Film

Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome

1947 · 1h 5m · Action · Crime · Mystery

KARLOFF PETRIFIES THEM!

IMDb

6.1

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.

Boris Karloff

Gruesome

Ralph Byrd

Dick Tracy

Anne Gwynne

Tess Trueheart

Edward Ashley

Dr. L.E. Thal

June Clayworth

Dr. I.M. "Irma" Learned

Lyle Latell

Pat Patton

Tony Barrett

Melody

Skelton Knaggs

X-Ray

James Nolan

Dan Sterne

Joseph Crehan

Chief Brandon

Milton Parsons

Dr. A. Tomic

Ernie Adams

Waiter at Hangman's Knot (uncredited)

Phil Arnold

Sneezing Bank Customer (uncredited)

Walter Bacon

Bar Patron (uncredited)

Lex Barker

City Hospital Driver (uncredited)

Eddie Borden

Bank Customer (uncredited)

• John RawlinsDirector
• Robertson WhiteScreenplay
• Eric TaylorScreenplay
• William GraffisStory
• Robert E. KentStory
• Herman SchlomProducer
• Frank RedmanDirector of Photography
• Paul SawtellOriginal Music Composer
• Elmo WilliamsEditor

Promo

Release date

September 26, 1947

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 5m

Genres

Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller

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