1947 • NR • 1h 5m
5.4/10
(29 users) 
Overview
A gang of criminals, which includes a piano player and an imposing former convict known as 'Gruesome 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.
5.4/10
(29 users) Cast / Crew 
Boris Karloff Gruesome 
Ralph Byrd Dick Tracy 
Anne Gwynne Tess Trueheart 
Edward Ashley Dr. L.E. Thal 
June Clayworth Dr. I.M. "Irma" Learned 
Lyle Latell Pat Patton 
Tony Barrett Melody 
Skelton Knaggs X-Ray 
James Nolan Dan Sterne 
Joseph Crehan Chief Brandon 
Milton Parsons Dr. A. Tomic 
Ernie Adams Waiter at Hangman's Knot (uncredited) 
Phil Arnold Sneezing Bank Customer (uncredited) 
Walter Bacon Bar Patron (uncredited) 
Lex Barker City Hospital Driver (uncredited) Robert E. Kent Story Robertson White Screenplay Eric Taylor Screenplay John Rawlins Director William Graffis Story Frank Redman Director of Photography Paul Sawtell Original Music Composer Chester Gould Characters Herman Schlom Producer Elmo Williams Editor James Lane Assistant Director 
Albert S. D'Agostino Art Direction Walter E. Keller Art Direction James Altwies Set Decoration Darrell Silvera Set Decoration
Boris Karloff Gruesome Ralph Byrd Dick Tracy Anne Gwynne Tess Trueheart Edward Ashley Dr. L.E. Thal June Clayworth Dr. I.M. "Irma" Learned Lyle Latell Pat Patton Tony Barrett Melody Skelton Knaggs X-Ray James Nolan Dan Sterne Joseph Crehan Chief Brandon Milton Parsons Dr. A. Tomic Ernie Adams Waiter at Hangman's Knot (uncredited) Phil Arnold Sneezing Bank Customer (uncredited) Walter Bacon Bar Patron (uncredited) Lex Barker City Hospital Driver (uncredited) Robert E. Kent Story Robertson White Screenplay Eric Taylor Screenplay John Rawlins Director William Graffis Story Frank Redman Director of Photography Paul Sawtell Original Music Composer Chester Gould Characters Herman Schlom Producer Elmo Williams Editor James Lane Assistant Director Albert S. D'Agostino Art Direction Walter E. Keller Art Direction James Altwies Set Decoration Darrell Silvera Set Decoration 
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