Action Crime Mystery Thriller
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.
Directed by
John Rawlins
Boris Karloff
Gruesome
Harry Harvey
Humphrey (Bank Guard) (uncredited)
Lex Barker
City Hospital Driver (uncredited)
Robert Bray
Sergeant (uncredited)
Sean McClory
Officer Carney (uncredited)
Ernie Adams
Waiter at Hangman's Knot (uncredited)
Eddie Borden
Bank Customer (uncredited)
Jason Robards Sr.
Bank Officer (uncredited)
Phil Arnold
Sneezing Bank Customer (uncredited)
Lee Phelps
Detective (uncredited)
George Cooper
Stone (Bank Teller) (uncredited)
Milton Parsons
Dr. A. Tomic
Bert Roach
Crandall (uncredited)
Harry Strang
Tim (uncredited)
Ralph Byrd
Dick Tracy
Tony Barrett
Melody
Anne Gwynne
Tess Trueheart
Edward Ashley
Dr. L.E. Thal
Joseph Crehan
Chief Brandon
James Nolan
Dan Sterne
Robert Clarke
Fred (Police Analyst) (uncredited)
William Gould
Pop (uncredited)
Skelton Knaggs
X-Ray
Tom Keene
Dr. Frankey (uncredited)
George Lloyd
Owner of the Hangman's Knot (uncredited)
Lyle Latell
Pat Patton
Lorin Raker
Insolvent Borrower (uncredited)
Lew Meehan
Police Driver in Montage (uncredited)
June Clayworth
Dr. I.M. "Irma" Learned
Suzi Crandall
Blonde Bank Customer (uncredited)
Walter Bacon
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Ben Hall
Luke (Police Stooge) (uncredited)
Robert Malcolm
Doctor (uncredited)
Bruce Mitchell
Police Sgt. in Montage (uncredited)
Tex Swan
Policeman (uncredited)

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