Dick Tracy's Dilemma
DEATH BATTLE... with Hook of Doom!
1947 | 60m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | John Rawlins |
|---|---|
| Writer: | Robert Stephen Brode |
| Staring: |
| Dick Tracy investigates the theft of a fortune of fur coats, a possible insurance swindle and several murders, all linked to a huge thug who wears a hook in place of his right hand. | |
| Release Date: | May 20, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Director: | John Rawlins |
| Writer: | Robert Stephen Brode |
| Genres: | Drama, Crime |
| Keywords | insurance fraud, sequel, based on comic, fur coat, hook for a hand, psychotronic film |
| Production Companies | RKO Radio Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 02, 2025 Entered: Apr 26, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Ralph Byrd | Dick Tracy |
| Lyle Latell | Pat Patton |
| Kay Christopher | Tess Trueheart |
| Jack Lambert | Steve "The Claw" Michel |
| Ian Keith | Vitamin Flintheart |
| Bernadene Hayes | Longshot Lillie the Fence |
| Jimmy Conlin | Sightless |
| William B. Davidson | Peter Premium |
| Tony Barrett | Sam |
| Tom Keene | Fred |
| Eddie Borden | Drunk (uncredited) |
| Al Bridge | Mr. Cudd (uncredited) |
| Roger Creed | Taxi Driver (uncredited) |
| Wade Crosby | Jigger (uncredited) |
| Russell Custer | Bar Patron (uncredited) |
| William Gould | Collins (uncredited) |
| Harry Harvey | Donovan (uncredited) |
| Tom London | Cop in Squad Car (uncredited) |
| Charles Marsh | Mr. Humphries (uncredited) |
| Sean McClory | Officer Dillon (uncredited) |
| Frank Mills | Sailor Outside Blinking Skull (uncredited) |
| Jay Norris | Morgue Attendant (uncredited) |
| Frank O'Connor | Cop in Squad Car (uncredited) |
| Jack Perrin | Cop in Squad Car (uncredited) |
| Jason Robards Sr. | Hawks (uncredited) |
| Harry Strang | Watchman (uncredited) |
| Emmett Vogan | Cop in Squad Car (uncredited) |
| Elena Warren | Police Matron (uncredited) |
| Phil Warren | Johnson (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| John Rawlins | Director |
| Chester Gould | Characters |
| Robert Stephen Brode | Screenplay |
| Frank Redman | Director of Photography |
| Paul Sawtell | Original Music Composer |
| Lucius O. Croxton | Art Direction |
| Darrell Silvera | Set Decoration |
| Albert S. D'Agostino | Art Direction |
| Marvin Coil | Editor |
| Gordon Bau | Makeup Supervisor |
| Grayson Rogers | Assistant Director |
| Terry Kellum | Sound |
| Jean L. Speak | Sound |
| Russell A. Cully | Special Effects |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Herman Schlom | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 2 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
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| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
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As usual with these hour long cop thrillers, the storyline is almost incidental to the ensemble effort by a jobbing cast of professionals muddling though whatever script they were given this week. This time Ralph Byrd is our eponymous detective on the trail of the great Fur Coat robbery. Could someo ... ne be expecting a bad winter; or could it be a giant insurance fraud - well "Dick" along GIRLFRIEND with "Tess" (Kay Christopher) and the usual gang of brilliantly named stalwarts are soon on the case of "The Claw". It's a fun little investigative yarn, with some good efforts all around and about as much suspense as the sun coming up in the morning...