporter accidentially kills his newspaper's editor in a fight over the publisher's...
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A Shriek in the Night
as Inspector RussellRival newspaper reporters Pat Morgan and Ted Rand find themselves unraveling the mystery behind...
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Bachelor Apartment
as Herbert 'Herb' CarrawayA New York playboy, Wayne Carter, dates wild women until he falls for a hard-working...
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Crimson Romance
as Franklyn PierceAfter Fred von Bergen, a German immigrant in America, is forced from his job by anti-German...
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False Faces
as Jefferson HoweThe philandering Dr. Silas Brenton is fired from his position at a large hospital and given 24...
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Midnight Lovers
as WibleyDuring World War I, a young woman marries a famous flying ace. After the honeymoon, he is called...
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Red Salute
as Gen. Van AllenThe rebellious daughter of an army general gets involved with a Communist agitator, mainly to...
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Red Haired Alibi
as ReganA young woman new to the big city gets a job as a man's companion. What she doesn't know is that...
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Doctors Don't Tell
as uncreditedDr. Ralph Snyder and Dr. Frank Blake open an office together but soon split over a rivalry for...
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The Casino Murder Case
as MarkhamWhen Philo Vance receives a note that harm will befall Lynn at the casino that night, he takes...
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It's in the Air
as Horace McNabCon men Calvin Churchill and Clip McGurk know how to fix a horse-race or boxing match. Calvin...
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Colorado Sunset
as Mr. HallWhen his well-meaning sidekick (Smiley Burnette) buys a cow farm instead of a cattle ranch,...
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Lawful Larceny
as Judge PerryWhen Marion Corsey's husband, Andrew, is conned out of a small fortune by Vivian Hepburn, she...
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Paid
as Edward GilderMary Turner gets a three years prison sentence for a crime she didn't commit. Once released, she...
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The Witching Hour
as District Attorney RobinsonJack Brookfield, a gambler with clairvoyant and hypnotic powers, is able to win at cards through...
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Come On, Rangers
as Senator HarveyA Texas Ranger (Roy Rogers) and his pals come out of forced retirement to do what the cavalry...
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Midshipman Jack
as Commandant. RogersDirector Christy Cabanne's 1933 film dramatizes one year in the lives of four midshipmen at the...
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Puttin' on the Ritz
as George BarnesA vaudeville and nightclub performer becomes successful and forgets who his friends really are.
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The Public Defender
as John KirkA mysterious phantom who calls himself The Reckoner vows to expose the crooked bankers who...
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Ringside Maisie
as Dr. TaylorYoung undefeated boxer Terry Dolan, who's been lying to his invalid mother about his career,...
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Midnight Alibi
as WilsonAn elderly woman provides an alibi to a man she scarcely knows who is on trial for murder of his...
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The Chief
as Al MorganThe dim-witted son of a heroic fire chief tries to follow in his late father's footsteps, only...
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Grand Ole Opry
as Attorney GeneralAided by musicians at the Grand Ole Opry, a small-town mayor in the Ozarks takes on a group of...
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Common Clay
as Richard FullertonYoung Ellen Neal gets work as a servant with the wealthy Fullerton family. She falls in love...
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Death Flies East
as Dr. LandersEvelyn Vail (Florence Rice) is a nurse convicted of poisoning a patient. Out on parole, Evelyn...
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Son of a Sailor
as Captain BriggsA lovesick fool bumbles into espionage and finds a stolen plane.
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The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi
as DoctorA campus flirt who has been "pinned" by most of the boys of Sigma Chi fraternity falls for a...
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King of Gamblers
as StrohmWorking for a slick restaurateur who has fallen for her, a down-on-life songstress falls instead...
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$1,000 a Minute
as Charlie, the EditorTwo rich and wealthy millionaires who have a lot of money bet that reporter Wally Jones can't...
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Let's Make a Million
as GilbertA wealthy mama's boy finds himself the victim of con artists involved in an oil stocks racket.
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The Unwritten Law
as Stephen McBainA film producer is found murdered on a ship, and among the suspects are a young woman whose...
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Night of Mystery
as John F. X. MarkhamOne of a series of movies based on the character Philo Vance
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The Secret Witness
as Capt. McGowanA wealthy, cheating husband is found murdered in his penthouse apartment. The police soon arrest...
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The Hell Cat
as ButlerReporter Dan Collins tries to expose a crooked gambling ring, but is waylaid by Geraldine...
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The Bands Plays On
as Judge BoneA judge hands four wayward boys to a college football coach who turns them into backfield stars.
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The Famous Ferguson Case
as George M. FergusonA foreword warns against the peril of yellow journalism, and the story illustrates it by...
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Murder Goes to College
as Arthur L. McSheanThe policy-racket reaches it lean, bony fingers into the ivy-towers of a large university and...
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Ladies Crave Excitement
as Amos StarkeBored rich girl hooks up with news photographer, gets caught up in his adventures.
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The Gay Diplomat
as Colonel George GorinCaptain Orloff is sent to Bucharest to capture a Mata Hari type of spy, but many different women...
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A Wicked Woman
as Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited)A woman and her children escape severe poverty and abuse. She successfully betters her family's...
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The Roadhouse Murder
as Inspector William AgnewAfter he stumbles across a murder, a young reporter devises an elaborate scene to keep his...
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The Gorilla
as The StrangerA series of murders that take place in an old, dark mansion are suspected of being committed by...
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Seven Keys to Baldpate
as John BlandA writer bets a publisher friend that he can write a 10,000-word novel in 24 hours. The...
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Behind the Green Lights
as Detective Lt. Jim KennedyA police detective's (Norman Foster) lawyer girlfriend (Judith Allen) works for a crooked...
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The Return of Sophie Lang
as Thomas ChadwickIn order to give up her life of crime and go straight, renowned jewel thief Sophie Lang fakes...
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Straight from the Shoulder
as James McBrideA mob witness is hiding in a remote mountain cabin together with his young son.
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Rendezvous at Midnight
as The Mayor - HamiltonThere are plenty of suspects when an unscrupulous, blackmailing businessman turns up dead,...
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My Wife's Relatives
as Mr. EllisIt all begins when Joe Higgins, business manager of a prosperous candy-manufacturing firm, is...
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Painted Faces
as Foreman of JuryAfter a vaudeville performer is murdered backstage, framed-up evidence lead the police to arrest...
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Name the Woman
as ForbesDirected by Albert S. Rogell. With Richard Cromwell, Arline Judge, Rita La Roy, Charles C. Wilson.
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The Lady Who Lied
as AhmedDuring a carnival in Venice, Horace Pierpont, a wealthy American (Lewis Stone), falls in love...
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The Billion Dollar Scandal
as Senate Committee ChairmanAn ex-convict working for a wealthy oil baron uncovers trouble while his brother becomes...
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The Mystery Squadron
as Lafe JohnsonHank Davis, foreman on a huge dam project, enlists the aid of his two flyer friends when a...
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Wives Never Know
as HigginsHomer Bigelow has an ideal marriage, with a wife who loves him very much as does he in return. ...
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Is Everybody Happy?
as Stage ManagerIt is the story of Ted Lewis, popular band leader and clarinettist. The music for the film was...
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Lady Be Careful
as FatherPreviously filmed in 1930 as True to the Navy, Kenyon Nicholson's old stage farce Sailor Beware...
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