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Dick Tracy's G-Men
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| Dick Tracy's G-Men | |
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| Directed by | William Witney John English |
| Produced by | Robert M Beche |
| Written by | Franklin Adreon Ronald Davidson Barry Shipman Sol Shor Chester Gould (comic strip) |
| Starring | Ralph Byrd Irving Pichel Ted Pearson Phyllis Isley Walter Miller George Douglas |
| Cinematography | William Nobles |
| Distributed by | Republic Pictures |
| Release date(s) | 1939 |
| Running time | 15 chapters (270 min) |
| IMDb profile | |
Dick Tracy's G-Men (1939) is a 15-Chapter Republic Movie Serial starring Ralph Byrd based on the Dick Tracy comic strip by Chester Gould. It was directed by William Witney and John English.
Contents |
Zarnoff, foreign spy and mad scientist, escapes from the gas chamber and swears vengeance against the man who put him there, Dick Tracy, who must chase him down again in return.
Ralph Byrd as Dick Tracy
Irving Pichel as Nicolas Zarnoff
Ted Pearson as Agent Steve Lockwood
Phyllis Isley as Gwen Andrews
Walter Miller as Henchman Robal
George Douglas as Henchman Sandoval
- The Master Spy
- Captured
- The False Signal
- The Enemy Strikes
- Crack-Up!
- Sunken Peril
- Tracking the Enemy
- Chamber of Doom
- Flames of Jeopardy
- Crackling Fury
- Caverns of Peril
- Fight in the Sky
- The Fatal Ride -- Re-Cap Chapter
- Getaway
- The Last Stand
- "G-Man" is a contemporary slang term for an agent of the FBI. In the comic strip Dick Tracy is actually a detective in the police force of an unnamed Midwestern city resembling Chicago.
- This serial, like all the sequels to the 1937 original Dick Tracy serial, was permitted by an interpretation of the original contract, which allowed a "series or serial". Therefore, Chester Gould was not paid again for the right to produce this serial.[1]
- Phyllis (Gwen Andrews) Isley went on to win an Academy Award for best actress four years later in 1943 for The Song of Bernadette, under the screen name Jennifer Jones.
- Dick Tracy - Main Article
- Dick Tracy - Earlier Serial (1937)
- Dick Tracy Returns - Earlier Serial (1938)
- Dick Tracy vs Crime Inc - Sequel Serial (1941)
- ^ Images Journal Article, last checked 19/03/07
- Dick Tracy's G-Men at the Internet Movie Database
- Dick Tracy Article at Images: A Journal of Film and Popular Culture
- The Serial Squadron
| Preceded by Daredevils of the Red Circle (1939) |
Republic Serial Dick Tracy's G-Men (1939) |
Succeeded by Zorro's Fighting Legion (1939) |
| Preceded by Dick Tracy Returns (1938) |
Dick Tracy Serial Dick Tracy's G-Men (1939) |
Succeeded by Dick Tracy vs Crime Inc (1941) |