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Lakeshore Classic Movies
Dick Tracy (1945)
Season 2023
Episode 13
The Hat! The Overcoat! The two-way wristwatch radio! Dick Tracy, the dashing police detective, must solve a series of brutal murders in which the victims, all from different backgrounds, are attacked by a mysterious killer. Suspects flourish but Tracy must find the common link before more innocents die.
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