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Dick Tracy's Dilemma

Dick Tracy's Dilemma

DEATH BATTLE... with Hook of Doom!

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Dick Tracy investigates the theft of a fortune of fur coats, a possible insurance swindle and several murders, all linked to a huge thug who wears a hook in place of his right hand.

Directed by John Rawlins
Written by Chester Gould, Robert Stephen Brode
Produced by Herman Schlom
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Top Cast

Ralph Byrd

Ralph Byrd

Dick Tracy

Lyle Latell

Lyle Latell

Pat Patton

Kay Christopher

Kay Christopher

Tess Trueheart

Jack Lambert

Jack Lambert

Steve "The Claw" Michel

Ian Keith

Ian Keith

Vitamin Flintheart

Bernadene Hayes

Bernadene Hayes

Longshot Lillie the Fence

Jimmy Conlin

Jimmy Conlin

Sightless

William B. Davidson

William B. Davidson

Peter Premium

Tony Barrett

Tony Barrett

Sam

Tom Keene

Tom Keene

Fred

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Themes & Keywords

insurance fraudbased on comicsequelfur coathook for a handpsychotronic film

About Dick Tracy's Dilemma

Dick Tracy's Dilemma is a drama, crime film released in 1947 exploring themes of insurance fraud, based on comic, sequel, fur coat, hook for a hand, psychotronic film. Directed by John Rawlins, it stars Ralph Byrd, Lyle Latell, Kay Christopher. Dick Tracy investigates the theft of a fortune of fur coats, a possible insurance swindle and several murders, all linked to a huge thug who wears a hook in place of his right hand.

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