Dick Tracy

TV Movie
1967
28m

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Supervillain Mr. Memory has three ambassadors set to attend a secret NATO conference about the Western European Defense System kidnapped in order to derail NATO and benefit an unnamed group ... Read allSupervillain Mr. Memory has three ambassadors set to attend a secret NATO conference about the Western European Defense System kidnapped in order to derail NATO and benefit an unnamed group and/or nation led by a man named Major Power. Chief Patton turns to his best man, Dick Tra... Read allSupervillain Mr. Memory has three ambassadors set to attend a secret NATO conference about the Western European Defense System kidnapped in order to derail NATO and benefit an unnamed group and/or nation led by a man named Major Power. Chief Patton turns to his best man, Dick Tracy, to rescue the ambassadors and keep the conference on track.

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6.8/10

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Lon Chaney Jr. had been signed to play "Prune Face" in one of the series' episodes if the pilot was picked up by a network. He went as far as to have makeup tests done for the role.

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Featured in Dick Tracy Special (2010)

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Dick Tracy
Performed by The Ventures

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7/10

A nice try amid the sixties' camp

This version of the classic Chester Gould comic strip didn't make it past the pilot, but it is truer to the source material than any other adaptation (except for the Warren Beatty movie flop).

It's only problem that it was made in the style and verve of the campy 1960's Batman TV show (in fact it was handled by the same producers). Like Adam West, Ray MacDonnell is almost too earnest in his portrayal of the ace detective. Dick Tracy is a fairly one-dimensional character, but there's no need to accentuate this fact.

Victor Buono is the highlight of the pilot, playing Mr. Memory with his standard hammy glee that makes him so much fun to watch. Eve Plumb (the future Jan Brady) makes a cameo appearance in the opening credits as Dick's daughter Bonnie Braids, but is never seen in the actual show.