Movie · Dick Tracy Collection

Dick Tracy (1937)

• NR
• February 20, 1937
• 4h 50m

• Crime
• Action
• Comedy
• Thriller

“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.

Directors

Alan James, Ray Taylor

Writers

Morgan Cox, Barry Shipman, Winston Miller, George Morgan

Starring

Ralph Byrd, Kay Hughes, Smiley Burnette