Dick Tracy's Dilemma

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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.

Rating:

NR
Genre:

Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense
Directed By:

John Rawlins
Written By:

Robert Stephen Brode
In Theaters:

May 20, 1947 wide
On Disc/Streaming:

Oct 9, 2001
Runtime:

60 minutes
Studio:

American Pop Classics

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Cast

Ralph Byrd
as Dick Tracy

Jack Lambert
as The Claw

Lyle Latell
as Pat

Ian Keith
as Vitamin

Kay Christopher
as Tess

Bernadene Hayes
as Longshot Lillie

Jimmy Conlin
as Sightless

William B. Davidson
as Peter Premium

Al Bridge
as Investigator Cudd

Tony Barrett
as Sam

Tom Keene
as Pred

Harry Strang
as Night Watchman

Tom London
as Cop in Squad Car

Jason Robards Sr.
as Watchman

Harry Harvey
as Donovan, Cop

Jason Robards Sr.
as Hawkes

Sean McClory
as Cop

Alan Bridge
as Police Detective

Charles Marsh
as Humphreys

William Gould
as Police Technician

Jay Norris
as Morgue Attendant

Philip Warren
as Police Sergeant

Elena Warren
as Matron

Roger Creed
as Taxi Driver

Wade Crosby
as Jigger

Eddie Borden
as Drunk

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Critic Reviews for Dick Tracy's Dilemma

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Grade B comic book-based thriller, one of Tracy series.

Nov 3, 2008 | Rating: 2/5

Steve Crum
Video-Reviewmaster.com
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.

Nov 12, 2007 | Rating: C | Full Review…

Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews
The problem here is that the exposition is stale stuff.

Jul 25, 2001 | Rating: 55/100

Ed Gonzalez
Apollo Guide

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Audience Reviews for Dick Tracy's Dilemma

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.