Dick Tracy
GenreCrime
StarringRalph Byrd
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes48
Production
ProducerPK Palmer
Running time30 mins
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseSeptember 11, 1950 (1950-09-11) –
April 7, 1951 (1951-04-07)

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]

An animated series, The Dick Tracy Show, aired in syndication in 1961.[5]

Plot

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Cast

The cast included:[1]

Production

It was shot at the Sam Goldwyn Studios in Los Angeles.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b 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.
  2. ^ "The Dick Tracy TV Series 1950-52 - Dick Tracy Depot". dicktracy.info. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ TV FILM RIGHTS ON 'DICK TRACY' GO TO WGN-TV Chicago Daily Tribune 17 Nov 1951: c4.
  5. ^ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 245–247. ISBN 978-1476665993.
  6. ^ Dick Tracy Comic Series on Video Today; Eddie Cantor Debuts 'Comedy Hour,' KNBH Ames, Walter. Los Angeles Times 24 Sep 1950: B6.