Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1947)

Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1947)

KARLOFF PETRIFIES THEM! 1947-09-26 United States of America 65 Min. PG-13
5.4 29 votes

Overview

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.

Cast

Boris Karloff is Gruesome
Ralph Byrd is Dick Tracy
Dick Tracy
Anne Gwynne is Tess Trueheart
Tess Trueheart
Edward Ashley is Dr. L.E. Thal
Dr. L.E. Thal
June Clayworth is Dr. I.M.
Dr. I.M. "Irma" Learned
Lyle Latell is Pat Patton
Pat Patton
Tony Barrett is Melody
James Nolan is Dan Sterne
Dan Sterne
Joseph Crehan is Chief Brandon
Chief Brandon
Milton Parsons is Dr. A. Tomic
Dr. A. Tomic
Ernie Adams is Waiter at Hangman's Knot (uncredited)
Waiter at Hangman's Knot (uncredited)