Homer Purdy — The Girl from Manhattan Character Profile

About Homer Purdy

Carol's uncle and the owner of a crumbling mid-west boarding house. He runs eccentric schemes with guests, squanders money, gets injured in an accident, and relies on Tom and Carol to save his property.

Character Facts

Played by

Ernest Truex

Appears in

The Girl from Manhattan (1948)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (1)

• Homer Purdy — Professional Church Liaison — The Bishop (Charles Laughton)

  The Bishop coordinates lodging for church figures through Homer's boarding house.

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• Mr. Bernouti (William Frawley)
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