{"product_id":"dick-tracy-rko-classic-collection-previously-owned-dvd","title":"Dick Tracy: RKO Classic Collection (Previously Owned DVD)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition: Both Discs In Good Condition With Some Minor Surface Markings. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe comic-strip crime-fighter Dick Tracy, created by Chester Gould, was part of the Saturday matinee serials, starring Ralph Byrd. In 1945, RKO revived the Tracy series, and Morgan Conway was chosen to portray Tracy in a pair of feature films: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eDick Tracy Detective (1945)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eDick Tracy vs. Cueball (1946)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. RKO's earliest publicity photos posed Conway in profile, hoping to imitate Gould's square-jawed caricatures. Although Conway's screen Tracy didn't resemble the print Tracy in the flesh, Conway's dramatic interpretation was faithful; he gave the role a humble, businesslike quality while keeping with police procedure and is considered by many to be the best on screen Dick Tracy. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlthough Conway's Tracy was praised by critics as the closest to Gould's original concept, the public seemed to prefer Byrd, who returned in the role for the final two RKO features, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eDick Tracy's Dilemma (1947)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eDick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1947)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (with screen legend Boris Karloff (Frankenstein) spicing up the final RKO feature as the fearsome \"Gruesome\").\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCollection Includes: \u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eDick Tracy, Detective \/ Dick Tracy vs. Cueball \/ Dick Tracy's Dilemma \/ Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eSpecial Features: \u003cem\u003eChapter one of Dick Tracy Returns serial \/ Chapter One of Dick Tracy's G-Men serial \/ RKO Lobby Card Photo Gallery \/ Intros by Max Allan Collins \/ Trailers \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Videomatica Ltd (since 1983)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44998335332552,"sku":"089859852824","price":12.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/8486\/3688\/files\/dicktracy_2697d0ac-6977-4f86-ab50-c28186fcc1f2.jpg?v=1772831315","url":"https:\/\/videomatica.com\/products\/dick-tracy-rko-classic-collection-previously-owned-dvd","provider":"Videomatica Ltd (since 1983)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}