6.4/10 1,275 votes

Released:
1947-09-26

Overview:
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.

Director:
John Rawlins

Runtime:
1h 5min

Genre:
Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller

• Cast:
• 
  Boris Karloff
  as
  Gruesome
• 
  Ralph Byrd
  as
  Dick Tracy
• 
  Anne Gwynne
  as
  Tess Trueheart
• 
  Edward Ashley
  as
  Dr. L.E. Thal
• 
  June Clayworth
  as
  Dr. I.M. "Irma" Learned