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Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome

1947, English. Directed by John Rawlins.

KARLOFF PETRIFIES THEM!

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.

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Released
26 September 1947
Country
United States of America
Written by
Robert E. Kent, Robertson White, Eric Taylor
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What Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome is based on

Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome is based on Dick Tracy, a 1931 comic strip by Chester Gould.

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Watch Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc. (1941), Dick Tracy (1945), Dick Tracy vs. Cueball (1946), and Dick Tracy's Dilemma (1947) first, plus 3 earlier titles listed on this page.

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Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome runs 65 minutes (1h 5m).

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Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome is streaming on Artiflix in India. (Checked 10 November 2026.)

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Who directed Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome?

Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1947) was directed by John Rawlins and stars Boris Karloff, Ralph Byrd, Anne Gwynne.

What is Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome based on?

Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome is based on Dick Tracy, a 1931 comic strip by Chester Gould.

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