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Dick Tracy's Dilemma (1947)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. Director:John Rawlins |
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Ralph Byrd | ... | |
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Lyle Latell | ... | |
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Kay Christopher | ... | |
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Jack Lambert | ... |
Steve 'The Claw' Michel
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Ian Keith | ... | |
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Bernadene Hayes | ... |
Longshot Lillie the Fence
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Jimmy Conlin | ... |
Sightless the 'Blind' Begger
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William B. Davidson | ... |
Peter Premium, V.P. Honesty Insurance
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Tony Barrett | ... |
Sam - Henchman
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Tom Keene | ... |
Fred - Henchman
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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.
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Famous man-hunter stalked by "The Claw"! See more »Certificate:
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20 May 1947 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Dick Tracy em Luta See more »Company Credits
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[Dick Tracy breaks another date with Tess to pursue a villain]
Tess Trueheart: [sigh] Sometimes, I wish I had been a super criminal.
Vitamin Flintheart: Why, my dear?
Tess Trueheart: Because then I might get to see something of Mr. Dick Tracy!
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(1943) Uncredited
Lyrics by 'Johnny Mercer (I)'
Music by 'Harold Arlen (I)'
Played without words on honky tonk piano at the Blinking Skull saloon
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Ralph Byrd, who had previously played Dick Tracy in four serials Republic produced in the late '30s and early 40's, was hired to replace Morgan Conway because, after the two previous films (Dick Tracy and Dick Tracy vs. Cueball), exhibitors complained. To them, Byrd was Dick Tracy, and only Byrd would do. RKO accepted this and hired him to finish the series. Unfortunately for Byrd, because of this he spent his career typecast as Dick Tracy. See more »Goofs
As Tracy chases The Claw to a junk yard, the sound of a chain link fence being climbed can be heard as Tracy is climbing a wood fence. See more »Quotes
[last lines][Dick Tracy breaks another date with Tess to pursue a villain]
Tess Trueheart: [sigh] Sometimes, I wish I had been a super criminal.
Vitamin Flintheart: Why, my dear?
Tess Trueheart: Because then I might get to see something of Mr. Dick Tracy!
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Soundtracks
"One For My Baby (And One More For The Road)"(1943) Uncredited
Lyrics by 'Johnny Mercer (I)'
Music by 'Harold Arlen (I)'
Played without words on honky tonk piano at the Blinking Skull saloon
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Ralph Byrd returns as Dick Tracy in "Dick Tracy's Dilemma," a 1947 B movie with some noirish aspects. It's fast and well-directed.
Here Tracy is after a killer called The Claw, who has a hook for a hand. The plot involves stolen furs, murder, and insurance fraud.
If you thought Tess had nothing to do in the Morgan Conway movies, here Tess is practically an extra. The actress, Kay Christopher, was quite different from Anne Jeffreys. Christopher's Tess is sweet, where Jeffreys had more of a worldliness - it's the ingenue versus the leading lady. I never read the comics, so I don't know which one was more like Tess.
Kudos to Ian Keith, an actor I love, for his portrayal of Vitamin. He was a wonderful actor.
Directed with a brisk pace by John Rawlins, who adds several nice noir touches to this one, including one brilliant shot almost at the end of the film. I won't tell you what it is. You'll know it when you see it.