Dick Tracy's Dilemma

Dick Tracy's Dilemma (1947)

  • 45% of users liked it
    (150 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

Unrated, 1 hr.
Directed By
John Rawlins
Genres
Mystery & Suspense, Action & Adventure
In Theaters
May 20, 1947 Wide
On DVD
Oct 9, 2001
American Pop Classics

Critic Reviews

  • Steve Crum, Video-Reviewmaster.com

    Grade B comic book-based thriller, one of Tracy series.

  • 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.

  • Ed Gonzalez, Apollo Guide

    The problem here is that the exposition is stale stuff.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • AJ V


    Tracy is on the case of stolen furs, not that we care about stolen furs, but at least the criminals are interesting. This is a pretty exciting movie, but it could be better.

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