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5.4/10 • 29

1947-09-261h 5m

ActionCrimeMysteryThriller

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.

Directors
John Rawlins
Characters
Chester Gould
Editors
Elmo Williams

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  1. Boris Karloff

    Boris Karloff

    Gruesome

  2. Ralph Byrd

    Ralph Byrd

    Dick Tracy

  3. Anne Gwynne

    Anne Gwynne

    Tess Trueheart

  4. Edward Ashley

    Edward Ashley

    Dr. L.E. Thal

  5. June Clayworth

    June Clayworth

    Dr. I.M. "Irma" Learned

  6. Lyle Latell

    Lyle Latell

    Pat Patton

  7. Tony Barrett

    Tony Barrett

    Melody

  8. Skelton Knaggs

    Skelton Knaggs

    X-Ray

  9. James Nolan

    James Nolan

    Dan Sterne

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Jul 7, 2022

6/10

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 of the livelier outings for Boris Karloff that I've seen. The script is terrible, and the still-life effects are pretty cheap and cheerful photographic freezes, but you can tell that they - including the wonderful research scientist "I.M. Learned" and Skelton Knaggs ("X-ray") - are having a good time on set. They are there to entertain us, and that they do.

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Status
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Original Language
English
Budget
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Keywords
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