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Dick Tracy is a american film of genre Thriller directed by Ray Taylor released in USA on 20 february 1937 with Ralph Byrd

Dick Tracy (1937)

Dick Tracy
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Released in USA 20 february 1937
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OriginUSA
Genres Thriller,    Comedy,    Action,    Crime
Rating65% 3.2887653.2887653.2887653.2887653.288765

Dick Tracy (1937) is a 15-Chapter Republic movie serial starring Ralph Byrd based on the Dick Tracy comic strip by Chester Gould. It was directed by Alan James and Ray Taylor.

Synopsis

Dick Tracy's foe for this serial is the crime boss and Masked Mystery Villain The Spider/The Lame One (both names are used) 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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Republic serials

Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island (1936) Darkest Africa (1936) Sharad of Atlantis (1936) The Vigilantes Are Coming (1936) Dick Tracy (1937) Zorro Rides Again (1937) The Painted Stallion (1937) SOS Coast Guard (1937) The Lone Ranger (1938) Dick Tracy Returns (1938) The Fighting Devil Dogs (1938) Hawk of the Wilderness (1938) Daredevils of the Red Circle (1939) Dick Tracy's G-Men (1939) Zorro's Fighting Legion (1939) The Lone Ranger Rides Again (1939) King of the Royal Mounted (1940) Adventures of Red Ryder (1940) Mysterious Doctor Satan (1940) Drums of Fu Manchu (1940) Adventures of Captain Marvel (1941) Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc. (1941) Jungle Girl (1941) King of the Texas Rangers (1941) Spy Smasher (1942) King of the Mounties (1942) Perils of Nyoka (1942) G-men vs. the Black Dragon (1943) The Masked Marvel (1943) Secret Service In Darkest Africa (1943) Daredevils of the West (1943) The Tiger Woman (1944) Captain America (1944) Zorro's Black Whip (1944) Haunted Harbor (1944) Federal Operator 99 (1945) Manhunt of Mystery Island (1945) The Purple Monster Strikes (1945) The Phantom Rider (1946) The Crimson Ghost (1946) Daughter of Don Q (1946) King of the Forest Rangers (1946) Son of Zorro (1947) The Black Widow (1947) Jesse James Rides Again (1947) G-Men Never Forget (1948) Adventures of Frank and Jesse James (1948) Dangers of the Canadian Mounted (1948) Radar Patrol vs. Spy King (1949) Federal Agents vs. Underworld, Inc. (1949) Ghost of Zorro (1949) The James Brothers of Missouri (1949) King of the Rocket Men (1949) Flying Disc Man from Mars (1950) The Invisible Monster (1950) Desperadoes of the West (1950) Government Agents vs Phantom Legion (1951) Don Daredevil Rides Again (1951) Zombies of the Stratosphere (1952) Radar Men from the Moon (1952) Jungle Drums of Africa (1953) Canadian Mounties vs. Atomic Invaders (1953) Man with the Steel Whip (1954) Trader Tom of the China Seas (1954) King of the Carnival (1955) Panther Girl of the Kongo (1955)

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