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1947•65 min•Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller

Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome

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Is Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome worth watching? With a rating of 5.3/10, this Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller film is a mixed-bag for fans of the genre. Read on for our detailed analysis and user reviews.

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Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome Synopsis

A gang of criminals, which includes a piano player and an imposing former convict known as 'Gruesome', has found out about a scientist's secret formula for a gas that temporarily paralyzes anyone who breathes it. When Gruesome accidentally inhales some of the gas and passes out, the police think he is dead and take him to the morgue, where he later revives and escapes. This puzzling incident attracts the interest of Dick Tracy, and when the criminals later use the gas to rob a bank, Tracy realizes that he must devote his entire attention to stopping them.

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Top Cast

Boris Karloff
Boris KarloffGruesome
Ralph Byrd
Ralph ByrdDick Tracy
Anne Gwynne
Anne GwynneTess Trueheart
Edward Ashley
Edward AshleyDr. L.E. Thal
June Clayworth
June ClayworthDr. I.M. "Irma" Learned
Lyle Latell
Lyle LatellPat Patton
Tony Barrett
Tony BarrettMelody
Skelton Knaggs
Skelton KnaggsX-Ray
James Nolan
James NolanDan Sterne
Joseph Crehan
Joseph CrehanChief Brandon

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Is Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome worth watching?

Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome has received mixed reviews with a 5.3/10 rating. It might be worth watching if you're a fan of Action, Crime, Mystery movies.

Is Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome hit or flop?

Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome has received average ratings (5.3/10), performing moderately with audiences.

What genre is Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome?

Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome is a Action, Crime, Mystery movie that A gang of criminals, which includes a piano player and an imposing former convict known as 'Gruesome', has found out about a scientist's secret formul...

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Critic Reviews

CinemaSerfJul 7, 2022
★ 6

Now this made me laugh - it is certainly one of the more preposterous of these adventure yarns. Dick Tracy (Ralph Byrd) and Tess Trueheart (Anne Gwynne) are called in to investigate a series of intriguing bank robberies where the customers/staff are poleaxed by a nerve gas that enables the robbers to calmly rob the place without anyone even knowing. Of course, at the bottom of the dastardly scene is "Gruesome" - one of the livelier outings for Boris Karloff that I've seen. The script is terrible, and the still-life effects are pretty cheap and cheerful photographic freezes, but you can tell that they - including the wonderful research scientist "I.M. Learned" and Skelton Knaggs ("X-ray") - are having a good time on set. They are there to entertain us, and that they do.