Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome
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“KARLOFF PETRIFIES THEM!”
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.
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8 films
Cast
35 people
Boris Karloff
Gruesome
Known for
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
Bride of Frankenstein
Ralph Byrd
Dick Tracy
Known for
Jungle Book
Anne Gwynne
Tess Trueheart
Known for
House of Frankenstein
Black Friday
Edward Ashley
Dr. L.E. Thal
Known for
The Court Jester
Pride and Prejudice
June Clayworth
Dr. I.M. "Irma" Learned
Also in
Bodyguard
Criminal Court
Lyle Latell
Pat Patton
Known for
Not of This Earth
Tony Barrett
Melody
Known for
Born to Kill
Impact
Skelton Knaggs
X-Ray
Known for
Terror by Night
House of Dracula
James Nolan
Dan Sterne
Known for
Dirty Harry
They Live by Night
Joseph Crehan
Chief Brandon
Known for
The Roaring Twenties
Phantom Lady
Milton Parsons
Dr. A. Tomic
Known for
The Haunted Palace
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Ernie Adams
Waiter at Hangman's Knot (uncredited)
Known for
The Pride of the Yankees
Invisible Ghost
John Rawlins Director · Eric Taylor Screenplay Robertson White Screenplay
United States release September 26, 1947 · Produced in United States · Production RKO
Production
RKO Radio Pictures
Production
RKO
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Dick Tracy vs. The Gruesome Gang · Dick Tracy vs. Dr. Nerves · Dick Tracy Meets Karloff
Working titles
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · September 26, 1947
Theatrical
United States
October 1, 1947 · Limited theatrical
France
May 4, 1949 · Theatrical
Portugal
January 29, 1951 · Theatrical
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