Dick Tracy's Dilemma
Dick Tracy's Dilemma, released in the United Kingdom as Mark of the Claw, is a 1947 American pulp action film based on the 1930s comic strip character of the same name created by Chester Gould.
Ralph Byrd stars as Dick Tracy, reprising the role after Republic Pictures's 1937 "Dick Tracy" serial and its three sequels.
Preceded by "Dick Tracy vs. Cueball", the film is the third installment of the "Dick Tracy" film series released by RKO Radio Pictures.
The follow-up to "Dick Tracy's Dilemma" was "Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome" (1947), the fourth and last entry in the RKO series.
Dick Tracy, the character next made the move to television.
The program ran for 39 episodes in the 1950-1951 season.
Ralph Byrd may well have played Dick Tracy in further adventures had he not died unexpectedly, of a heart attack, on August 18, 1952 at age forty-three.
Dick Tracy (serial)
Dick Tracy( 1937) is a 15- chapter Republic movie serial starring Ralph Byrd based on the" Dick Tracy" comic strip by Chester Gould.
It was directed by Alan James and Ray Taylor.
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome( also known as Dick Tracy Meets Karloff and Dick Tracy's Amazing Adventure( UK)) is a 1947 thriller film starring Boris Karloff, Ralph Byrd, and Anne Gwynne.
The film is the fourth and final installment of the" Dick Tracy" film series released by RKO Radio Pictures.
Crime, Inc.
Crime, Inc. is a 1945 American film noir crime film directed by Lew Landers starring Leo Carrillo, Tom Neal and Martha Tilton
Dick Tracy vs. Cueball
Dick Tracy vs. Cueball is a 1946 American film based on the 1930s comic strip character of the same name created by Chester Gould.
The film stars Morgan Conway as Dick Tracy in the second installment of the" Dick Tracy" film series released by RKO Radio Pictures.
Knights for a Day
Knights for a Day is a 1937 British comedy film directed by Norman Lee and starring Nelson Keys, John Garrick and Nancy Burne.
It was made as a quota quickie at Welwyn Studios.
Dick Tracy Returns
Dick Tracy Returns( 1938) is a Republic Movie serial based on the Dick Tracy comic strip.
It was the eleventh of the sixty- six serials Republic produced and a sequel to the 1937 serial" Dick Tracy", with Ralph Byrd reprising his role as the title character.
It was successful enough that two further sequels were released in 1939 and 1941, and Byrd become so connected with the character he went on to play him in a subsequent television series.
This serial charts Tracy's efforts to capture the gang of Pa Stark( Charles Middleton) and his five criminal sons ... Champ, Trigger, Dude, The Kid and Slasher.
Dick Tracy vs. Crime, Inc.
Dick Tracy vs. Crime, Inc.( 1941) is a Republic Movie serial based on the Dick Tracy comic strip.
It was directed by the team of William Witney and John English with Ralph Byrd reprising his role from the earlier serials.
It was the last of the four Dick Tracy serials produced by Republic, although Ralph Byrd went on to portray the character again in two features and on television.
Dick Tracy's G-Men
Dick Tracy's G- Men( 1939) is a 15- Chapter Republic movie serial based on the" Dick Tracy" comic strip by Chester Gould.
It was directed by William Witney and John English.
This serial was the fifteenth of the sixty- six produced by Republic and the third Dick Tracy serial( there would be one more," Dick Tracy vs. Crime, Inc.", in 1941).
As with all four Dick Tracy serials, Ralph Byrd plays the lead.
This time he faces Irving Pichel as the spy with a vendetta, Zarnoff.
Future Academy Award winner Jennifer Jones co-stars as Gwen Andrews.
" G- Man" is a contemporary slang term for an agent of the FBI.
In the comic strip, Dick Tracy is actually a detective in the police force of an unnamed Midwestern city resembling Chicago.
This was changed for the serial.
Dick Tracy (1945 film)
Dick Tracy( also known as Dick Tracy, Detective) is a 1945 American film noir pulp action film based on the Dick Tracy comic strip created by Chester Gould.
The film is the first of four installment of the Dick Tracy film series, released by RKO Radio Pictures.

Question: Which film was released more recently, Dick Tracy Vs. Crime, Inc. or Knights For A Day?
Answer: Dick Tracy Vs. Crime, Inc.