Dick Tracy's Dilemma

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Dick Tracy's Dilemma

Released May 20, 1947

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Drama

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Legendary police detective Dick Tracy (Ralph Byrd) and his faithful partner, Pat Patton (Lyle Latell), investigate the daring heist from a local warehouse of a recently insured fortune in furs. As the pair follows clues leading to shifty socialite Tess Trueheart (Kay Christopher), a growing body count at the morgue hints at the possibility of a serial killer on the loose. Tracy and Patton struggle to find the killer while working to unravel this high-fashion mystery.

Ed Gonzalez

Apollo Guide

The problem here is that the exposition is stale stuff.

Rated: 55/100

Jul 25, 2001

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Entertaining.

Rated: 2.5/4

Sep 14, 2024

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Steve Crum

Video-Reviewmaster.com

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

Rated: 2/5

Nov 3, 2008

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

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.

Rated: C

Nov 12, 2007

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mark g

This is a fun to watch low budgeter...written & directed with some great "cinema noir" set pieces and interesting characters & villians Jack Lambert's -The Claw and Ian Keith's Vitamin are classics. Lots of inside references- Rosebud Trucking and Hemp St.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

10/26/24

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Audience Member

I own this on DVD in a two movie pack along with: * Dick Tracy: Detective (1945)

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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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.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/22/23

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Audience Member

ok B movie fare not the best in the series but watchable

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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Audience Member

Serie B Hollywoodienne qui reste honnorable, mais les enquetes de Tracy ne prennent pas de risque et on regretera que Ralph Byrd est remplace Conway dans ce troisieme episode

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/26/23

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Audience Member

I can see why Ralph Byrd replaced Conway as Tracy. He seems more square jawed (but still not as wonderfully square jawed as gould's drawing) and heroic and les like a bogart rip-off :) the story is pretty ordinary but the character of the claw is well written for this b-movie series. good film noir-lite forties fun

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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John Rawlins

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Ralph Byrd

Dick Tracy

Lyle Latell

Pat Patton

Jack Lambert

Steve "The Claw" Michel

Kay Christopher

Tess Trueheart

Ian Keith

Vitamin Flintheart

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Synopsis

Legendary police detective Dick Tracy (Ralph Byrd) and his faithful partner, Pat Patton (Lyle Latell), investigate the daring heist from a local warehouse of a recently insured fortune in furs. As the pair follows clues leading to shifty socialite Tess Trueheart (Kay Christopher), a growing body count at the morgue hints at the possibility of a serial killer on the loose. Tracy and Patton struggle to find the killer while working to unravel this high-fashion mystery.

Director: John Rawlins
Producer: Herman Schlom
Screenwriter: Robert Stephen Brode
Production Co: RKO Radio Pictures Inc.
Genre: Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 20, 1947, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 7, 2015
Runtime: 1h 0m

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