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Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1947)
Directed by John Rawlins
“KARLOFF PETRIFIES THEM!”
Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller · 1h 05m
A gang of criminals, which includes a piano player and an imposing former convict known as 'Gruesome', has found out about a scientist's secret formula for a gas that temporarily paralyzes anyone who breathes it. When Gruesome accidentally inhales some of the gas and passes out, the police think he is dead and take him to the morgue, where he later revives and escapes. This puzzling incident attracts the interest of Dick Tracy, and when the criminals later use the gas to rob a bank, Tracy realizes that he must devote his entire attention to stopping them.
Cast
Boris Karloff
Gruesome
Ralph Byrd
Dick Tracy
Anne Gwynne
Tess Trueheart
Edward Ashley
Dr. L.E. Thal
June Clayworth
Dr. I.M. "Irma" Learned
Lyle Latell
Pat Patton
Tony Barrett
Melody
Skelton Knaggs
X-Ray
James Nolan
Dan Sterne
Joseph Crehan
Chief Brandon
Milton Parsons
Dr. A. Tomic
Ernie Adams
Waiter at Hangman's Knot (uncredited)
Crew
- Director
- John Rawlins
- Screenplay
- Robertson White, Eric Taylor
- Director of Photography
- Frank Redman
- Original Music Composer
- Paul Sawtell
- Editor
- Elmo Williams
- Producer
- Herman Schlom
Details
- Release date
- 1947-09-26
- Runtime
- 1h 05m
- Genres
- Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- RKO Radio Pictures