A gang of criminals, which includes a piano player and an imposing former convict known as 'Gruesome', has found out about a scientist's secret formula for a gas that temporarily paralyzes anyone who breathes it. When Gruesome accidentally inhales some of the gas and passes out, the police think he is dead and take him to the morgue, where he later revives and escapes. This puzzling incident attracts the interest of Dick Tracy, and when the criminals later use the gas to rob a bank, Tracy realizes that he must devote his entire attention to stopping them.
Genre: Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Stars: Boris Karloff, Ralph Byrd, Anne Gwynne, Edward Ashley, June Clayworth, Lyle Latell
Crew: Robertson White (Screenplay), Robert E. Kent (Story), Eric Taylor (Screenplay), John Rawlins (Director), Herman Schlom (Producer), Paul Sawtell (Original Music Composer)
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Studio: RKO Radio Pictures
Runtime: 65 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Sep 26, 1947
IMDb: 5.6
