TMDb Rating
5.3/10
30 verified votes
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1947)
ActionCrimeMysteryThriller
65 min
"KARLOFF PETRIFIES THEM!"
Plot Summary
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.
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Keywords to include
ActionCrimeMysteryThrillerJohn RawlinsBoris KarloffRalph Byrd1947
Director
John Rawlins
Top Cast
Boris KarloffRalph ByrdAnne GwynneEdward AshleyJune Clayworth
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