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Dick Tracy's Dilemma (1947) Facts
| Director(s) | John Rawlins |
| Producer(s) | Herman Schlom |
| Featured Cast | Ralph Byrd, Jack Lambert, Ian Keith, Jimmy Conlin, William B. Davidson |
| Total Facts | 2 |
Ralph Byrd, who had previously played Dick Tracy in four serials Republic produced in the late '30s and early 40's, was hired to replace Morgan Conway because, after the two previous films (Dick Tracy and Dick Tracy vs. Cueball), exhibitors complained. To them, Byrd was Dick Tracy, and only Byrd would do. RKO accepted this and hired him to finish the series. Unfortunately for Byrd, because of this he spent his career typecast as Dick Tracy.
The third of four classic Dick Tracy movies.