Dick Tracy, also known as Dick Tracy: Detective, is a 1945 American crime-thriller film written by the late Eric Taylor and directed by the late William A. Berke. It is the first entry in the RKO Radio Pictures' Dick Tracy film tetralogy.
The titular detective, Dick Tracy investigates a series of murders committed by a killer with a nasty scar across his face.
Victims[]
- Dorothy Stafford - Throat slashed and cut nine times in the face and chest by Splitface with an autopsy knife off-camera.
- Wilbur Thomas - Throat slashed and cut nine times in the face and chest by Splitface with an autopsy knife off-screen, body shown.
- Mr. Deathridge - Killed by Splitface off-screen, body shown.
- Professor Linwood J. Starling - Slashed several times by Splitface with an autopsy knife and thrown through a skylight window.
- Splitface's Girlfriend/Wife - Stabbed to death by her boyfriend 15 years prior to the film, mentioned.
- Unnamed Male Taxi Driver - Shot by an unknown person off-screen, mentioned.
Deaths[]
- Total - 6
- 4 Men
- 2 Women
Kill Count[]
- Alexis "Splitface" Banning - 5 (Imprisoned)
Notes[]
- Although, the film is based around Dick Tracy, it is not an adaption of one of Chester Gould's stories.