The read
It runs a compact 1h 5m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.1/10
35 audience votes
Key crew
- Robertson WhiteScreenplay
- Eric TaylorScreenplay
- John RawlinsDirector
- Paul SawtellOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Boris KarloffGruesome
- Ralph ByrdDick Tracy
- Anne GwynneTess Trueheart
- Edward AshleyDr. L.E. Thal
- June ClayworthDr. I.M. "Irma" Learned
- Lyle LatellPat Patton
- Tony BarrettMelody
- Skelton KnaggsX-Ray
- James NolanDan Sterne
- Joseph CrehanChief Brandon
- Milton ParsonsDr. A. Tomic
- Ernie AdamsWaiter at Hangman's Knot (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
based on comicsequel