Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome

Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome

65 mins | Crime, Action, Thriller, Mystery | Sept. 26, 1947

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.

Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome

65 mins | Crime, Action, Thriller, Mystery | Sept. 26, 1947

Dick Tracy Meets 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.
IMDb rating 6.1
Producers RKO Radio Pictures
Original title Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome
Directors James Lane, John Rawlins
Writers Chester Gould, William Graffis, Robert E. Kent, Robertson White, Eric Taylor

Cast

Boris Karloff

as Gruesome

Ralph Byrd

as Dick Tracy

Anne Gwynne

as Tess Trueheart

Edward Ashley

as Dr. L.E. Thal

June Clayworth

as Dr. I.M. 'Irma' Learned

Lyle Latell

as Pat Patton

Tony Barrett

as Melody

Skelton Knaggs

as X-Ray

James Nolan

as Dan Sterne

Joseph Crehan

as Chief Brandon

Milton Parsons

as Dr. A. Tomic

Ernie Adams

as Waiter at Hangman's Knot

Phil Arnold

as Sneezing Bank Customer

Walter Bacon

as Bar Patron

Lex Barker

as City Hospital Driver

Eddie Borden

as Bank Customer

Robert Bray

as Sergeant

Robert Clarke

as Fred, the Police Analyst

George Cooper

as Stone, the Bank Teller

Suzi Crandall

as Blonde Bank Customer

William Gould

as Pop

Ben Hall

as Luke - Police Stooge

Harry Harvey

as Humphrey, the Bank Guard

Tom Keene

as Dr. Frankey

George Lloyd

as Owner of the Hangman's Knot

Robert Malcolm

as Doctor

Sean McClory

as Officer Carney

Lew Meehan

as Police Driver in Montage

Bruce Mitchell

as Police Sgt. in Montage

Lee Phelps

as Detective

Lorin Raker

as Insolvent Borrower

Bert Roach

as Crandall

Jason Robards Sr.

as Bank Officer

Harry Strang

as Tim

Tex Swan

as Policeman