Season 2 • Episode 17
LatestDick 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.
Practical Effects
Grotesque villain makeup that terrified Boomer children.
Production
Ralph Byrd's final performance as Tracy before sudden death.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was the first primetime comic strip adaptation, proving kids would watch 'adult' programming if heroes looked familiar.
Ralph Byrd had played Tracy in four Republic serials (1937-1941) and two features—this series completed his 13-year monopoly on the role before his death at 43.
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