CinemaOSMovie · 1947 · 1h 5m

Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome

KARLOFF PETRIFIES THEM!

55%(35)IMDbActionCrimeMysteryThriller

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.

Directed byJohn Rawlins

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 5m
Language
EN
Released
September 26, 1947
Studios
RKO Radio Pictures

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Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Boris Karloff

Boris Karloff

Gruesome

Ralph Byrd

Ralph Byrd

Dick Tracy

Anne Gwynne

Anne Gwynne

Tess Trueheart

Edward Ashley

Edward Ashley

Dr. L.E. Thal

June Clayworth

June Clayworth

Dr. I.M. "Irma" Learned

Lyle Latell

Lyle Latell

Pat Patton

Tony Barrett

Tony Barrett

Melody

Skelton Knaggs

Skelton Knaggs

X-Ray

James Nolan

James Nolan

Dan Sterne

Joseph Crehan

Joseph Crehan

Chief Brandon

Creative team
Directed by
John Rawlins
Written by
Robertson White
Eric Taylor
Produced by
Herman Schlom

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