Dick Tracy's Dilemma

Dick Tracy's Dilemma
Directed by	John Rawlins
Produced by	Herman Schlom
Written by	Characters Chester Gould Screenplay Robert Stephen Brode
Starring	Ralph Byrd
Music by	Paul Sawtell
Cinematography	Frank Redman
Editing by	Marvin Coil
Distributed by	RKO Radio Pictures
Release date(s)	United States May 20, 1947
Running time	60 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Dick Tracy's Dilemma is a 1947 film starring Ralph Byrd as Dick Tracy. It is the third part of the Dick Tracy quadrilogy.

Plot summary

Also called Mark of the Claw in the United Kingdom, Dick Tracy's Dilemma is about police detective Dick Tracy investigating fur thefts. He soon finds out that the thief has a hook for a hand and calls himself The Claw!

Cast

• Ralph Byrd as Dick Tracy - The tough, square jawed detective.
• Kay Christopher as Tess Trueheart - Tracy's sweetheart.
• Lyle Latell as Pat Patton - Tracy's unlucky assistant.
• Jack Lambert as Steve 'The Claw' Michel - A quiet, compulsive killer. His right hand is a steel hook, and his left leg is lame. He has an extreme fondness for cats.
• Ian Keith as Vitamin Flintheart - Tracy's thespian friend, who joins him because of guilt over the death of a beggar.
• Bernadene Hayes as Longshot Lillie - The Fence
• Jimmy Conlin as Sightless the 'Blind' Begger - A little beggar who fakes blindness, and sells pencils.
• William B. Davidson as Peter Premium - V.P. Honesty Insurance
• Tony Barrett as Sam - A henchman
• Tom Keene as Fred - A henchman (as Richard Powers)

External links

• Dick Tracy's Dilemma at the Internet Movie Database
• Dick Tracy's Dilemma is available for free download at the Internet Archive [more]