Dick Tracy (1945 film)

Dick Tracy (1945 film)
Dick Tracy

Theatrical poster
Directed by William A. Berke
Produced by Herman Schlom
Written by Eric Taylor
Chester Gould (Comic)
Starring Morgan Conway
Music by Roy Webb
Cinematography Frank Redman
Editing by Ernie Leadlay
Distributed by RKO Radio Pictures
Release date(s) December 1, 1945 (1945-12-01)
Running time 61 minutes
Country United States
Language English

Dick Tracy (also known as Dick Tracy, Detective) is a 1945 film based on the Dick Tracy comic strip created by Chester Gould. It is the first feature film adaptation of the comic strip, and the first part of a quadrilogy. The strip had previously been turned into a number of serials.

Plot

Dick Tracy (Morgan Conway), a supremely intelligent police detective, must solve a series of brutal murders in which the victims, all from different social and economic backgrounds, are viciously slashed to pieces by the one known as Splitface. Suspects flourish but Tracy must find the common link of extortion and revenge before more are killed.

Main cast

  • Morgan Conway - Dick Tracy - The tough detective, who let's nothing stand in the way of justice.
  • Anne Jeffreys - Tess Trueheart - Tracy's girlfriend, who often falls victim to her boyfriends workoholism.
  • Mike Mazurki - Alexis "Splitface" Banning - A psychotic ex-con who seeks revenge. His weapon is a sharp surgical knife. He has a big disfiguring scar across his face.
  • Jane Greer - Jane Owens - A suspect.
  • Lyle Latell - Pat Patton - Tracy's bumbling assistant.
  • Joseph Crehan - Chief Brandon - The reliable chief of police.
  • Mickey Kuhn - Junior - Tracy's adopted son.
  • Trevor Bardette - Prof. Linwood J. Starling - A strange medium, and also a suspect.
  • Morgan Wallace - Steve Owens - A stern businessman.
  • Milton Parsons - Deathridge the Undertaker - A mysterious, skeletal suspect.
  • William Halligan - Mayor - The worried mayor of Chicago.

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