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Dick Tracy
1937

Plot Summary
The first of Republics four serials featuring the famous cartoon detective. Tracy goes up against the Lame One and his Spider Armada and a bunch of gadgetry that includes a sound disintegrator and an impressive-looking futuristic aircraft, the flying wing.

Number of Chapters: 15 Chapters

Studio:Republic

Color:b/w
Chapter Titles
1)The Spider Strikes
2) The Bridge of Terror
3) The Fur Pirates
4) Death Rides the Sky
5) Brother against Brother
6) Dangerous Waters
7) The Ghost Town Mystery
8) Battle in the Clouds
9) The Statosphere Adventure
10) The Gold Ship
11) Harbor Pursuits
12) The Trail of the Spider
13) The Fire Trap
14) The Devil in White
15) Brothers United


Credits
Director:Ray Taylor, Alan James
Producer:J. Laurence Wickland
Screenwriter:Barry Shipman, Winston Miller, Morgan Cox

Cast
Dick TracyRalph Byrd
Gwen AndrewsKay Hughes
Mike McGurkSmiley Burnette
JuniorLee Van Atta
MolochJohn Piccori
Gordon Tracy (after Operation)Carleton Young
Clive AndersonFrancis X. Bushman
Ellery BrewsterJohn Dilson
Gordon Tracy (Before Operation)Richard Beach


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