Dick Tracy (serial)

Dick Tracy is a 1937 15-chapter serial film about a criminal who hypnotizes the brother of a detective.

Directed by Alan James. Written by Barry Shipman.

ACE G-MAN --- WAGING A ONE-MAN WAR ON CRIME!  (taglines)

Moloch

• Brother against brother - one good, one evil. Ahh, I wonder which will win?

Dialogue

Dick Tracy: That was a pretty good tackle you made there, son.

Junior: Aw, gee, that was nothing. But, say, you sure can use a gun! You're Dick Tracy, aren't you?

Dick Tracy: Yes.

Junior: I'm just an orphan. Some day I'm gonna be a G-Man, too!

Dick Tracy: Well, now's a good time to start. Come along.

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[the Spider's henchmen have kidnapped Dick Tracy's brother and Moloch prepares to begin a mind-altering medical procedure]

The Spider: Hmm, his condition seems critical.

Moloch: What if should die?

The Spider: Then we will eliminate a very dangerous enemy.

Moloch: He won't die, but by means of this operation - a simple altering of certain glands - he will be unable to distinguish between right and wrong.

The Spider: In that event, he will be very useful to us, Moloch, very useful.

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Orphange matron: Have you seen anything of Junior? Oh, there you are! Why aren't you get on the bus with the others? Everyone was terribly worried, you bad boy!

Junior: Well, I'm sorry, ma'am.

Dick Tracy: I'd like to keep this little rascal with me for a while, Miss. You see, he can identify one of the men that got away, and his life won't be safe until this matter is cleared up.

Taglines

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

Cast

• Ralph Byrd — Dick Tracy
• Kay Hughes — Gwen Andrews
• Smiley Burnette — Mike McGurk
• Lee Van Atta — Junior
• John Picorri — Dr Moloch
• Richard Beach — Gordon Tracy (pre-operation in Chapter 1)
• Carleton Young — Gordon Tracy (post-operation in Chapter 1)
• Fred Hamilton — Steve Lockwood
• Francis X. Bushman — Clive Anderson

External links

• Dick Tracy quotes at the Internet Movie Database