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Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome( 1947)

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KARLOFF PETRIFIES THEM!

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Boris Karloff

      Gruesome

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      Ralph Byrd

      Dick Tracy

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      Anne Gwynne

      Tess Trueheart

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      Edward Ashley

      Dr. L.E. Thal

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      June Clayworth

      Dr. I.M. "Irma" Learned

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      Lyle Latell

      Pat Patton

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      Tony Barrett

      Melody

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      Skelton Knaggs

      X-Ray

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      James Nolan

      Dan Sterne

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      Joseph Crehan

      Chief Brandon

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      Milton Parsons

      Dr. A. Tomic

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      Ernie Adams

      Waiter at Hangman's Knot (uncredited)

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      Phil Arnold

      Sneezing Bank Customer (uncredited)

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      Walter Bacon

      Bar Patron (uncredited)

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      Lex Barker

      City Hospital Driver (uncredited)

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      Eddie Borden

      Bank Customer (uncredited)

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      Robert Bray

      Sergeant (uncredited)

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      Robert Clarke

      Fred (Police Analyst) (uncredited)

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      George Cooper

      Stone (Bank Teller) (uncredited)

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      Suzi Crandall

      Blonde Bank Customer (uncredited)

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      William Gould

      Pop (uncredited)

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      Ben Hall

      Luke (Police Stooge) (uncredited)

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      Harry Harvey

      Humphrey (Bank Guard) (uncredited)

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      Tom Keene

      Dr. Frankey (uncredited)

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      George Lloyd

      Owner of the Hangman's Knot (uncredited)

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      Robert Malcolm

      Doctor (uncredited)

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      Sean McClory

      Officer Carney (uncredited)

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      Lew Meehan

      Police Driver in Montage (uncredited)

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      Bruce Mitchell

      Police Sgt. in Montage (uncredited)

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      Lee Phelps

      Detective (uncredited)

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      Lorin Raker

      Insolvent Borrower (uncredited)

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      Bert Roach

      Crandall (uncredited)

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      Jason Robards Sr.

      Bank Officer (uncredited)

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      Harry Strang

      Tim (uncredited)

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      Tex Swan

      Policeman (uncredited)

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Thu Jul 07 2022
    Now this made me laugh - it is certainly one of the more preposterous of these adventure yarns. Dick Tracy (Ralph Byrd) and Tess Trueheart (Anne Gwynne) are called in to investigate a series of intriguing bank robberies where the customers/staff are poleaxed by a nerve gas that enables the robbers to calmly rob the place without anyone even knowing. Of course, at the bottom of the dastardly scene is "Gruesome" - one of the livelier outings for Boris Karloff that I've seen. The script is terrible, and the still-life effects are pretty cheap and cheerful photographic freezes, but you can tell tha...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • based on comic
    • sequel
    • dick tracy
    • psychotronic film