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Dick Tracy

  • 1937
  • Approved
  • 1h 10m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
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Ralph Byrd in Dick Tracy (1937)
ActionComedyCrimeFamilyThriller

A master criminal called The Spider puts the famous detective's brother under a hypnotic spell and turns him against Dick.A master criminal called The Spider puts the famous detective's brother under a hypnotic spell and turns him against Dick.A master criminal called The Spider puts the famous detective's brother under a hypnotic spell and turns him against Dick.

  • Directors
    • Alan James
    • Ray Taylor
  • Writers
    • Chester Gould
    • Barry Shipman
    • Winston Miller
  • Stars
    • Ralph Byrd
    • Kay Hughes
    • Smiley Burnette
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    665
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Alan James
      • Ray Taylor
    • Writers
      • Chester Gould
      • Barry Shipman
      • Winston Miller
    • Stars
      • Ralph Byrd
      • Kay Hughes
      • Smiley Burnette
    • 18User reviews
    • 13Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Ralph Byrd
    Ralph Byrd
    • Dick Tracy
    Kay Hughes
    Kay Hughes
    • Gwen Andrews
    Smiley Burnette
    Smiley Burnette
    • Mike McGurk
    Lee Van Atta
    • Junior
    John Picorri
    John Picorri
    • Moloch
    • (as John Piccori)
    Carleton Young
    Carleton Young
    • Gordon Tracy, After
    Fred Hamilton
    • Steve Lockwood
    Francis X. Bushman
    Francis X. Bushman
    • Chief Clive Anderson
    John Dilson
    John Dilson
    • Ellery Brewster [Chs. 1, 12]
    Richard Beach
    • Gordon Tracy, Before [Chs. 1, 12]
    Wedgwood Nowell
    Wedgwood Nowell
    • H.T. Clayton [Chs. 8-9]
    Theodore Lorch
    Theodore Lorch
    • Patorno [Chs. 1, 12]
    Edwin Stanley
    Edwin Stanley
    • Walter Odette
    Harrison Greene
    • Cloggerstein…
    Herbert Weber
    • Tony Martino [Ch. 1]
    Buddy Roosevelt
    Buddy Roosevelt
    • Whitney Burke
    George DeNormand
    George DeNormand
    • Henchman Flynn [Chs. 2-3, 5]
    • (as George De Normand)
    • …
    Byron Foulger
    Byron Foulger
    • Korvitch [Chs. 1, 12]
    • (as Byron K. Foulger)
    • Directors
      • Alan James
      • Ray Taylor
    • Writers
      • Chester Gould
      • Barry Shipman
      • Winston Miller
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Chapters: 1. The Spider Strikes, 2. The Bridge of Terror, 3. The Fur Pirates, 4. Death Rides the Sky, 5. Brother Against Brother, 6. Dangerous Waters, 7. The Ghost Town Mystery, 8. Battle in the Clouds, 9. The Stratosphere Adventure, 10. The Gold Ship, 11. Harbor Pursuit, 12. The Trail of the Spider, 13. Fire Trap, 14. The Devil in White, 15. Brothers United.
    • Goofs
      In the first chapter Junior knocks on the window to get Tracy's attention crying "Mr. Tracy, Mr. Tracy!", but after he tackles one of the fleeing villains he says " Aren't you Dick Tracy?".
    • Quotes

      [the Spider's henchmen have kidnapped Gordon, Dick Tracy's brother, and Moloch prepares to begin a mind-altering medical procedure]

      The Spider: Hmm, his condition seems critical.

      Moloch: What if should die?

      The Spider: Then we will eliminate a very dangerous enemy.

      Moloch: He won't die, but by means of this operation - a simple altering of certain glands - he will be unable to distinguish between right and wrong.

      The Spider: In that event, he will be very useful to us, Moloch, very useful.

    • Crazy credits
      "Oscar & Elmer" are given final cast credits in the opening sequence.
    • Connections
      Edited into Dick Tracy (1990)

    User reviews18

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    7/10

    Genre Serial keeps Interest

    THE FILM & GENRE -- Serial of 290 minutes. Besides the usual futuristic devices, this also has the "flying wing" aeronautical marvel, a hunchback, and a mad doctor. There is also a TV-Movie Feature created from the Serial.

    THE VERDICT -- I'm not a big serial lover but this one kept my attention, and the flying wing is impressive.

    FREE ONLINE - Yes. The serial for sure. As for the feature, I found one on YT at 102 minutes which matches IMDB DICK TRACY (1990) at 101 minutes. Wiki has a different duration of 72 minutes but I've never seen that.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 20, 1937 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Adventures of Dick Tracy
    • Filming locations
      • Republic Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Republic Pictures (I)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 10 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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