Dick Tracy vs. Crime, Inc.

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Plot

Dick Tracy and his allies find themselves up against a villain known as The Ghost, with the impossible ability of becoming invisible.[2]

Cast

Main cast

Supporting cast

Production

Dick Tracy vs. Crime, Inc. cost $175,919 (a $1,380 overspend).[3]

It was filmed between September 17 and October 24, 1941 under the working titles Dick Tracy Strikes Again and Dick Tracy's Revenge.[3] The serial's production number was 1097.[3]

The scenes of giant waves hitting New York were recycled from the RKO Pictures film Deluge.[4]

Cliffhangers

Most of the cliffhangers were stock footage from previous Dick Tracy serials. However, the reuse of the highlights of previous Dick Tracy serials actually added to this serial, making it seem like a "best of" compilation.[5]

Release

Theatrical

Dick Tracy vs. Crime, Inc.'s official release date is December 27, 1941, during Christmas week 1941,[5] although this is actually the date the seventh chapter was made available to film exchanges.[3]

The serial was re-released on October 8, 1952, under the title Dick Tracy vs. Phantom Empire, between the first runs of Zombies of the Stratosphere and Jungle Drums of Africa.[3]

VCI released the serial on 2 DVD discs in 2008. It was later released together with the other three Dick Tracy serials in a boxed DVD set by VCI in 2013.

Critical reception

Cline states that the Dick Tracy serials were "unexcelled in the action field," adding that "in any listing of serials released after 1930, the four Dick Tracy adventures from Republic must stand out as classics of the suspense detective thrillers, and the models for many others to follow."[5] He goes on to describe Dick Tracy vs. Crime, Inc. as one of the most outstanding of all serials.[6]

This was a popular serial when first released, and in the opinion of Harmon and Glut, the best of the Dick Tracy serials.[4]

Chapter titles

  1. The Fatal Hour (28 min 12s)
  2. The Prisoner Vanishes (16 min 51s)
  3. Doom Patrol (16 min 52s)
  4. Dead Man's Trap (16 min 44s)
  5. Murder at Sea (16 min 41s)
  6. Besieged (16 min 42s)
  7. Sea Racketeers (16 min 58s)
  8. Train of Doom (16 min 48s)
  9. Beheaded (16 min 46s)
  10. Flaming Peril (16 min 58s)
  11. Seconds to Live (16 min 41s)
  12. Trial by Fire (16 min 41s)
  13. The Challenge (16 min 45s)
  14. Invisible Terror (16 min 40s)
  15. Retribution (16 min 43s)

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See also

References

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