I'd stumbled upon the entire Dick Tracy cartoon series on DVD while browsing the public library catalog -- aren't libraries great? -- and was pleasantly surprised to see these old live action Tracy movies on our shelves. (Alas, no Mumbles, Prune Face, Flat Top or Hemlock Holmes!) There was some lame acting, but, despite that, it actually wasn't too bad. The real attraction was Boris Karloff playing a toothpick-chomping hood! I wasn't expecting that, but it was totally worth the price of admission! :-D Had no idea he was as agile as he was, especially when you see him plodding through monster pictures. The scene in the morgue, the character names (Drs A. Tomic, L. E Thal and I. M. Learned), the punnery, and the action made it a nice 60-odd minute romp.
Review of Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome
