The read
It runs long at 4h 50m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
10 audience votes
Key crew
- Winston MillerScreenplay
- Ray TaylorDirector
- Barry ShipmanScreenplay
- Alan JamesDirector
- Alberto ColomboOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Ralph ByrdDick Tracy
- Kay HughesGwen Andrews
- Smiley BurnetteMike McGurk
- Lee Van AttaJunior
- John PicorriMoloch
- Carleton YoungGordon Tracy, after
- Fred HamiltonSteve Lockwood
- Francis X. BushmanChief Clive Anderson
- John DilsonEllery Brewster [Chs. 1, 12]
- Richard BeachGordon Tracy, before [Chs. 1, 12]
- Byron FoulgerKorvitch [Chs. 1, 12]
- Roscoe GeraldPower Co. Watchman-Thug (uncredited)