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) | December 27, 1941 |
| Running time | 15 chapters (263 minutes) |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $174,539 (negative cost:$175,919)[1] |
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Dick Tracy vs. Crime, Inc. (1941) 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 to portray the character again on television.
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[edit] Cast
[edit] Main cast
- Ralph Byrd as Dick Tracy
- The Ghost
- Michael Owen as Bil Carr
- Jan Wiley as June 'Eve' Chandler
- John Davidson as Lucifer
[edit] Supporting cast
- Ralph Morgan as J.P. Morton
- Kenneth Harlan as Police Lt Cosgrove
- John Dilson as Henry Weldon
- Howard C. Hickman as Stephen Chandler
- Robert Frazer as Daniel Brewster
- Robert Fiske as Walter Cabot
- Jack Mulhall as Jim Wilson
- Hooper Atchley as Arthur Trent
- Anthony Warde as John Corey
- Chuck Morrison as Trask
[edit] Production
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.[2]
[edit] Chapter titles
- The Fatal Hour (28 min 12s)
- The Prisoner Vanishes (16 min 51s)
- Doom Patrol (16 min 52s)
- Dead Man's Trap (16 min 44s)
- Murder at Sea (16 min 41s)
- Besieged (16 min 42s)
- Sea Racketeers (16 min 58s)
- Train of Doom (16 min 48s)
- Beheaded (16 min 46s)
- Flaming Peril (16 min 58s)
- Seconds to Live (16 min 41s)
- Trial by Fire (16 min 41s)
- The Challenge (16 min 45s)
- Invisible Terror (16 min 40s)
- Retribution (16 min 43s)
[edit] See also
- Dick Tracy - Earlier Serial (1937)
- Dick Tracy Returns - Earlier Serial (1938)
- Dick Tracy's G-Men - Earlier Serial (1939)
[edit] References
- ^ Mathis, Jack (1995). Valley of the Cliffhangers Supplement. ISBN 0-9632878-1-8
- ^ Images Journal, last checked 19/03/07
[edit] External links
- Dick Tracy vs. Crime, Inc. at the Internet Movie Database
- Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc. at Todd Gault's Movie Serial Experience
| 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 |
| Preceded by King of the Texas Rangers (1941) |
Witney-English Serial Dick Tracy vs. Crime, Inc.(1941) |
Succeeded by none |
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