Dick Tracy

Overview

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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.

Cast & crew

Dick TracyRalph Byrd

Gwen AndrewsKay Hughes

Mike McGurkSmiley Burnette

J

JuniorLee Van Atta

MolochJohn Picorri

Gordon Tracy, afterCarleton Young

S

Steve LockwoodFred Hamilton

Chief Clive AndersonFrancis X. Bushman

Ellery Brewster [Chs. 1, 12]John Dilson

G

Gordon Tracy, before [Chs. 1, 12]Richard Beach

Korvitch [Chs. 1, 12]Byron Foulger

P

Power Co. Watchman-Thug (uncredited)Roscoe Gerald

• Alan James · Director
• Ray Taylor · Director
• Morgan Cox · Writer
• Barry Shipman · Writer
• Winston Miller · Writer
• George Morgan · Writer
• Chester Gould · Writer