Product Details

• Actors: Morgan Conway, Anne Jeffreys, Mike Mazurki, Jane Greer, Lyle Latell
• Directors: Gordon Douglas, John Rawlins, William Berke
• Writers: Chester Gould, Dane Lussier, Eric Taylor, Luci Ward, Robert E. Kent
• Format: Black & White, DVD, Special Edition, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono)
• Region: All Regions
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 2
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: ROAN
• DVD Release Date: October 26, 1999
• Run Time: 248 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6305493723
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #226,373 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Dick Tracy Collection: (Dick Tracy, Detective / Dick Tracy vs. Cueball / Dick Tracy's Dilemma / Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome)" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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"Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome" starring Boris Karloff. Interview with creator Chester Gould. "Dick Tracy in B Flat" starring Bing Crosby (Tracy), Bob Hope, Frank Sinatra, Dinah Shore & Jimmy Durante. 4 Radio Broadcasts.

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22 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dick Tracy: The Ultimate Collection, February 19, 2001

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Eric Pregosin (New Carrollton, Maryland United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dick Tracy Collection: (Dick Tracy, Detective / Dick Tracy vs. Cueball / Dick Tracy's Dilemma / Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome) (DVD)

If you liked the Dick Tracy comics, you'll love these 4 films. The first 2 on disc 1 star Morgan Conway, a little known actor, who does look the part. The other 2 on disc 2 bring back Ralph Byrd who played the role in 4 cliff hanger serials in the 30s. Plus there are some nice little extras after each movie on each side of each disc. So put on your yellow trenchcoats it's time for some grade B mysteries of grade A caliber.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Introduction to Dick Tracy, October 11, 2008

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Avid Reader (Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dick Tracy Collection (DVD)

A sampling of Dick Tracy for those who yearn for a bit of nostalgia, or to introduce new generations to this futuristic crime fighter. This set comes beautifully packaged in a black wooden storage case, with four full DVD movies, excellent for gifting. The set features two different leads and were filmed by Republic Features.

Includes two movies starring Morgan Conway as Tracy: DICK TRACY (1945) and DICK TRACY VS. CUEBALL (1946), and two more movies starring Ralph Byrd as Tracy: DICK TRACY'S DILEMMA (1947) and DICK TRACY MEETS GRUESOME (1947), which also features Boris Karloff as the lead villain.

5.0 out of 5 stars The Cartoon Comes to the Movies, April 17, 2010

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Acute Observer (By the Shore NJ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dick Tracy Collection: (Dick Tracy, Detective / Dick Tracy vs. Cueball / Dick Tracy's Dilemma / Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome) (DVD)

The Dick Tracy Collection, DVD

The "Dick Tracy" comic strip began around 1930 when Chester Gould created it for the `Chicago Tribune' ("The World's Greatest Newspaper"). Some said Dick Tracy was based on Eliot Ness, the famous Prohibition Agent of the US Treasury Department. Its purpose was to influence public opinion for the support of the police in Chicago and elsewhere. It was liked by adults because of its cleverness and stories that appealed to the public. Its villains were famous for their distinctive features, a belief fostered by some criminologists that is now out of date. Some of the "James Bond" novels also featured villains with some physical deformity. It was continued after the retirement of Chester Gould, but was dropped from my local newspaper in the 1970s. Comic strips, like TV series, have a variable lifetime.

These four movies came from the RKO film factory. The first two used actor Morgan Conway. He was replaced by Ralph Byrd for the last two. Byrd played "Dick Tracy" in the serials of the 1930s. There is more comic relief in the later pictures. Its popularity showed it met the needs and wants of its audiences (fighting crime in the city). There was no mention of corrupt politicians or similar scandals, even in the big city where this originated. The comic strip would also have interesting facts and tips for the general public. These Hollywood movies were low-cost productions compared to "The Thin Man" series. Crime dramas continue as a staple for movies and television today.

"Dick Tracy, Detective" deals with the slashing murders of people. What is the connection? After the Mayor gets a death threat Dick Tracy figures out the solution and searches for the killer "Splitface".
"Dick Tracy versus Cueball" starts by investigating a murder on a ship. This leads to a stolen jewelry gang. [A small business operation.] Dick Tracy uses a lure to locate the murderer, who makes his final escape in a railroad yard.
"Dick Tracy's Dilemma" begins with a robbery-murder at a fur vault. They track the connection to "The Claw". Dick Tracy pursues "The Claw" who meets his end while hiding by a high-voltage transformer.
"Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome" deals with a bank robbery where a toxic gas immobilizes the customers. Dick traces the gas to a scientific lab, and connects a worker there to "Gruesome". Dick catches up to the villain, shots are fired, and "Gruesome" falls.