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Dick Tracy (1937)

“ACE G-MAN --- WAGING A ONE-MAN WAR ON CRIME!”
★ 5.210 votes ⏱ 4 h 50 min Rating NR

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.

Dick Tracy is a 1937 movie. Genres: Action, Comedy, Crime. Directed by Ray Taylor, Alan James. Main cast: Ralph Byrd, Kay Hughes, Smiley Burnette, Lee Van Atta, John Picorri. Runtime: 290 minutes. Its average rating is 5.2 out of 10, from 10 votes.

Release dateFebruary 20, 1937
Runtime4 h 50 min
DirectorRay Taylor, Alan James
ScreenplayWinston Miller, Morgan Cox, Barry Shipman
Original languageEN

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