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Dick Tracy Vs Crime Inc (B&W) |
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Dick Tracy Vs Crime Inc (B&W)
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by Vci Video
Sales Rank: 51668
Price: $19.99
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VCI Entertainment and Republic Pictures present based on Chester Gould's comic strip creation"Dick Tracy vs Crime Inc." (1941) (Dolby digitally remastered), with 15 Chapters of vintage serial episodes loaded with action sequencesour story opens as Dick Tracy (Byrd) and his agents must battle a villain known only as "The Ghost"can this fiend make himself invisiblehow can you fight something you can't see, or can wethis looks like the best serial in the Dick Tracy series, as our favorite detective must come up to the plate and hit a homerunwhich one of the members of the city crime council is "The Ghost".the fight scenes are something to behold, pure magicwhy is this villain so bent on destroying and raising havoc during these wonderful episodes, wish they would never end.but see for yourself (can we see the Ghost), as Tracy outwits this evil man and his diabolical plans to bring an end to Dick Tracy and Republic Pictureswell "serial-buffs" don't leave the theater until the final chapter is over and done with .just remember double thrills, chills, mystery and suspensehitting the bull's eye with excitementdon't miss a single spine thrilling episode..return next week to this local theater for another episode of action and adventure that will keep you thrilled until the next chapter. <br /> <br />Under director's William Witney and John English, associate producer William J. O'Sullivan, Original screenplay by Ronald Davidson, Norman S. Hall, William Lively, Joseph O'Donnell, Joseph F Poland, musical score by Walter Bullock, Cy Feuer, Raoul Kraushaar, William Lava, Peter Tinturin.the cast includes Ralph Byrd (Dick Tracy), Michael Owen (Billy Carr), Jan Wiley (June 'Eve' Chandler), John Davidson (Lucifer), Ralph Morgan (J.P. Morton aka 'The Ghost'), Kenneth Harlan (Police Lt. Cosgrove), John Dilson (Henry Weldon), Howard C. Hickman (Stephen Chandler), Robert Frazer (Daniel Brewster), Robert Fiske (Walter Cabot), Jack Mulhall (Jim Wilson), Hooper Atchley (Arthur Trent)take note the rest of the cast of veteran B-Western and Serial genre with Anthony Warde (John Corey), Edmund Cobb ( Police Guard at Chandler's Gate), Terry Frost (Drake - Marine guard), Bud Geary (Plant Heavy 7), Fred Kohler Jr (House Heavy), Walter Miller (Launch heavy), Eddie Parker (Hideout Heavy), Buddy Roosevelt (Pier Heavy 3), David Sharpe (Pier Heavy 1), Duke Taylor (Deck Heavy), Forrest Taylor (Netzikoff's Butler), Ken Terrell (Plant Heavy 4), Bud Wolfe (Grill Room Heavy)..and how about the Republic stunt team with Bud Wolfe (stunt double for Ralph Byrd), David Sharpe, Duke Taylor, Ken Terrell .meanwhile back to our Republic Serial which is always good till the last drop and this serial is no exceptionthere is a great deal of entertainment here for the cliffhanger fans out thereall courtesy of VCI Entertainment, who in my humble opinion is the best there is in restoring early serials and features. <br /> <br />BIOS: <br />1. Ralph Byrd (as Dick Tracy) <br />Birth Date: 4/22/1909 - Dayton, Ohio <br />Died: 8/18/1952 - Tarzana, CA <br />2. Chester Gould (creator of Dick Tracy) <br />Birth Date:11/20/1900 - Pawnee, Oklahoma <br />Died: 5/11/1985 - Woodstock, Illinois <br />3. Ralph Morgan (brother of actor Frank "Wizard of Oz" Morgan) <br />Birth Date: 7/06/1883 - New York City, NY <br />Died: 6/11/1956 - New York City, NY <br />4. William Witney (Director) <br />Birth Date: 5/15/1910 <br />Died: 3/17/2002 - Pioneer, CA <br />5. John English (Director) <br />Birth Date: 6/25/1903 - Cumberland, England, UK <br />Died: 10/11/1969 - Los Angeles, CA <br /> <br />If you're into vintage serials as I am, why not pick up a copy of the following titles from VCI Home Video: <br />VCI CLIFFHANGER TRAILERS: <br />1. Buck Rogers (Buster Crabbe) <br />2. Adventures of the Flying Cadets (Bobby Jordan) <br />3. Drums of Fu Manchu (Henry Brandon) <br />4. Jungle Girl (Frances Gifford) <br />5. The Phantom (Tom Tyler) <br />6. Zane Greys "King of the Royal Mounted" (Allan "Rocky" Lane) <br />7. Secret Agent X-9 (1945) (Lloyd Bridges & Keye Luke) <br />8. Adventures of Red Ryder (Don "Red" Barry) <br />9. Secret Agent X-9 (1937) (Scott Kolk & Henry Brandon) <br />10.Zorro's Cliffhanger Collection (Reed Hadley, John Carroll & Linda Stirling) <br />11.Dick Tracy's G-Men (Ralph Byrd) <br />12.Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (Buster Crabbe) <br />13.Jungle Jim (Grant Withers & Raymond Hatton) <br />14.Miracle Rider (Tom Mix & Tony Jr) <br /> <br />If you crave action, drama and plenty of adventure then this is the place for all of the abovecheck out another release from VCI Entertainment and Republic Pictures present "Dick Tracy" (1937) (Dolby digitally remastered), adapted from Chester Gould's famous comic strip with 15 Chapters of vintage serial episodes loaded with action sequencesstory line involves a better than average serial.can Dick Tracy survive car and boat chases, airplane death cliffhanger scenes and zeppelin crashes with fisticuffs at every turnwho is the master criminal known as the "Lame One"..can Dick Tracy's brother Gordon be rescued after being kidnapped by the Spider's henchman, as Moloch is preparing a mind altering medical procedurewill the Spider and Moloch succeed with their evil deedswhy is it Tracy never gets his clothes dirty during these episodes.get out there as they're going fast, this is the one you've been waiting for. <br /> <br />Great job by VCI Entertainment for releasing "Dick Tracy vs Crime Inc." (1941), the digital transfere with a clean, clear and crisp printlooking forward to more high quality releases from the vintage serial era of the '30s, '40s & '50sorder your copy now from Amazon or VCI Entertainment where there are plenty of copies available on VHS, stay tuned once again for top notch action mixed with deadly adventure from the "King of Serials" VCIjust the way we like 'em <br /> <br />Total Time: 300 mins on 2 VHS ~ VCI Entertainment 1169 ~ (1/17/2003)
Viewer Reviews
I know Republic had to be economy-minded, but this is ridiculous: Many of the cliffhangers are taken whole cloth from previous Dick Tracy serials. I'm shocked that the great directors Witney and English would go along with such shoddiness, and surprised because until this one each Dick Tracy serial was better than the previous one. Granted, it does have a completely new plot line, but too many scenes are stolen from the previous three Tracys for my taste. Even when the cliffhangers aren't repeats they're not very good, certainly not typical of Witney and English's work. There's one pretty good cliffhanger in Chapter 12, but the one in Chapter 14 is a non-event.
Incidentally, this final Dick Tracy marks the longest running serial series in film history, with a total of 60 chapters. Ralph Byrd was a fine actor, and he made his mark in serial history with this series. Frankly, in this one he looks like he was getting a little tired of the role.
Jan Wiley, who was quite good in "Secret Agent X-9" (1945), is pretty wooden in this one, just hanging around in the great tradition of Tracy's previous assistants.
If I hadn't seen the previous three Tracys I probably would have rated this a little higher, but I can't get over the perfidy of adding all those scenes from previous serials. It completely spoiled the whole movie for me. Heck, even the title is a misnomer, as the plot isn't really about an organization called Crime, Inc., but rather a criminal called the Ghost who can make himself invisible. Frankly, I guessed his identity pretty early on: I recognized his voice both as the Ghost and from a previous serial with the same actor, and furthermore the credits give him away.
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