Portrait of Purnell Pratt

Acting

Purnell Pratt

Career

Active from 1925 to 1940, busiest in 1930 and 1935 with 7 main titles each.

Leading roles
7
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score54/100
Highest rated
Poster for Emma
Emma
GoodWatch score68/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 29 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Purnell Pratt Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.3, average 5.4
  • Uncanny
    0.9, average 2.5
  • Coming of Age
    1.5, average 3.0
  • Wonder
    2.0, average 3.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Early Sound Film 2
  • Classic Hollywood 2
  • Femme Fatale 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

100
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1940s

3 titles ยท average score 53
Ringside Maisie
Ringside Maisie (1941)
GoodWatch score 51

as Dr. Taylor

Pot o' Gold
Pot o' Gold (1941)
GoodWatch score 56

as Thompson (uncredited)

Grand Ole Opry
Grand Ole Opry (1940)

as Attorney General

1930s

84 titles ยท average score 61
Join the Marines
Join the Marines (1937)

as Col. J. B. Denbrough

Ladies Crave Excitement
Ladies Crave Excitement (1935)

as Amos Starke

$1,000 a Minute
$1,000 a Minute (1935)
GoodWatch score 59

as Charlie, the Editor

A Shriek in the Night
A Shriek in the Night (1933)
GoodWatch score 41

as Inspector Russell

I Cover the Waterfront
I Cover the Waterfront (1933)
GoodWatch score 49

as John Phelps

The Roadhouse Murder
The Roadhouse Murder (1932)
GoodWatch score 51

as Inspector William Agnew

Emma
Emma (1932)
GoodWatch score 68

as Haskins

The Public Defender
The Public Defender (1931)
GoodWatch score 64

as John Kirk

The Secret Witness
The Secret Witness (1931)

as Capt. McGowan

Up for Murder
Up for Murder (1931)

as William Winter

Paid
Paid (1930)
GoodWatch score 48

as Edward Gilder

The Silver Horde
The Silver Horde (1930)
GoodWatch score 47

as Wayne Wayland

1920s

12 titles ยท average score 56
The Trespasser
The Trespasser (1929)
GoodWatch score 57

as Hector Ferguson

Alibi
Alibi (1929)
GoodWatch score 49

as Sgt. Pete Manning

Painted Faces
Painted Faces (1929)

as Foreman of Jury

On With the Show!
On With the Show! (1929)
GoodWatch score 57

as Sam Bloom

The Locked Door
The Locked Door (1929)
GoodWatch score 60

as Police Officer

Fast Life
Fast Life (1929)

as Berton Hall

Is Everybody Happy?
Is Everybody Happy? (1929)

as Stage Manager

Thru Different Eyes
Thru Different Eyes (1929)

as Dist. Atty. Marston

Midnight Lovers
Midnight Lovers (1926)

as Wibley

Phantom Police
Phantom Police (1926)

as Tracy Downs

The Flame Fighter
The Flame Fighter (1925)

as Mike Turney

The Lady Who Lied
The Lady Who Lied (1925)

as Ahmed

1910s

1 title
Seven Keys to Baldpate
Seven Keys to Baldpate (1917)

as John Bland