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Directed by:
John RawlinsScreenplay:
Eric TaylorCinematography:
Frank RedmanComposer:
Paul SawtellCast:
Boris Karloff, Ralph Byrd, Anne Gwynne, Edward Ashley, June Clayworth, Tony Barrett, Joseph Crehan, Lex Barker, Robert Clarke, Ernie Adams, Tom Keene, Bert Roach (more)Plots(1)
Boris Karloff, best known as Frankenstein's monster, co-stars with front man Ralph Byrd(Dick Tracy) in this tale about an audacious bank robbery perpetrated by a fugitive prisoner (Karloff). The gang of robbers uses a special gas that has the effect of freezing the bank's patrons in time while the villains get in and out. In this manner, the thieves are able to make their getaway with the loot undetected. But unbeknownst to the crooks, Tess Trueheart (Anne Gwynne) escapes the gas and makes a clandestine phone call to Dick Tracy. When the P.I. arrives on the scene, he interviews the patrons but discovers that none of them saw a thing. When Dr. A. Tomic (Milton Parsons) is reported missing, and his colleague Dr. I.M. Learned (June Clayworth) responds strangely to Tracy's questions, the case is blown wide open. The heroic detective is led to the notorious Gruesome and, in a surprising twist of events, the identity of his superior is revealed. (Echo Bridge Entertainment)
(more)Cast
![Boris Karloff](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/522/163522520_00c5a5.jpg)
Boris Karloff
UK
Best movies:
The General (1926)
Scarface (1932)
Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
![Ralph Byrd](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/948/157948793_3f65ff.jpg)
Ralph Byrd
USA
Best movies:
The Mark of Zorro (1940)
North West Mounted Police (1940)
Swing Time (1936)
![Anne Gwynne](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/488/488839_05080e.jpg)
Anne Gwynne
USA
Best movies:
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019) - a.f.
The Black Cat (1941)
Black Friday (1940)
![Edward Ashley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/142/161142140_bdefdd.jpg)
Edward Ashley
Australia
Best movies:
King Rat (1965)
The King (2019)
The Court Jester (1955)
June Clayworth
USA
Best movies:
There's Always Tomorrow (1956)
Bodyguard (1948)
Dream Wife (1953)
![Tony Barrett](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/935/160935763_400174.jpg)
Tony Barrett
USA
Best movies:
Born to Kill (1947)
Pushover (1954)
Impact (1949)
![Joseph Crehan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/000/159000321_652af3.jpg)
Joseph Crehan
USA
Best movies:
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
Love Crazy (1941)
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
![Lex Barker](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/932/164932903_c1f1a0.png)
Lex Barker
USA
Best movies:
Treasure of Silver Lake (1962)
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Apache Gold (1963)
![Robert Clarke](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/042/871/42871863_fddf7f.jpg)
Robert Clarke
USA
Best movies:
Band of Angels (1957)
The Body Snatcher (1945)
Zombies on Broadway (1945)
![Ernie Adams](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/886/157886814_8df218.jpg)
Ernie Adams
USA
Best movies:
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
Rhapsody in Blue (1945)
![Tom Keene](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/407/158407105_690694.jpg)
Tom Keene
USA
Best movies:
Blood on the Moon (1948)
Crossfire (1947)
Berlin Express (1948)
![Bert Roach](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/042/871/42871873_697f70.jpg)
Bert Roach
USA
Best movies:
Song of Love (1947)
Fury (1936)
Love Crazy (1941)
![Harry Harvey](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/000/159000168_b63048.jpg)
Harry Harvey
USA
Best movies:
Fury (1936)
Ace in the Hole (1951)
Strike Up the Band (1940)
![Sean McClory](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/162/159162686_3fd208.jpg)
Sean McClory
Ireland
Best movies:
Storm Warning (1951)
Mary Poppins (1964)
How the West Was Won (1976) (series)
![Jason Robards Sr.](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/726/159726641_6d702e.jpg)
Jason Robards Sr.
USA
Best movies:
San Francisco (1936)
Juarez (1939)
Wild in the Country (1961)
![Milton Parsons](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/556/159556182_4dd248.jpg)
Milton Parsons
USA
Best movies:
Griffin and Phoenix: A Love Story (1976) (TV movie)
Edison, the Man (1940)
White Heat (1949)
![Phil Arnold](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/936/159936031_659e0d.jpg)
Phil Arnold
USA
Best movies:
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955)
The Big Heat (1953)
Lover Come Back (1961)
![Harry Strang](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/948/159948710_66f16a.gif)
Harry Strang
USA
Best movies:
Edison, the Man (1940)
North by Northwest (1959)
Love Crazy (1941)
![Robert Bray](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/404/160404837_fd341b.gif)
Robert Bray
USA
Best movies:
Ride Clear of Diablo (1954)
The Lusty Men (1952)
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948)
![Lew Meehan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/592/160592510_aa49d0.jpg)
Lew Meehan (a.f.)
USA
Best movies:
Annie Oakley (1935)
The Return of Frank James (1940)