Dick Tracy

Dick Tracy

1937
4h 50m
5.2

5.2/10

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"ACE G-MAN --- WAGING A ONE-MAN WAR ON CRIME!"

Overview

Dick Tracy's foe for this serial is the crime boss and Masked Mystery Villain The Spider/The Lame One and his Spider Ring. In the process of various crimes, including using his Flying wing and sound weapon to destroy the Bay Bridge in San Francisco and stealing an experimental "Speed Plane", the Spider captures Dick Tracy's brother, Gordon. The Spider's minion, Dr. Moloch, performs a brain operation on Gordon Tracy to turn him evil, making him secretly part of the Spider Ring and so turning brother against brother.

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Republic Pictures
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date February 20, 1937
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0028785

Cast

Ralph Byrd
Ralph Byrd

Dick Tracy

Kay Hughes
Kay Hughes

Gwen Andrews

Smiley Burnette
Smiley Burnette

Mike McGurk

Lee Van Atta
Lee Van Atta

Junior

John Picorri
John Picorri

Moloch

Carleton Young
Carleton Young

Gordon Tracy, after

Fred Hamilton
Fred Hamilton

Steve Lockwood

Francis X. Bushman
Francis X. Bushman

Chief Clive Anderson

John Dilson
John Dilson

Ellery Brewster [Chs. 1, 12]

Richard Beach
Richard Beach

Gordon Tracy, before [Chs. 1, 12]

Byron Foulger
Byron Foulger

Korvitch [Chs. 1, 12]

Roscoe Gerald
Roscoe Gerald

Power Co. Watchman-Thug (uncredited)

Key Crew

Alan James
Director
Ray Taylor
Director
Barry Shipman
Screenplay
Winston Miller
Screenplay
Nat Levine
Producer