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.

Crew

Follow the Boys

Screenplay

The Invisible Woman

Screenplay

The Sap from Syracuse

Screenplay

Ice Capades Revue

Screenplay

Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring

Screenplay

A Little Bit of Heaven

Screenplay

First Love

Story

Stella Dallas

Adaptation

The Girl Friend

Screenplay

She Was a Lady

Screenplay

Another Language

Adaptation

Destry Rides Again

Screenplay

Cocktail Hour

Screenplay

If You Could Only Cook

Screenplay

Service de Luxe

Writer

The Night Mayor

Screenplay

One Night in the Tropics

Screenplay

Super-Sleuth

Screenplay

Follow the Leader

Screenplay

Palooka

Screenplay

Child of Manhattan

Screenplay

In Old California

Screenplay

Arkansas Judge

Adaptation

Hitting a New High

Screenplay

No More Orchids

Screenplay

The Lady and the Mob

Screenplay

Vanity Street

Screenplay

Winter Wonderland

Screenplay

A Close Call for Ellery Queen

Additional Dialogue

Mother Carey's Chickens

Screenplay

The Royal Family of Broadway

Writer

Make Way for a Lady

Writer

Love Before Breakfast

Writer

Music for Madame

Screenplay

Redheads on Parade

Story

The Witness Chair

Screenplay

Reckless Age

Screenplay

The Human Side

Additional Writing

Paris Underground

Screenplay

The Girl Habit

Writer