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Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome

  • 1947
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  • 1h 5m
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6.1/10
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Boris Karloff, Ralph Byrd, Anne Gwynne, and Sean McClory in Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1947)
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Dick Tracy goes up against a villain who robs banks using a nerve gas.Dick Tracy goes up against a villain who robs banks using a nerve gas.Dick Tracy goes up against a villain who robs banks using a nerve gas.

  • Director
    • John Rawlins
  • Writers
    • Robertson White
    • Eric Taylor
    • William Graffis
  • Stars
    • Boris Karloff
    • Ralph Byrd
    • Anne Gwynne
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    1.8K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • John Rawlins
    • Writers
      • Robertson White
      • Eric Taylor
      • William Graffis
    • Stars
      • Boris Karloff
      • Ralph Byrd
      • Anne Gwynne
    • 51User reviews
    • 20Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    Boris Karloff, Ralph Byrd, and Anne Gwynne in Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1947)
    Boris Karloff in Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1947)
    Boris Karloff, Ralph Byrd, Anne Gwynne, and Sean McClory in Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1947)
    Boris Karloff and Skelton Knaggs in Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1947)
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    Boris Karloff and Ralph Byrd in Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1947)
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    Boris Karloff, Ralph Byrd, Anne Gwynne, and Sean McClory in Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1947)
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    Boris Karloff
    Boris Karloff
    • Gruesome
    Ralph Byrd
    Ralph Byrd
    • Dick Tracy
    Anne Gwynne
    Anne Gwynne
    • Tess Trueheart
    Edward Ashley
    Edward Ashley
    • Dr. L. E. Thal
    June Clayworth
    June Clayworth
    • Dr. Irma M. Learned
    Lyle Latell
    Lyle Latell
    • Pat Patton
    Tony Barrett
    Tony Barrett
    • Melody
    Skelton Knaggs
    Skelton Knaggs
    • X-Ray
    James Nolan
    James Nolan
    • Dan Sterne
    • (as Jim Nolan)
    Joseph Crehan
    Joseph Crehan
    • Chief Brandon
    Milton Parsons
    Milton Parsons
    • Dr. A. Tomic
    Ernie Adams
    Ernie Adams
    • Waiter at Hangman's Knot
    • (uncredited)
    Phil Arnold
    Phil Arnold
    • Sneezing Bank Customer
    • (uncredited)
    Walter Bacon
    • Bar Patron
    • (uncredited)
    Lex Barker
    Lex Barker
    • City Hospital Driver
    • (uncredited)
    Eddie Borden
    Eddie Borden
    • Bank Customer
    • (uncredited)
    Robert Bray
    Robert Bray
    • Sergeant
    • (uncredited)
    Robert Clarke
    Robert Clarke
    • Fred - Police Analyst
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • John Rawlins
    • Writers
      • Robertson White
      • Eric Taylor
      • William Graffis
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    • Trivia
      Filmed April 1-late April 1947, the last of RKO's four classic Dick Tracy features released from 1945 to 1947, and the only one in which Ralph Byrd takes second billing. He previously starred in the four Dick Tracy serials from Republic Pictures released from 1937 to 1941 and the one feature before this. He would continue playing the character on television, until his untimely death in 1952.
    • Goofs
      Too much stock footage involving automobiles results in more than the usual mix-up of year models and lack of consistency in body styles.
    • Quotes

      Pat Patton: I tell you, if I didn't know better I'd swear we were doing business with Boris Karloff.

    • Connections
      Edited into Who Dunit Theater: Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (2015)

    User reviews51

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    Not to be overlooked
    If we sometimes pay lip service to the notion that Boris Karloff was a fine actor, we are hard-pressed to offer examples - unless we mean his memorable gallery of monsters, mummies, mad scientists and assorted grotesques. In this unlikely film can be found one of the best performances of his career: that of a criminal, to be sure, but an ominous character who projects menace rather than horror. Karloff underplays the ruthless, single-minded social misfit whose manner is close enough to the norm to enable him to move among commonplace types without attracting undue attention, but is at the same time sufficiently glowering to intimidate even his henchmen. Among the latter is a perfectly contrasted ally in the person of Skelton Knaggs.

    About the rest (apart from the tantalizing opening shot)...the less said, the better. But here is a B picture raised to the level of B+ by the solid work of a genuine professional.
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    • May 19, 2002

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    • Release date
      • September 26, 1947 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Dick Tracy Meets Karloff
    • Filming locations
      • RKO Studios - 780 N. Gower Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • RKO Radio Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 5 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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