Now this made me laugh - it is certainly one of the more preposterous of these adventure yarns. Dick Tracy (Ralph Byrd) and Tess Trueheart (Anne Gwynne) are called in to investigate a series of intriguing bank robberies where the customers/staff are poleaxed by a nerve gas that enables the robbers to calmly rob the place without anyone even knowing. Of course, at the bottom of the dastardly scene is "Gruesome" - one…
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1947)
KARLOFF PETRIFIES THEM!
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.
Top Cast
Boris Karloff
Gruesome
Ralph Byrd
Dick Tracy
Anne Gwynne
Tess Trueheart
Edward Ashley
Dr. L.E. Thal
June Clayworth
Dr. I.M. "Irma" Learned
Lyle Latell
Pat Patton
Tony Barrett
Melody
Skelton Knaggs
X-Ray
James Nolan
Dan Sterne
Joseph Crehan
Chief Brandon
Milton Parsons
Dr. A. Tomic
Ernie Adams
Waiter at Hangman's Knot (uncredited)
Phil Arnold
Sneezing Bank Customer (uncredited)
Walter Bacon
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Lex Barker
City Hospital Driver (uncredited)
Eddie Borden
Bank Customer (uncredited)
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What is Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome about?
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,…
When was Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome released?
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome was released in 1947.
What genres does Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome belong to?
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome is categorised as Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller.
Who stars in Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome?
The cast of Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome includes Boris Karloff, Ralph Byrd, Anne Gwynne, Edward Ashley, June Clayworth.