Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome
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| Directed by | John Rawlins |
| Produced by | Herman Schlom |
| Written by | Characters: Chester Gould Story: William Graffis Robert E. Kent |
| Starring | Boris Karloff Ralph Byrd |
| Music by | Paul Sawtell |
| Cinematography | Frank Redman |
| Editing by | Elmo Williams |
| Release date(s) | US September 26, 1947 |
| Running time | 65 min |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (also known as Dick Tracy Meets Karloff and Dick Tracy's Amazing Adventure (UK) ) is a 1947 thriller film starring Ralph Byrd, Anne Gwynne, and Boris Karloff. It is the fourth and last movie in the Dick Tracy series.
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[edit] Synopsis
A gang of criminals discover a nerve gas, which freezes people and can make them appear dead. They utilize this in their crimes, including a bank robbery.
[edit] Cast
- Ralph Byrd - Dick Tracy - The tough, square jawed detective.
- Anne Gwynne - Tess Truehart - Tracy's girlfriend, who witnesses the bankrobbery.
- Boris Karloff - Gruesome - A british, corpse like gangster. Mean and crafty, and almost always seen chewing on a toothpick.
- Skelton Knaggs - Rudolph X-Ray - Gruesome's spectecled henchman.
- Edward Ashley - Dr. Lee Thal - An interested party.
- June Clayworth - Dr. I.M. Learned (Irma) - Prof. Tomic's Assistant .
- Lyle Latell - Pat Patton, Plainclothesman - Tracy's unlycky assistant.
- Tony Barrett - 'Melody' Fiske - A greedy, piano playing thug.
- Jim Nolan - Dan Sterne - Newspaper Reporter
- Joseph Crehan - Chief Brandon - Tracy's reliable boss.
- Milton Parsons - Dr. A. Tomic - State U. Physicist
[edit] Cinema Insomnia
In 2007, Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome was shown on the horror hosted television series Cinema Insomnia.[1] Apprehensive Films later released the Cinema Insomnia episode onto DVD.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ "Cinema Insomnia". Cinema Insomnia. http://www.cinemainsomnia.com/show.php#episode. Retrieved 20 July 2010.
- ^ "Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome DVD". Apprehensive Films. http://www.thecrippledmasters.com/cidicktracydvd.html. Retrieved 20 July 2010.
[edit] External links
- Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome at the Internet Movie Database
- Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome is available for free download at the Internet Archive [more]
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