Dick Tracy's Dilemma
DEATH BATTLE... with Hook of Doom!
A brisk 1940s crime procedural built on pulp-comic mechanics—a detective chasing a grotesque villain through insurance fraud and murder with steady momentum and period charm.
Dick Tracy investigates the theft of a fortune of fur coats, a possible insurance swindle and several murders, all linked to a huge thug who wears a hook in place of his right hand.
Essence
Ensemble
Ralph Byrd
Dick Tracy
Lyle Latell
Pat Patton
Kay Christopher
Tess Trueheart
Jack Lambert
Steve "The Claw" Michel
Ian Keith
Vitamin Flintheart
Bernadene Hayes
Longshot Lillie the Fence
Jimmy Conlin
Sightless
William B. Davidson
Peter Premium
Tony Barrett
Sam
Tom Keene
Fred
Eddie Borden
Drunk (uncredited)
Al Bridge
Mr. Cudd (uncredited)
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