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Dick Tracy

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Tough sleuth Dick Tracy (Morgan Conway) has to crack a case when a series of murder victims starts turning up. Ultimately, he determines that they are linked to escaped convict Splitface (Mike Mazurki). Seeking vengeance, Splitface is hunting down those who have wronged him. When Tracy and his partner, Pat Patton (Lyle Latell), foil the criminal, Splitface kidnaps Tracy's girlfriend, Tess (Anne Jeffreys), holding her hostage to keep the ace detective from sending him back to prison.

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Ed Gonzalez Apollo Guide 07/25/2001
65/100
The best thing about the film is the way Berke manages to shape genuinely suspenseful film-noir elements around an otherwise simple yarn. Go to Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy 09/14/2024
2.5/4
Not particularly distinguishable, but entertaining. Go to Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 11/13/2007
C+
Forgettable crime drama. Go to Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 06/15/2005
2/5
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08/13/2020 An extremely popular movie for its time. It launched the highly successful Dick Tracy movies for RKO. (There were four). Morgan Conway plays Tracy. He's tough, smart and very likable. Anne Jeffries plays an excellent Tess Trueheart. There are a myriad of other suspects..all of them are excellent in their roles. As to who the killer is...it's a good police procedural mystery. I highly enjoyed it! A good family movie! See more 03/08/2017 So-so. Might've been better if Ralph Byrd had been playing Dick Tracy. See more 03/11/2014 Fun and Exciting little B-Gem--Dick Tracy vs Splitface!! See more 04/15/2013 I own this on DVD in a two movie pack along with: * Dick Tracy's Dilemma (1947) See more 03/11/2013 A fun B-movie adaptation of the classic mystery/crime comic strip, much more suspenseful then the more famous Warren Beatty movie. See more 07/28/2012 Noirish adaptation of the famous comic strip. It's nothing great, but it's kind of a fun cartoony noir take on the strip. See more Read all reviews
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William Berke

Director

Morgan Conway

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Anne Jeffreys

Tess Trueheart

Mike Mazurki

"Splitface"

Jane Greer

Judith Owens

Lyle Latell

Pat Patton
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Synopsis Tough sleuth Dick Tracy (Morgan Conway) has to crack a case when a series of murder victims starts turning up. Ultimately, he determines that they are linked to escaped convict Splitface (Mike Mazurki). Seeking vengeance, Splitface is hunting down those who have wronged him. When Tracy and his partner, Pat Patton (Lyle Latell), foil the criminal, Splitface kidnaps Tracy's girlfriend, Tess (Anne Jeffreys), holding her hostage to keep the ace detective from sending him back to prison.
Director
William Berke
Producer
Herman Schlom
Screenwriter
Eric Taylor
Production Co
RKO Radio Pictures Inc.
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 1, 1945, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 1, 2016
Runtime
1h 2m