Dick Tracy (1937)

Crime
Action
Comedy
Thriller

Dick Tracy's foe for this serial is the crime boss and Masked Mystery Villain The Spider/The Lame One and his Spider Ring. In the process of various crimes, including using his Flying wing and sound weapon to destroy the Bay Bridge in San Francisco and stealing an experimental "Speed Plane", the Spider captures Dick Tracy's brother, Gordon. The Spider's minion, Dr. Moloch, performs a brain operation on Gordon Tracy to turn him evil, making him secretly part of the Spider Ring and so turning brother against brother.

Cast

Dick Tracy
Gwen Andrews
Korvitch [Chs. 1, 12]
Power Co. Watchman-Thug (uncredited)
Mike McGurk
Gordon Tracy, after
Steve Lockwood
Chief Clive Anderson
Ellery Brewster [Chs. 1, 12]
Gordon Tracy, before [Chs. 1, 12]

Crew

Screenplay
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Original Music Composer