Dick Tracy's Dilemma (1947)
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46% of users liked it
(152 ratings)
Ralph Byrd returns to the character he had originated ten years earlier in the serial Dick Tracy. This time, Chester Gould's immortal comic strip hero is called in to handle a fur theft. The owner of Flawless Furs, Humphreys (Charles Marsh), has just signed on with the Honesty Insurance Company… More Ralph Byrd returns to the character he had originated ten years earlier in the serial Dick Tracy. This time, Chester Gould's immortal comic strip hero is called in to handle a fur theft. The owner of Flawless Furs, Humphreys (Charles Marsh), has just signed on with the Honesty Insurance Company whose investigator, Cudd (Al Bridge), made him change the combination to the vault. The insurance policy --as the head of Honesty, Peter Premium (William B. Davidson), explains -- holds the company liable if the stolen furs haven't been recovered within 24 hours of the theft. The trail leads to Longshot Lily (Bernadene Hayes), a would-be fence who is promptly arrested. But when Tracy's snitch, Sightless (Jimmy Conlin), is found brutally murdered, the detective realizes that he has more than a simple fur theft on his hands. With the help of master thespian Vitamin Flintheart (Ian Keith) and ever-present sidekick Pat Patton (Lyle Latell), Tracy follows a series of clues that leads him to a deserted junkyard and a fateful confrontation with fiendish killer "the Claw" (Jack Lambert). Dick Tracy's Dilemma was followed by Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1947), after which RKO retired the series. ~ Hans J. Wollstein, Rovi
- Directed By
- John Rawlins
- Genres
- Mystery & Suspense, Action & Adventure
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- May 20, 1947 Wide
- Studio
- American Pop Classics
Critic Reviews
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Steve Crum, Video-Reviewmaster.com
Grade B comic book-based thriller, one of Tracy series.
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
My dilemma is that I recall liking the comic strip as a kid yet am less than thrilled with this flat and at times unbearably grating detective story programmer.
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Ed Gonzalez, Apollo Guide
The problem here is that the exposition is stale stuff.
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Cast
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Ralph Byrd
as Dick Tracy
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Lyle Latell
as Pat Patton
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Kay Christopher
as Tess Trueheart
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Jack Lambert
as The Claw
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Ian Keith
as Vitamin Flintheart
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Jimmy Conlin
as Sightless
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Bernadene Hayes
as Longshot Lillie
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Tony Barrett
as Sam
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Eddie Borden
as Drunk
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Al Bridge
as Investigator Cudd
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Wade Crosby
as Jigger
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William B. Davidson
as Peter Premium
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William Gould
as Collins
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Harry Harvey
as Donovan Cop
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Tom Keene
as Pred
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Tom London
as Cop in Squad Car
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Charles Marsh
as Humphreys
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Sean McClory
as Dillon
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Jay Norris
as Morgue Attendant
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Jason Robards Sr.
as Hawkes
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Harry Strang
as Foreman
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Philip Warren
as Police Sergeant
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Roger Creed
as Taxi Driver
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Elena Warren
as Matron
