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Dick Tracy's Dilemma

5.4

Released May 20, 1947Runtime 1h 0min

DEATH BATTLE... with Hook of Doom!

Dick Tracy investigates the theft of a fortune of fur coats, a possible insurance swindle and several murders, all linked to a huge thug who wears a hook in place of his right hand.

Genres

Drama

Crime

Production Companies

RKO Radio Pictures

Production Countries

United States of America

Finances

Budget: $0
Revenue: $0
Profit/Loss: $0

Stream

Rent

Buy

Videos

Cast

Ralph ByrdDick Tracy

Lyle LatellPat Patton

Kay ChristopherTess Trueheart

Jack LambertSteve "The Claw" Michel

Ian KeithVitamin Flintheart

Bernadene HayesLongshot Lillie the Fence

Jimmy ConlinSightless

William B. DavidsonPeter Premium

Tony BarrettSam

Tom KeeneFred

Eddie BordenDrunk (uncredited)

Al BridgeMr. Cudd (uncredited)

Roger CreedTaxi Driver (uncredited)

Wade CrosbyJigger (uncredited)

Russell CusterBar Patron (uncredited)

William GouldCollins (uncredited)

Harry HarveyDonovan (uncredited)

Tom LondonCop in Squad Car (uncredited)

Charles MarshMr. Humphries (uncredited)

Sean McCloryOfficer Dillon (uncredited)

Frank MillsSailor Outside Blinking Skull (uncredited)

Jay NorrisMorgue Attendant (uncredited)

Frank O'ConnorCop in Squad Car (uncredited)

Jack PerrinCop in Squad Car (uncredited)

Jason Robards Sr.Hawks (uncredited)

Harry StrangWatchman (uncredited)

Emmett VoganCop in Squad Car (uncredited)

Elena WarrenPolice Matron (uncredited)

Phil WarrenJohnson (uncredited)

Crew

John RawlinsDirector

Grayson RogersAssistant Director

Robert Stephen BrodeScreenplay

Chester GouldCharacters

Herman SchlomProducer

Frank RedmanDirector of Photography

Paul SawtellOriginal Music Composer

Albert S. D'AgostinoArt Direction

Darrell SilveraSet Decoration

Lucius O. CroxtonArt Direction

Marvin CoilEditor

Gordon BauMakeup Supervisor

Terry KellumSound

Jean L. SpeakSound

Russell A. CullySpecial Effects

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Reviews

As usual with these hour long cop thrillers, the storyline is almost incidental to the ensemble effort by a jobbing cast of professionals muddling though whatever script they were given this week. This time Ralph Byrd is our eponymous detective on the trail of the great Fur Coat robbery. Could some...