Dick Tracy vs Crime Inc
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| Dick Tracy vs Crime Inc | |
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| Directed by | William Witney John English |
| Produced by | William J. O'Sullivan |
| Written by | Ronald Davidson Norman S. Hall William Lively Joseph O'Donnell Joseph Poland Chester Gould (comic strip) |
| Starring | Ralph Byrd Michael Owen Jan Wiley John Davidson Ralph Morgan Kenneth Harlan John Dilson Howard C. Hickman |
| Cinematography | Reggie Lanning |
| Distributed by | Republic Pictures |
| Release date(s) | 1939 |
| Running time | 15 chapters (263 min) |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $174,539 (negative cost:$175,919) |
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Dick Tracy vs. Crime, Inc. (1939) is a Republic Movie serial based on the Dick Tracy comic strip. It was directed by the legendary serial team of William Witney and John English with Ralph Byrd reprising his role from the earlier serials. It was the last of the four Dick Tracy serials produced by Republic, although Ralph Byrd went on the potray the character again on television.
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[edit] Plot
[edit] Cast
Ralph Byrd as Dick Tracy
Michael Owen as Billy Carr
Jan Wiley as June 'Eve' Chandler
John Davidson as Lucifer
Ralph Morgan as J.P. Morton
Kenneth Harlan as Police Lt Cosgrove
John Dilson as Henry Weldon
Howard C. Hickman as Stephen Chandler
[edit] Trivia
- This serial, like all the sequels to the 1937 original Dick Tracy serial, was permitted by an interpretation of the original contract, which allowed a "series or serial". Therefore, Chester Gould was not paid again for the right to produce this serial.[1]
[edit] See also
- Dick Tracy - Main Article
- Dick Tracy - Earlier Serial (1937)
- Dick Tracy Returns - Earlier Serial (1938)
- Dick Tracy's G-Men - Earlier Serial (1939)
[edit] References
- ^ Images Journal, last checked 19/03/07
[edit] External links
- Dick Tracy vs. Crime, Inc. at the Internet Movie Database
- Dr Hermes Review of Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.
- Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc. at Todd Gault's Movie Serial Experience
- Dick Tracy serials article at Images Journal
- In The Balcony
- The Serial Squadron
| Preceded by King of the Texas Rangers (1941) |
Republic Serial Dick Tracy vs. Crime, Inc.(1941) |
Succeeded by Spy Smasher (1942) |
| Preceded by Dick Tracy's G-Men (1939) |
Dick Tracy Serial Dick Tracy vs. Crime, Inc. (1941) |
Succeeded by none |
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