Dick Tracy's Dilemma (1947)

Calificación de los usuarios:

5.9/10   

Director:

John Rawlins

Writers:

Chester Gould (comic strip characters)
Robert Stephen Brode (screenplay)

Release Date:

20 mayo 1947 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama

Frase comercial:

Dick Tracy battles the fiendish "Claw" in one of his most difficult cases.

Plot:

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. |

Plot Keywords:

Dick Tracy | Detective | Hook For Hand | B Movie | Based On Comic Strip

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Must Have Disappointed the Comic Strip Crowd

Cast

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 the 'Blind' Begger
William B. Davidson	...	Peter Premium, V.P. Honesty Insurance
Tony Barrett	...	Sam, a henchman
Tom Keene	...	Fred - a henchman (as Richard Powers)

También conocida como:

Mark of the Claw (UK)

Duración:

60 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sonido:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Clasificación:

USA:Approved

Company:

RKO Radio Pictures

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: As Tracy chases The Claw to a junk yard, the sound of a chain link fence being climbed can be heard as Tracy is climbing a wood fence.

Quotes:

[referring to The Claw]
Sam, a henchman: Hot furs are bad enough, but he's gotta tie him up in a murder. We'll never get our dough, never! All because of your itchy hangnail!

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in The Nude Bomb (1980)

Must Have Disappointed the Comic Strip Crowd

When I was growing up, there was a hard edge to the Dick Tracy comic strip. I remember Flat Top's acne and the viciousness of the other adversaries. Most of the surreal appeal of these villains is badly lost in these old films. The Warren Beatty film was also a major disappointment. I would love someone like Tim Burton to take it on sometime. Put Tracy among all that weirdity and make the villains sort of sick. That said, this is a real ho-hummer. The cops and the sidekicks aren't all that bright. The main character is a guy with a hook who apparently can dismantle just about anyone with the thing. The acting is stiff. Tess Truehart is her usual bland self. I'm sure that few remember Dick Tracy as it was, but maybe some day they will find it and make it right.