Dick Tracy (TV series)
Dick Tracy is an American TV series based on the detective comic strip Dick Tracy. The show aired on ABC from September 11, 1950 to April 7, 1951.[1] It starred Ralph Byrd.[2][3][4]
| Dick Tracy | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Crime |
| Starring | Ralph Byrd |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 48 |
| Production | |
| Producer | PK Palmer |
| Running time | 30 mins |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | September 11, 1950 – April 7, 1951 |
An animated series, The Dick Tracy Show, aired in syndication in 1961.[5]
Plot
Cast
The cast included:[1]
- Ralph Byrd as Dick Tracy
- Joe Devlin as Sam Catchem
- Angela Greene as Tess Trueheart
- Dick Elliott as Officer Murphy
- Pierre Watkin as Police Chief Pat Patton
- Thurston Hall as Diet Smith
- Florence Bates as Miss Frothingham
- Lyle Talbot as the Brain
- Jo-Carroll Dennison as Breathless Mahoney
References
- Woolery, George W. (1985). Children's Television: The First Thirty-Five Years, 1946-1981, Part II: Live, Film, and Tape Series. The Scarecrow Press. pp. 148–149. ISBN 0-8108-1651-2.
- "The Dick Tracy TV Series 1950-52 - Dick Tracy Depot". dicktracy.info. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
- DETECTIVE ACE DICK TRACY TO APPEAR ON TV: Series Opens in Fall with N. Y. Actor as Star, Wolters, Larry. Chicago Daily Tribune 24 July 1950: a4.
- TV FILM RIGHTS ON 'DICK TRACY' GO TO WGN-TV Chicago Daily Tribune 17 Nov 1951: c4.
- Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 245–247. ISBN 978-1476665993.
- Dick Tracy Comic Series on Video Today; Eddie Cantor Debuts 'Comedy Hour,' KNBH Ames, Walter. Los Angeles Times 24 Sep 1950: B6.
- RALPH BYRD New York Times 19 Aug 1952: 23.
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