Dick Tracy's Dilemma (1947)
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Ralph Byrd returns to the character he had originated ten years earlier in the serial Dick Tracy. This time, Chester Gould's immortal comic strip hero is called in to handle a fur theft. The owner of Flawless Furs, Humphreys (Charles Marsh), has just signed on with the Honesty Insurance Company whose investigator, Cudd (Al Bridge), made him change the combination to the vault. The insurance policy --as the head of Honesty, Peter Premium (William B. Davidson), explains -- holds the company liable if the stolen furs haven't been recovered within 24 hours of the theft. The trail leads to Longshot Lily (Bernadene Hayes), a would-be fence who is promptly arrested. But when Tracy's snitch, Sightless (Jimmy Conlin), is found brutally murdered, the detective realizes that he has more than a simple fur theft on his hands. With the help of master thespian Vitamin Flintheart (Ian Keith) and ever-present sidekick Pat Patton (Lyle Latell), Tracy follows a series of clues that leads him to a deserted junkyard and a fateful confrontation with fiendish killer "the Claw" (Jack Lambert). Dick Tracy's Dilemma was followed by Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1947), after which RKO retired the series.
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Cast
Ralph Byrd
as Dick Tracy
as Dick Tracy
Jack Lambert
as The Claw
as The Claw
Lyle Latell
as Pat
as Pat
Ian Keith
as Vitamin
as Vitamin
Kay Christopher
as Tess
as Tess
Bernadene Hayes
as Longshot Lillie
as Longshot Lillie
Jimmy Conlin
as Sightless
as Sightless
William B. Davidson
as Peter Premium
as Peter Premium
Al Bridge
as Investigator Cudd
as Investigator Cudd
Tony Barrett
as Sam
as Sam
Tom Keene
as Pred
as Pred
Harry Strang
as Night Watchman
as Night Watchman
Tom London
as Cop in Squad Car
as Cop in Squad Car
Jason Robards Sr.
as Watchman
as Watchman
Harry Harvey
as Donovan, Cop
as Donovan, Cop
Jason Robards Sr.
as Hawkes
as Hawkes
Sean McClory
as Cop
as Cop
Alan Bridge
as Police Detective
as Police Detective
Charles Marsh
as Humphreys
as Humphreys
William Gould
as Police Technician
as Police Technician
Jay Norris
as Morgue Attendant
as Morgue Attendant
Philip Warren
as Police Sergeant
as Police Sergeant
Elena Warren
as Matron
as Matron
Roger Creed
as Taxi Driver
as Taxi Driver
Wade Crosby
as Jigger
as Jigger
Eddie Borden
as Drunk
as Drunk
Critic Reviews for Dick Tracy's Dilemma
All Critics (3) | Fresh (0) | Rotten (3)
Grade B comic book-based thriller, one of Tracy series.
November 3, 2008 | Rating: 2/5
My dilemma is that I recall liking the comic strip as a kid yet am less than thrilled with this flat and at times unbearably grating detective story programmer.
November 12, 2007 | Rating: C | Full Review…
The problem here is that the exposition is stale stuff.
July 25, 2001 | Rating: 55/100
Audience Reviews for Dick Tracy's Dilemma
½
Tracy is on the case of stolen furs, not that we care about stolen furs, but at least the criminals are interesting. This is a pretty exciting movie, but it could be better.
Aj V
Super Reviewer
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