Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome / Dick Tracy, Detective

Starring:Dick Tracy
Studio: Marengo Films
Product Type: DVD

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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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For the Budget Conscious May I Suggest..........2006-11-12

I just watched two of these Tracy flicks, Dick Tracy Detective and Dick Tracy meets Gruesome and both were pretty good. They are Universal productions so unlike a Monogram or similar studio, these have a decent production quality.
I wont review the movies here but if your a Tracy fan you'll enjoy them. I got three of these flicks on the 50 Movie Pack Mystery ASIN: B0001HAGTW here at Amazon, and it was half the price of this package, its only 3 of the 4 films but you get another 47 movies to make up for it and the prints were decent.

Dick Tracy: The Ultimate Collection.......2001-02-20

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.

Suspense Classics 4-Movie Pack - Dick Tracy Detective, Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome, Dick Tracy vs. Cueball, Shadow Strikes

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Suspense Classics 4-Movie Pack - Dick Tracy Detective, Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome, Dick Tracy vs. Cueball, Shadow Strikes
Starring: Morgan Conway , Anne Jeffreys , Mike Mazurki , Jane Greer , and Lyle Latell
Director: William A. Berke , John Rawlins , and Gordon Douglas
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Dick Tracy - 15-Episode Serial

ASIN: B000EMSOAW
Release Date: 2006-02-07

Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome/Dick Tracy, Detective

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Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome/Dick Tracy, Detective
Starring: Boris Karloff; Morgan Conway
Director: Multi
Manufacturer: Miracle Pictures
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ASIN: B0002PX5J6
Release Date: 2002-02-02

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Double Feature, 2 Movies For The Price Of 1

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TRACY MY HERO
Dick Tracy DVD

Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome / Dick Tracy, Detective
Starring: Dick Tracy
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Dick Tracy - 15-Episode Serial

ASIN: B00004WL4X
Release Date: 2000-11-28

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DICK TRACY DETECTIVE-TRACY MEETS GRUESOME (DVD MOVIE)

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TRACY MY HERO.......2005-05-05

I have always loved mystery movies and this DVD has two! If you like the old films like the Thin Man, The Shadow, Mr.Wong Detective... you will love these two movies.

Congratulations to Marengo Films... these are very nicely done. This DVD is a bargain.

Dick Tracy DVD.......2000-12-13

This is a must for Dick Tracy Fans! This DVD released by Marengo Films pairs Dick Tracy Meets Grusome with Boris Karolff and Dick Tracy Detective. The presentation is very well done, the DVD cover has the old comic book look from the 1940's. All the detail is there, the quality is especially good and for the price you can't go wrong!

Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome/Dick Tracy Dilemma

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Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome/Dick Tracy Dilemma
Starring: Gruesome
Manufacturer: Family Value Collection
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ASIN: B0009VV6YY

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2 Movies on 1 DVD! Dick Tracy's Dilemma (1947) Dick Tracy investigates the theft of a fortune of fur coats, a possible insurance swindle and several murders, all linked to a huge thug who wears a hook in place of his right hand. Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1947) Boris Karloff plays a theif Gruesome, who renders his victims helpless with nerve gas.

Crime Stoppers, Vol. 1: Mr. Wong, Detective/Dick Tracy's Dilemma/Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome

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Very Enjoyable Collection
Get a clue, people...
Quick Watson, we've not a moment to lose!
The Great Detective lives on!

Crime Stoppers, Vol. 1: Mr. Wong, Detective/Dick Tracy's Dilemma/Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome
Starring: Ralph Byrd , Lyle Latell , Kay Christopher , Jack Lambert , and Ian Keith
Director: John Rawlins , and William Nigh
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ASIN: B00003ETQB
Release Date: 2000-08-22

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Very Enjoyable Collection.......2007-02-12

All 3 of these films are very enjoyable, with clear picture and terrific sound. They are all short, and the time invested watching them was well-spent. They are classics of the B-movie genre; 2 with Karloff, 2 with Dick Tracy (not the same ones!), all with quick editing, rapid-fire dialogue, witty repartee and wonderful characters. Some politically correct persons may take issue with Karloff's Mr. Wong, but it's what they did back then with low-budget films. I enjoyed this trio of films immensely. PS~A lot of reviewers here got this confused with a Sherlock Holmes anthology, apparently of poor quality. Ignore reviews about this product that refer to the Sherlock Holmes product...

Get a clue, people..........2005-07-29

Sherlock Holmes is not even on this video!

The 3 movies on Crime Stoppers Vol 1 are:

Mr. Wong, Detective - Detective Wong investigates the death of a chemical manufacturer and discovers an international spy ring plotting to steal the secret formula for an invisible poisonous gas. Starring Boris Karloff.

Dick Tracy's Dilemma - An evil villain known as The Claw, named for the steel hook in place of his hand, has murdered a man while robbing a shipment of furs. It's Dick Tracy's job to hunt him down and bring him to justice! Starring Ralph Byrd.

Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome - Boris Karloff plays Gruesome, a delightfully creepy mastermind behind a clever group of bank robbers who use a special gas that temporarily immobilizes people in their tracks. Starring Ralph Byrd.

BONUS features:
"Breakdowns of 1940" - Warner Bros blooper reel
Classic Popeye cartoon - "Popeye for President"
Tales of Mystery and Supense radio show - "Consequences" starring Jimmy Stewart, originally broadcast May 19, 1949.

Quick Watson, we've not a moment to lose!.......2000-07-21

These films of an earlier age are everything a good modern film should not be. They are campy, over-acted, cliche-ish, over dramatised and poorly dubbed (with a british actor's voice for background speech).

In spite of all of that, there is no one else who can play Sherlock Holms and Dr. Watson as can Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce. And the bumbling Inspector LeStrade is priceless. These are classic and timeless films - great fun to watch - one can almost put them in a category with Charlie Chaplain. Very good entertainment value in spite of their short running time (each film generally only ran about one hour in length) and obvious age.

I'd managed to tape all 14 of them from the late night movies a while back; and now watch them whenever I'm in the mood for light entertainment. I'm thrilled that they are finally being released in the DVD format -- hopefully we'll see the entire set re-published.

If you're one of those who turn up their nose at older films because of a lack of action, effects and the like, this collection is not for you. But if you enjoy films of the 40's and liked the exploits of the world's most famous detective, this is a set to get. Get your coat, Watson -- the game is afoot!

~P~

The Great Detective lives on!.......2000-06-20

Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce will be forever remembered as "Hollywood's Holmes and Watson". This DVD gift pack (one hopes the first of many) recaptures the timeless duo in four adventures.

In "The Woman In Green", Holmes finds himself wrapped up in Ripper-like murders of young London women. When he investigates a beautiful woman who is also a master hypnotist, he finds he may end up dead. Features Henry Daniell in a wonderful performance of Holmes' most famous nemesis, Professor Moriarty.

"Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon" finds Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson fighting Nazis in World War II. Loosely based on 'The Dancing Men', Holmes must locate and reclaim the secret plans of a devastatig weapon before the Nazis use it for their own evil purposes. The WWII Holmes films are excellent documents of the times. Many people don't remember the militarization of Hollywood during the 1940s when every film had to pass the litmus test of "How will this help us win the war?" Every film from an American studio was used to a degree as propaganda to help in the war effort. The Sherlock Holmes film series was no exception, and thus we find our beloved characters unaged in the then present day - without explanation, but still an enjoyable film.

Getting away from the War, we come to "Dressed to Kill" where Holmes finds that a music box is the key to an elaborate counterfeiting scheme. Patricia Morrison is great in this film and Rathbone and Bruce have their share of moments as Holmes and Watson.

Finally, probably my favorite, "Terror By Night" is a great Holmes adventure which has as much comic relief as intrigue. A murder has been committed on a train, and Holmes must find the killer before the train reaches it's destination. It's high adventure at high speed where Holmes finds himself reunited with bumbling Scotland Yard Inspector Lestrade, who has just the right amount of comic timing.

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Boris Karloff Is The Main Attraction.......2003-05-04

In DICK TRACY MEETS GRUESOME the famous detective is able to trick Gruesome by placing a false story in the newspapers about another criminal who is going to squeal on Gruesome. Boris Karloff plays the part of Gruesome and he dominates the movie. Ralph Byrd has the role of Dick Tracy and Anne Gwynne is Tess Truehart.

The film was a big success for a "B" movie in both the United States and in Great Britain.

1940's Nostalgia.......2001-02-02

Boris Karloff certainly looks the part as the recently released convict named Gruesome. The nerve gas story is corny as is the bank robbery scene especially when one bloke is frozen just as he is about to sneeze. Ralph Byrd returns as Dick Tracy and he later starred in the early 50's TV series. People who are familiar with the B movies of the 1940's will recognise character actors Milton Parsons and Skelton Knaggs as a professor and his assistant respectively. If you feel like going on a nostalgia trip watch this.

TV Classics Collectors Edition: Dick Tracy: Three TV Moview on DVD (World's Most Famous Detective Series Vol. 3) Features include: Dick Tracy vs, Cueball, Dick Tracy meets Gruesome featuring Boris Karloff, & Dick Tracy's Dilemma (aka Mark of The Claw)

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TV Classics Collectors Edition: Dick Tracy: Three TV Moview on DVD (World's Most Famous Detective Series Vol. 3) Features include: Dick Tracy vs, Cueball, Dick Tracy meets Gruesome featuring Boris Karloff, & Dick Tracy's Dilemma (aka Mark of The Claw)
Starring: Ralph Byrd as Dick Tracy (2 Movies) , Morgan Conway as Dick Tracy (1 Movie) , and Boris Karloff as Gruesome
Manufacturer: Platinum Disc Corporation
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