Dick Tracy Returns

Based On “Dick Tracy”

Dick Tracy Returns (1938) is a Republic Movie serial based on the Dick Tracy comic strip. It was the eleventh of the sixty-six serials Republic produced and a sequel to the 1937 serial Dick Tracy, with Ralph Byrd reprising his role as the title character. It was successful enough that two further sequels were released in 1939 and 1941, and Byrd become so connected with the character he went on to play him in a subsequent television series. This serial charts Tracy's efforts to capture the gang of Pa Stark (Charles Middleton) and his five criminal sons....Champ, Trigger, Dude, The Kid and Slasher.

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Release date:

1938

Director:

William Witney

Cast:

Ralph Byrd, Frank Hall Crane

Genre:

Crime

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Year page:

1938 in adaptations