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Dick Tracy (1937)

Dick Tracy (1937)

Action Crime Comedy Thriller

ACE G-MAN --- WAGING A ONE-MAN WAR ON CRIME!

Release Date: 1937, February 20
Directors: Alan James, Ray Taylor
Countries: United States of America
Production: Republic Pictures
Cast: Carleton Young, John Dilson, Byron Foulger, Francis X. Bushman, Smiley Burnette, Richard Beach, Kay Hughes, Ralph Byrd, John Picorri, Lee Van Atta, Fred Hamilton, Roscoe Gerald

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.

Keywords:

double cross damsel in distress based on comic cigarette deception movie serial