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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.
Theatrical
Sep 26, 1947
DVD / Blu-ray
Jul 3, 2001
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RKO Radio Pictures
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Quotes
See all →A Fearsome Challenge for Dick Tracy
Taglines
He's Enough to Scare Even Tracy!
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Horror Man Captures Super-Sleuth in Trap
Taglines
Horror Man Traps Super-Sleuth!
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →B
Boris Karloff
Gruesome
R
Ralph Byrd
Dick Tracy
A
Anne Gwynne
Tess Trueheart
E
Edward Ashley
Dr. L.E. Thal
J
June Clayworth
Dr. I.M. "Irma" Learned
L
Lyle Latell
Pat Patton
T
Tony Barrett
Melody
S
Skelton Knaggs
X-Ray
J
James Nolan
Dan Sterne
J
Joseph Crehan
Chief Brandon
M
Milton Parsons
Dr. A. Tomic
E
Ernie Adams
Waiter at Hangman's Knot (uncredited)
P
Phil Arnold
Sneezing Bank Customer (uncredited)
W
Walter Bacon
Bar Patron (uncredited)
L
Lex Barker
City Hospital Driver (uncredited)
E
Eddie Borden
Bank Customer (uncredited)
R
Robert Bray
Sergeant (uncredited)
R
Robert Clarke
Fred (Police Analyst) (uncredited)
G
George Cooper
Stone (Bank Teller) (uncredited)
S
Suzi Crandall
Blonde Bank Customer (uncredited)
