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Dick Tracy's Dilemma

Released May 20, 1947 1h 0m Crime Drama List
Tomatometer 4 Reviews 16% Popcornmeter 100+ Ratings
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.

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Ed Gonzalez Apollo Guide The problem here is that the exposition is stale stuff. Rated: 55/100 Jul 25, 2001 Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Entertaining. Rated: 2.5/4 Sep 14, 2024 Full Review Steve Crum Video-Reviewmaster.com Grade B comic book-based thriller, one of Tracy series. Rated: 2/5 Nov 3, 2008 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews

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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 Full Review Audience Member 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 Full Review Audience Member ok B movie fare not the best in the series but watchable Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Audience Member Decent entry in the Dick Tracy series, with Ralph Byrd returning to his most famous role. Jack Lambert makes an especially effective villain. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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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
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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