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Dick Tracy poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 58.1 / 100
1937·Action / Comedy / Crime·1h 10m

DICK TRACY

“ACE G-MAN --- WAGING A ONE-MAN WAR ON CRIME!”

Dick Tracy's foe for this serial is the crime boss and Masked Mystery Villain The Spider/The Lame One and his Spider Ring. In the process of various crimes, including using his Flying wing and sound weapon to destroy the Bay Bridge in San Francisco and stealing an experimental "Speed Plane", the Spider captures Dick Tracy's brother, Gordon. The Spider's minion, Dr. Moloch, performs a brain operation on Gordon Tracy to turn him evil, making him secretly part of the Spider Ring and so turning brother against brother.

Above the Line
Alan James, Ray Taylor·DirectorWinston Miller·ScreenplayBarry Shipman·ScreenplayEdgar Lyons·Director of PhotographyAlberto Colombo·Original Music ComposerHelene Turner·Editor
Cast
Ralph Byrd·Dick TracyKay Hughes·Gwen AndrewsSmiley Burnette·Mike McGurkLee Van Atta·JuniorJohn Picorri·MolochCarleton Young·Gordon Tracy, afterFred Hamilton·Steve LockwoodFrancis X. Bushman·Chief Clive AndersonJohn Dilson·Ellery Brewster [Chs. 1, 12]Richard Beach·Gordon Tracy, before [Chs. 1, 12]
Full Crew
(17 credits)
Directing· 2
Ray Taylor·DirectorAlan James·Director
Writing· 5
Winston Miller·ScreenplayMorgan Cox·StoryBarry Shipman·ScreenplayGeorge Morgan·StoryChester Gould·Characters
Camera· 2
Edgar Lyons·Director of PhotographyWilliam Nobles·Director of Photography
Editing· 4
Helene Turner·EditorEdward Todd·EditorWilliam Witney·EditorMurray Seldeen·Supervising Editor
Sound & Music· 2
Alberto Colombo·Original Music ComposerTerry Kellum·Sound Engineer
Production· 2
Nat Levine·ProducerJ. Laurence Wickland·Associate Producer
By the Numbers
58.1
OF 100
Master Score
6.5
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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Poster DNA

THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Dick Tracy's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#000000
#FFDA33
#000080
Mood
Mysterious, Classic
Composition
Centered
Era
1940s
Visual Style
Graphic Design

“The movie poster features a stylized silhouette of Dick Tracy, a man wearing a yellow fedora and trench coat, set against a dark background. He is positioned wi”

crime
Key Elements
HatTrench CoatCircle
Atmosphere
Dark
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Abstract
Design Score
7/10
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