In 1937 Republic Pictures premiered the first onscreen outing of the classic comic strip crime-fighting, yellow-hatted detective created by Chester Gould, DICK TRACY. In this classic 15 chapter serial, G-man Dick Tracy (Ralph Byrd) is pitted up against a criminal organization known as the Spider Ring, that carry-out a vast array of terrible plots - from taking down the San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge with an under wraps sonic device, to hijacking plans for a high-speed aircraft, to cheating the markets with the spread of counterfeit bills - all at the behest of their mysteriously veiled leader, The Lame One. When the gang’s actions lend them to a federal investigation led by Tracy, along with his companions, Steve Lockwood (Fred Hamilton) and Mike McGurk (Smiley Burnette), The Lame One instructs his gang to set their sights on Tracy’s brother, Gordon (Richard Beach/Carleton Young) in an effort to halt the heroic G-man.
Directed by ALAN JAMES & RAY TAYLOR
Starring RALPH BYRD KAY HUGHES SMILEY BURNETTE LEE VAN ATTA JOHN PICORRI CARLETON YOUNG FRED HAMILTON RICHARD BEACH and FRANCIS X. BUSHMAN
Written by BARRY SHIPMAN WINSTON MILLER MORGAN COX GEORGE MORGAN
Based on the comic strip by CHESTER GOULD
NOT RATED, 4 hrs. 50 min, B&W, NTSC (All Regions), 4:3, English, 1937
DVD produced and distributed by ROSIE & ERNIE PRODUCTIONS, LLC, P.O. Box 3249, Pensacola, FL 32516.
All rights to “DICK TRACY” (1937) are within the public domain.
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In 1937 Republic Pictures premiered the first onscreen outing of the classic comic strip crime-fighting, yellow-hatted detective created by Chester Gould, DICK TRACY. In this classic 15 chapter serial, G-man Dick Tracy (Ralph Byrd) is pitted up against a criminal organization known as the Spider Ring, that carry-out a vast array of terrible plots - from taking down the San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge with an under wraps sonic device, to hijacking plans for a high-speed aircraft, to cheating the markets with the spread of counterfeit bills - all at the behest of their mysteriously veiled leader, The Lame One. When the gang’s actions lend them to a federal investigation led by Tracy, along with his companions, Steve Lockwood (Fred Hamilton) and Mike McGurk (Smiley Burnette), The Lame One instructs his gang to set their sights on Tracy’s brother, Gordon (Richard Beach/Carleton Young) in an effort to halt the heroic G-man.
Directed by ALAN JAMES & RAY TAYLOR
Starring RALPH BYRD KAY HUGHES SMILEY BURNETTE LEE VAN ATTA JOHN PICORRI CARLETON YOUNG FRED HAMILTON RICHARD BEACH and FRANCIS X. BUSHMAN
Written by BARRY SHIPMAN WINSTON MILLER MORGAN COX GEORGE MORGAN
Based on the comic strip by CHESTER GOULD
NOT RATED, 4 hrs. 50 min, B&W, NTSC (All Regions), 4:3, English, 1937
DVD produced and distributed by ROSIE & ERNIE PRODUCTIONS, LLC, P.O. Box 3249, Pensacola, FL 32516.
All rights to “DICK TRACY” (1937) are within the public domain.
Logo, package design, and summary © 2025 Rosie & Ernie Productions, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
