Highest-Rated Movies about 'Dick Tracy', Sort by Popularity
Dick Tracy's Dilemma (1947), Dick Tracy vs. Cueball (1946), Dick Tracy (1945), Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1947) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Dick Tracy movies.
#1. Dick Tracy's Dilemma (1947)
Storyline: 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.—Snow Leopard
Plot Keywords: partner, snitch, insurance broker, business owner, wealthy woman, suspenseful, store ...
Movie Details Click Here!#2. Dick Tracy vs. Cueball (1946)
Storyline: Expensive diamonds are stolen but before the thief can fence them he is strangled by ex-con Cueball, who then takes the gems and continues murdering people he believes are trying to swindle him. Dick Tracy allows his girlfriend Tess to act as a buyer for the gems but his plan backfires when she is captured by the homicidal Cueball.—Doug Sederberg <vornoff@sonic.net>
Plot Keywords: dick tracy, villain, criminal, love interest, detective, suspenseful, campy ...
Movie Details Click Here!#3. Dick Tracy (1945)
Storyline: Tough sleuth Dick Tracy (Morgan Conway) has to crack a case when a series of murder victims starts turning up. Ultimately, he determines that they are linked to escaped convict Splitface (Mike Mazurki). Seeking vengeance, Splitface is hunting down those who have wronged him. When Tracy and his partner, Pat Patton (Lyle Latell), foil the criminal, Splitface kidnaps Tracy's girlfriend, Tess (Anne Jeffreys), holding her hostage to keep the ace detective from sending him back to prison.
Plot Keywords: dick tracy, criminal, partner, girlfriend, ward, professor, gritty ...
Movie Details Click Here!#4. Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1947)
Storyline: On-the-lam prisoner Gruesome (Boris Karloff) uses toxic gas to pull off a bank heist. Eyewitness to the crime is Tess Truehart (Anne Gwynne), who calls on police Detective Dick Tracy (Ralph Byrd) to investigate. With few leads from the bank's incapacitated customers, and press coverage threatening to create chaos, the crime fighter is in a tough spot. When Tracy learns about the mysterious disappearance of a doctor, however, it may provide the crucial break he needs to solve the crime.
Plot Keywords: detective, bank robber, doctor, dick tracy, escaped convict, witness, thrilling ...
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