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| Director: | John English, William Witney |
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| Writer: | Barry Shipman, Franklin Adreon, Rex Taylor, Sol Shor, Ronald Davidson |
| Staring: |
| A mad doctor named Zanoff uses a drug to bring himself back from the dead after his execution in prison. Dick Tracy sets out to capture Zanoff before he can put his criminal gang back together again. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 02, 1939 |
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| Director: | John English, William Witney |
| Writer: | Barry Shipman, Franklin Adreon, Rex Taylor, Sol Shor, Ronald Davidson |
| Genres: | Action, Crime, Mystery |
| Keywords | movie serial, dick tracy |
| Production Companies | Republic Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 09, 2025 Entered: Apr 27, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Ralph Byrd | Dick Tracy |
| Irving Pichel | Nicolas Zarnoff |
| Ted Pearson | Agent Steve Lockwood |
| Walter Miller | Henchman Robal |
| George Douglas | Henchman Sandoval |
| Kenneth Harlan | FBI Chief Clive Anderson [Chs. 13-15] |
| Robert Carson | Agent Scott |
| Julian Madison | Agent Foster |
| Ted Mapes | Agent Dan Murchison |
| Jennifer Jones | Gwen Andrews |
| William Stahl | Agent Bruce |
| Robert Wayne | Agent Wilbur |
| Joe McGuinn | Henchman Tom |
| Ken Terrell | Henchman Ed |
| Harry Humphrey | Warden Stover |
| Harrison Greene | Baron |
| Broderick O'Farrell | Russell |
| George Allen | Barge Crewman |
| Ed Brady | Jonas |
| Robert Brister | Dr. Kranz |
| Earle D. Bunn | Al |
| George Burton | Henchman |
| Budd Buster | Cappy |
| Louis Caits | Jerry the Human Fly |
| Ed Cassidy | Yacht Captain |
| James Cassidy | Mr. Collins |
| Allan Cavan | 2nd Warden |
| Eddie Cherkose | Thug in Ghost Town |
| George Cleveland | Gramps Williams |
| Edmund Cobb | Lt. Reynolds |
| Tris Coffin | Emissary Zobar (uncredited) |
| Russell Collier | Police Dispatcher |
| Ken Cooper | Gus |
| Alan Davis | Capt. Link |
| George DeNormand | Jack |
| Charles Dorety | Barge Thug |
| Curley Dresden | Thug on Boat |
| James Fawcett | Thug in House |
| Joseph Forte | Stanton |
| Jerry Frank | Jake |
| Charles K. French | Doctor |
| Milton Frome | Officer |
| Bud Geary | Ben |
| Ray Harper | Martin |
| Robert Hartford | Gus |
| Barry Hays | Johnson |
| Edward Hearn | Forest Ranger |
| Reed Howes | Slim |
| Charles Hutchison | Brandon |
| Lloyd Ingraham | Judge Stoddard |
| Perry Ivins | Emissary Telef |
| Bob Jamison | Thug at Truck |
| Ray Johnson | Phony Gas Station Attendant |
| Jack Kenney | Ward |
| Ethan Laidlaw | Pete |
| William Lally | Thug in Ghost Town |
| Harry Lang | Barossa |
| Raymond Largay | FRussell |
| Bert LeBaron | Thug at Lighthouse |
| John Locke | Newscaster |
| Carey Loftin | Trooper on Foot |
| Merrill McCormick | Green's Assistant |
| Millard McGowan | Thug at Hangar |
| Sammy McKim | Sammy Williams |
| Frank Meredith | Officer Duffy |
| Walter Merrill | Junior Officer |
| Bruce Mitchell | Prison Guard |
| John Moloney | Tim |
| Monte Montague | Bayside Dock Thug |
| Charles Murphy | Stopes |
| Bill Nestell | Thug in Truck |
| Frank O'Connor | Army Captain |
| Eddie Parker | Bayside Dock Thug |
| Edward Peil Sr. | Price |
| Charles Phillips | Thug on Barge |
| Allen Pomeroy | Bayside Dock Thug |
| Stanley Price | Dr. Shang |
| Jack Raymond | Gus Fleming |
| Charles Regan | Thug at Dam |
| Jack Roberts | Lenny Slade |
| Dick Rush | Police Sergeant |
| Bigelow Sayre | Davis |
| Fred Schaefer | Bayside Dock Thug |
| Gilman Shelton | Joe |
| Charles Sherlock | Car 14 Trooper |
| Lee Shumway | Burke |
| Cy Slocum | Thug in House |
| Tom Steele | Lighthouse and House Thug |
| Charles Sullivan | Brody |
| Bernard Suss | Emissary Lassen |
| Josef Swickard | Presidente Huenemo Mendoza |
| Al Taylor | Launch Henchman |
| Forrest Taylor | Mr. Stevens |
| Bob Terry | Benton |
| Sailor Vincent | Intern |
| Peter von Ziegler | Green |
| Herman E. Webber | James Robinson |
| Wally West | Henchman in Office |
| Bill Wilkus | Thug at Hangar |
| Bud Wolfe | Bill / 3rd Ghost Town Thug |
| Bill Yrigoyen | Howard |
| Joe Yrigoyen | Barge Crewman |
| Name | Job |
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| John English | Director |
| Barry Shipman | Screenplay |
| Franklin Adreon | Screenplay |
| Rex Taylor | Screenplay |
| Sol Shor | Screenplay |
| Bernard Loftus | Editor |
| Ronald Davidson | Screenplay |
| William Nobles | Director of Photography |
| Paul Sawtell | Original Music Composer |
| William Witney | Director |
| William Lava | Original Music Composer |
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| 2024 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2025 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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