Dick Tracy (1937)

Plot Summary

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.

Full Cast & Characters

Ralph Byrd

Dick Tracy

Kay Hughes

Gwen Andrews

Smiley Burnette

Mike McGurk

Lee Van Atta

Junior

John Picorri

Moloch

Carleton Young

Gordon Tracy, after

Fred Hamilton

Steve Lockwood

Francis X. Bushman

Chief Clive Anderson

John Dilson

Ellery Brewster [Chs. 1, 12]

Richard Beach

Gordon Tracy, before [Chs. 1, 12]

Byron Foulger

Korvitch [Chs. 1, 12]

Roscoe Gerald

Power Co. Watchman-Thug (uncredited)

Director & Crew

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