Police detective Dick Tracy (Morgan Conway) battles his rogues' gallery of villains. He is supported by loyal girlfriend Tess Trueheart (Anne Jeffreys) and adopted son Junior despite his work taking precedent. In this case, he is facing off against gangster Splitface (Mike Mazurki) with a scar running down his face. The investigation leads to nightclub owner Steve Owens and his daughter Judith (Jane Greer).
Dick Tracy was first published in 1931. RKO gets the rights and this is their first movie. It's an hour long and has the feel of a B-movie serial. Splitface is not actually from the comic strip, but he looks like it. It has some good fist-i-cuffs and stunt work for the climax. It's a bunch of chases and pursuits with a sprinkling of functional investigating. It's a quick in-and-out with nothing that demanding.
Dick Tracy was first published in 1931. RKO gets the rights and this is their first movie. It's an hour long and has the feel of a B-movie serial. Splitface is not actually from the comic strip, but he looks like it. It has some good fist-i-cuffs and stunt work for the climax. It's a bunch of chases and pursuits with a sprinkling of functional investigating. It's a quick in-and-out with nothing that demanding.