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Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1947)
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26 September 1947 (USA)
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Dick Tracy goes up against a villain who robs banks using a nerve gas. full summary | add synopsis
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Fun, fast-paced B-movie with a fun cast
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(Complete credited cast) | Boris Karloff | ... | Gruesome |
 | Ralph Byrd | ... | Dick Tracy |
| Anne Gwynne | ... | Tess Truehart |
| Edward Ashley | ... | Dr. Lee Thal |
| June Clayworth | ... | Dr. I.M. Learned (Irma), Prof. Tomic's Assistant |
| Lyle Latell | ... | Pat Patton, Plainclothesman |
| Tony Barrett | ... | 'Melody' Fiske |
| Skelton Knaggs | ... | X-Ray |
| James Nolan | ... | Dan Sterne, Newspaper Reporter (as Jim Nolan) |
| Joseph Crehan | ... | Chief Brandon |
| Milton Parsons | ... | Dr. A. Tomic, State U. Physicist |
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65 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (RCA Sound System)
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Follows Dick Tracy vs. Cueball (1946)
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While none of the four Dick Tracy films made by RKO in the 1940's are particularly extraordinary they're fun, the actors are charming, and the atmosphere of the films is nice and seedy. Plus, they often mixed in a little sci-fi and some comic strip style humor (such as characters named Dr. A. Tomic and I. M. Learned) in with the bargain basement film noir that manages to set the films somewhat apart from other crime-themed B-films of the time.
The final film in the series, Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome, is probably the best of the four, mostly due to the absolutely wonderful cast. Boris Karloff is dependably creepy and charismatic as the main villain. Minor 1940's B-movie icon, Ann Gwynne is the sexiest Tess Trueheart of the early films. The incomparably menacing, ghostly Skelton Knaggs plays X-Ray and, like he always did, steals every scene he's in. Everyone is great.
The story, concerning Karloff using a gas that puts people into temporary suspended animation to rob a bank, moves at a gallop and is delivered with humor and style. There's not a dull moment in the film and it's more than worth the vintage B-movie enthusiast's time.