Dick Tracy (serial)

Dick Tracy is a 1937 15-chapter serial film about a criminal who hypnotizes the brother of a detective.
 * Directed by Alan James. Written by Barry Shipman.

ACE G-MAN --- WAGING A ONE-MAN WAR ON CRIME! (taglines)

Moloch

 * Brother against brother - one good, one evil. Ahh, I wonder which will win?

Dialogue

 * Dick Tracy: That was a pretty good tackle you made there, son.
 * Junior: Aw, gee, that was nothing. But, say, you sure can use a gun! You're Dick Tracy, aren't you?
 * Dick Tracy: Yes.
 * Junior: I'm just an orphan. Some day I'm gonna be a G-Man, too!
 * Dick Tracy: Well, now's a good time to start. Come along.


 * [the Spider's henchmen have kidnapped Dick Tracy's brother and Moloch prepares to begin a mind-altering medical procedure]
 * The Spider: Hmm, his condition seems critical.
 * Moloch: What if should die?
 * The Spider: Then we will eliminate a very dangerous enemy.
 * Moloch: He won't die, but by means of this operation - a simple altering of certain glands - he will be unable to distinguish between right and wrong.
 * The Spider: In that event, he will be very useful to us, Moloch, very useful.


 * Orphange matron: Have you seen anything of Junior? Oh, there you are! Why aren't you get on the bus with the others? Everyone was terribly worried, you bad boy!
 * Junior: Well, I'm sorry, ma'am.
 * Dick Tracy: I'd like to keep this little rascal with me for a while, Miss. You see, he can identify one of the men that got away, and his life won't be safe until this matter is cleared up.

Taglines

 * ACE G-MAN --- WAGING A ONE-MAN WAR ON CRIME!

Cast

 * Ralph Byrd — Dick Tracy
 * Kay Hughes — Gwen Andrews
 * Smiley Burnette — Mike McGurk
 * Lee Van Atta — Junior
 * John Picorri — Dr Moloch
 * Richard Beach — Gordon Tracy (pre-operation in Chapter 1)
 * Carleton Young — Gordon Tracy (post-operation in Chapter 1)
 * Fred Hamilton — Steve Lockwood
 * Francis X. Bushman — Clive Anderson