Dick Tracy’s Dilemma (1947)

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Den maj 20, 1947, Ralph Byrd tilbage til Dick Tracy franchise i Dick Tracy dilemma (1947). Det var gode nyheder for fans af franchisen selv Chester Gould var en bemærkelsesværdig undtagelse. Gould skabte Tracy tegn for den komiske side af Detroit Mirror. Efter Chicago Tribune afhentet tegneserien for syndikering, det popularitet eksploderede. Gould

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Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1947)

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Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1947) is one of the final entries (affiliate link) i “B” film series. RKO Pictures took the series over from Republic Pictures, who released the original Dick Tracy serials in the late 1930s and early 1940s. RKO Pictures released the film to theaters on September 26, 1947. RKO brought Boris Karloff in to play Gruesome, one

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Dick Tracy (1937)

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In early 1937, Republic Pictures released the first chapter of its first Dick Tracy serial. Dick Tracy (affiliate link) consisted of 15 chapters for a total of almost 300 minutter. Ralph Byrd played the popular comic book detective Dick Tracy. In this serial, the Spider, whose true identity is unknown, leads a gang of criminals dedicated to enriching themselves and

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Things to Come (1936)

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H.G. Wells skrev historien om ting til at komme, which was turned into a film (affiliate link) i 1936. Filmen åbner i julen 1940 i Everytown (naturligvis London) lige før krigens udbrud. Krigen varer næsten tredive år før “flyverne” ledet af John Cabal, en tidligere bosiddende i Everytown, leads the survivors to victory over the

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Dick Tracy vs. Cueball (1946)

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Chester Gould created the Dick Tracy comic strip in 1931. Originally published through the Detroit Metro, the strip moved to the Chicago Tribune where it made the paper and Gould rich through syndication. It was only a matter of time before Dick Tracy made his debut on the silver screen. Ralph Byrd played Dick Tracy in four 15 chapter serials

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Dick Tracy Returns (1938)

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Den August 20, 1938, Republic Pictures released the second Dick Tracy serial, Dick Tracy Returns (1938). Ralph Byrd returns to the role of Dick Tracy. In this series, Dick Tracy battles crime boss Pa Stark and his five sons. Pa Stark involves himself in almost every criminal enterprise in the city over the 15 chapters of the series. From car

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Mysterious Mr. Motion (1938)

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Oktober 14, 1938, 20th Century-Fox Film Corporation released the fifth of eight Mr. Moto Films starring Peter Lorre as Interpol Policeman Kentaro Moto. In Mysterious Mr. Motion (1938), Mr. Moto infiltrates a prison and helps a prisoner escape to discover the plans of his criminal organization. Mr. Moto breaks international criminal Paul Brissac, played by Leon Ames, out of

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Tak, Mr. Motion (1937)

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Juleaften, 1937, den anden hr. Moto film, Tak, Mr. Motion (1937) staring Peter Lorre, debuterede. International Agent Hr. Moto bestræber sig på at beskytte kinesiske kulturskatte fra internationale forbrydere. De Syv Ruller vil afsløre skjulested for Tomb Djengis Khan. Genghis Khan’s warriors reportedly buried great treasure with their dead leader. Mr. Moto’s friend Prince

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The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt (1939)

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Den January 27, 1939, Columbia Pictures released the first of the Lone Wolf films, The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt (1939). Warren William plays the “Lone Wolf” Michael Lanyard, a former safe burglar and jewel thief. The film opens with two men kidnapping Lanyard off the streets of Washington, D.C. A mysterious man asks Lanyard to burglarize a safe but he

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