- Dick Purcell starred as the first live-action Captain America in the 1944 Republic serial. His portrayal reimagined the hero as district attorney Grant Gardner battling crime. Purcell died shortly after filming. #DickPurcell #CaptainAmerica #Marvel #MarvelUniverse #MarvelMultiverse #MarvelComics

- Dick Purcell starred as the first live-action Captain America in the 1944 Republic serial. His portrayal reimagined the hero as district attorney Grant Gardner battling crime. Purcell died shortly after filming. #DickPurcell #CaptainAmerica #Marvel #MarvelUniverse #MarvelMultiverse #MarvelComics

Want some late night 📽️ film chills?

Join #CarolineMunro in THE CELLAR CLUB ⚰️ at 10:55pm to catch some old 'fiends' with #DavidNiven in VAMPIRA (1974) #JoanCrawford in BERSERK (1967) and #DickPurcell in KING OF THE ZOMBIES (1941) #TPTVsubtitles

Backgammon behind the screen on the New Moon set. Buster Keaton seems to be holding out on his fellow players. Jeanette MacDonald, Dick Purcell and Stanley Fields.

Picturegoer and Film Weekly 1940

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Robert Frazer appeared as Clinton Lyman, who is threatened by villain The Scarab and warned by Grant Gardner (Dick Purcell), aka Captain America, in the 1944 serial CAPTAIN AMERICA!

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