Dick Tracy [Serial] (1937)
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Chester Gould's jut-jawed plainclothesman Dick Tracy first came to the screen in this 15-chapter Republic serial. Ralph Byrd stars as Tracy, a role which both brought him fame and typecast him for life. For the purposes of cliffhanging suspense, the Republic writing staff altered the Tracy "mythos" as set forth in Gould's daily comic strip. As the serial begins, Dick's brother Gordon (Richard Beach) is being controlled by a criminal genius known as "The Spider." ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Ralph Byrd
- Director(s):
- Ray Taylor, Alan James, (more)
Synopsis of Dick Tracy [Serial]
Chester Gould's jut-jawed plainclothesman Dick Tracy first came to the screen in this 15-chapter Republic serial. Ralph Byrd stars as Tracy, a role which both brought him fame and typecast him for life. For the purposes of cliffhanging suspense, the Republic writing staff altered the Tracy "mythos" as set forth in Gould's daily comic strip. As the serial begins, Dick's brother Gordon (Richard Beach) is being controlled by a criminal genius known as "The Spider." ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of Dick Tracy [Serial]
- Ralph Byrd - Dick Tracy
- Francis X. Bushman - Anderson
- John Dilson - Brewster
- Kay Hughes - Gwen
- Wedgewood Nowell - Clayton
- Edwin Stanley - Odette
- Carleton Young - Gordon Tracy (after)
- Richard Beach - Gordon Tracy (before)
- Smiley Burnette - Mike McGurk
- George de Normand - Flynn
- Harrison Greene - Cloggerstein
- Theodore Lorch - Paterno
- Buddy Roosevelt - Burke
- Lee van Atta
- John Piccori - Moloch
- Director(s):
- Alan James, Ray Taylor
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