7.2/10 482 votes

Released:
1937-02-20

Overview:
Dick Tracy's foe for this serial is the crime boss and Masked Mystery Villain The Spider/The Lame One and his Spider Ring. In the process of various crimes, including using his Flying wing and sound weapon to destroy the Bay Bridge in San Francisco and stealing an experimental "Speed Plane", the Spider captures Dick Tracy's brother, Gordon. The Spider's minion, Dr. Moloch, performs a brain operation on Gordon Tracy to turn him evil, making him secretly part of the Spider Ring and so turning brother against brother.

Directors:
Alan James, Ray Taylor

Runtime:
4h 50min

Genre:
Crime, Action, Comedy, Thriller

• Cast:
• 
  Ralph Byrd
  as
  Dick Tracy
• 
  Kay Hughes
  as
  Gwen Andrews
• 
  Smiley Burnette
  as
  Mike McGurk
• 
  Lee Van Atta
  as
  Junior
• 
  John Picorri
  as
  Moloch