Dick Tracy
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.
Fun facts
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Based on
Based on the comic Dick Tracy
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Collection
Part of Dick Tracy Collection
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Music
Music by Harry Grey
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Cinematography
Cinematography by William Nobles
Details
- Directors
- Writers
- Morgan CoxStory
- Barry ShipmanScreenplay
- Winston MillerScreenplay
- George MorganStory
- Chester GouldCharacters
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- February 20, 1937
- Original language
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Collection
- Dick Tracy Collection
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In the United States
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Cast
Ralph ByrdDick Tracy
Kay HughesGwen Andrews
Smiley BurnetteMike McGurk- Lee Van AttaJunior
John PicorriMoloch
Carleton YoungGordon Tracy, after- Fred HamiltonSteve Lockwood
Francis X. BushmanChief Clive Anderson
John DilsonEllery Brewster [Chs. 1, 12]- Richard BeachGordon Tracy, before [Chs. 1, 12]
Byron FoulgerKorvitch [Chs. 1, 12]- Roscoe GeraldPower Co. Watchman-Thug (uncredited)
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