This movie serial sees for the first time on screen Dick Tracy (Ralph Byrd) and his G-men battling against urban evil. This time it’s the club-footed mastermind know as The Lame One who plots a war on the G-men. Using his stratospheric aircraft he terrorises the city with his high-frequency sound wave weapon. At the same time, The Spider Gang kidnap Tracy’s brother, Gordon. Part one consists of the first seven episodes.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
315685
Language
English
Audience classification
PG
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Comic strip characters in motion pictures
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion picture serials
Courtroom, Crime, Espionage & Thrillers
Courtroom, Crime, Espionage & Thrillers → Crime films
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)