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Dick Tracy

1937 · 290 min

A brisk, cheerful old-time serial that rattles along from cliffhanger to cliffhanger with plucky heroes and dastardly schemers.

Directed by
Alan James, Ray Taylor
Genres
Crime, Action, Comedy
Starring
Ralph Byrd, Kay Hughes, Smiley Burnette
Tagline
ACE G-MAN --- WAGING A ONE-MAN WAR ON CRIME!
Overview
Dick Tracy's foe for this serial is the crime boss and Masked Mystery Villain The Spider/The Lame One and his Spider Ring. In the process of various crimes, including using his Flying wing and sound weapon to destroy the Bay Bridge in San Francisco and stealing an experimental "Speed Plane", the Spider captures Dick Tracy's brother, Gordon. The Spider's minion, Dr. Moloch, performs a brain operation on Gordon Tracy to turn him evil, making him secretly part of the Spider Ring and so turning brother against brother.

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Directed by
Alan James, Ray Taylor
Genres
Crime, Action, Comedy
Starring
Ralph Byrd, Kay Hughes, Smiley Burnette
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • deception
  • betrayal
  • family
  • justice
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror2
Humour4
Realism5
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
crime, action, comedy, thriller
Directed by
Alan James, Ray Taylor
Written by
Barry Shipman, Winston Miller
Starring
Ralph Byrd, Kay Hughes, Smiley Burnette, Lee Van Atta, John Picorri, Carleton Young, Fred Hamilton, Francis X. Bushman
Music
Alberto Colombo
Cinematography
Edgar Lyons, William Nobles
Runtime
290 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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