Dick Tracy

Name: Dick Tracy
Genre: action, comedy, crime, thriller
Released: 1937
Duration: 290 min
Rating: 5.2
Cast: Ralph Byrd, Kay Hughes, Smiley Burnette, Lee Van Atta, John Picorri

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Story Analysis

A detective battles a masked crime boss who uses advanced technology and psychological manipulation to turn the hero's brother against him.

Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller · 5.2/10 · 290 min · 1937

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.