Dick Tracy investigates the theft of a fortune of fur coats, a possible insurance swindle and several murders, all linked to a huge thug who wears a hook in place of his right hand.

Dick Tracy

Pat Patton

Tess Trueheart

Steve "The Claw" Michel

Vitamin Flintheart

Longshot Lillie the Fence

Sightless

Peter Premium

Sam

Fred

Drunk (uncredited)

Mr. Cudd (uncredited)

Jigger (uncredited)

Collins (uncredited)

Donovan (uncredited)

Cop in Squad Car (uncredited)

Officer Dillon (uncredited)
As usual with these hour long cop thrillers, the storyline is almost incidental to the ensemble effort by a jobbing cast of professionals muddling though whatever script they were given this week. This time Ralph Byrd is our eponymous detective on the trail of the great Fur Coat robbery. Could someone be expecting a bad winter; or could it be a giant insurance fraud - well "Dick" along GIRLFRIEND with "Tess" (Kay Christopher) and the usual gang of brilliantly named stalwarts are soon on the case of "The Claw". It's a fun little investigative yarn, with some good efforts all around and about as much suspense as the sun coming up in the morning...
May 20, 1947

Dick Tracy

Pat Patton

Tess Trueheart

Steve "The Claw" Michel

Vitamin Flintheart

Longshot Lillie the Fence

Sightless

Peter Premium

Sam

Fred

Drunk (uncredited)

Mr. Cudd (uncredited)

Jigger (uncredited)

Collins (uncredited)

Donovan (uncredited)

Cop in Squad Car (uncredited)

Officer Dillon (uncredited)
As usual with these hour long cop thrillers, the storyline is almost incidental to the ensemble effort by a jobbing cast of professionals muddling though whatever script they were given this week. This time Ralph Byrd is our eponymous detective on the trail of the great Fur Coat robbery. Could someone be expecting a bad winter; or could it be a giant insurance fraud - well "Dick" along GIRLFRIEND with "Tess" (Kay Christopher) and the usual gang of brilliantly named stalwarts are soon on the case of "The Claw". It's a fun little investigative yarn, with some good efforts all around and about as much suspense as the sun coming up in the morning...
