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Writers:
Barry Shipman (original screenplay) &
Franklin Adreon (original screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
20 August 1938 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Romance more
Tagline:
AMERICA'S FAVORITE HERO leaps into vivid life from the famous newspaper strip cartoon NEW action, NEW mystery...but the same old master-sleuth - (original one-sheet poster) more
Plot:
Dick Tracy battles spies and saboteurs in his efforts to bring to justice the Stark gang, a criminal family led by the vicious Pa Stark. | add synopsis
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Tracy vs. the Stark Gang more

Cast

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Ralph Byrd ... Dick Tracy
Lynne Roberts ... Gwen Andrews (as Lynn Roberts)
Charles Middleton ... Pa Stark
Jerry Tucker ... Junior
David Sharpe ... Agent Ron Merton
Lee Ford ... Mike McGurk
Michael Kent ... Agent Steve Lockwood
John Merton ... Champ Stark
Ray Bennett ... Trigger Stark (as Raphael Bennett)
Jack Roberts ... Dude Stark
Ned Glass ... Kid Stark [Chs. 1, 13]
Eddie Foster ... Joe Hanner, Taxi Driver [Chs. 1, 13] (as Edward Foster)
Alan Gregg ... Jimmy 'Snub' Madison, thug
Reed Howes ... Agent Rance
Bob Terry ... Agent Reynolds (as Robert Terry)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
260 min | 254 min (15 episodes)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
USA:Approved

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Chapter Titles: 1. The Sky Wreckers 2. The Runaway Of Death 3. Handcuffed To Doom 4. Four Seconds To Live 5. Death In The Air 6. Stolen Secrets 7. Tower Of Death 8. Cargo Of Destruction 9. The Clock Of Doom 10.High Voltage 11. The Kidnapped Witness 12.The Runaway Torpedo 13.Passengers To Doom 14.In The Hands Of The Enemy 15.G-Men's Dragnet more
Movie Connections:
Followed by Dick Tracy's G-Men (1939) more

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8 out of 8 people found the following comment useful:-
Tracy vs. the Stark Gang, 15 January 2001
8/10
Author: Mike-764 (michaelnella@yahoo.com) from Flushing, NY

In this sequel to the 1937 serial ( and a heck of a lot better ), Tracy is on the trail of Pa Stark ( Charles Middleton gives a great performance ) and his five sons. After killing a rookie G-Man, Tracy goes after the youngest son ( aptly named the Kid ) and through out the serials he battles the enemy agents and saboteurs Stark is mixed up with to bring the master criminal to justice. Very action packed, but it does contain some corny scenes, but anything was better than the previous entry. In terms of serials, 8 out of 10.

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