Dick Tracy (TV series)

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Dick Tracy
Genre Crime
StarringRalph Byrd
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes48
Production
ProducerPK Palmer
Running time30 mins
Original release
Network ABC
ReleaseSeptember 11, 1950 (1950-09-11) –
April 7, 1951 (1951-04-07)

Dick Tracy is an American TV police drama series [1] based on the detective comic strip Dick Tracy . The show aired on ABC from September 11, 1950 to April 7, 1951. [2] It starred Ralph Byrd. [3] [4] [5] Byrd's death in 1952 ended the series at 26 episodes. [6]

Contents

The series initially was broadcast on Wednesdays from 8:30 to 9 p.m. Eastern Time. In October 1950 it was moved to Mondays from 8:30 to 9 p.m. E. T., and in January 1951 it was moved to Tuesdays from 8 to 8:30 p.m. E. T. [1]

Adaptation

An animated series, The Dick Tracy Show , aired in syndication in 1961. [7]

Plot

Cast

The cast included: [2]

Production

It was shot at the Sam Goldwyn Studios in Los Angeles. [8]

References

  1. 1 2 Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (1999). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present (7th ed.). New York: The Ballentine Publishing Group. p. 257. ISBN   0-345-42923-0.
  2. 1 2 Woolery, George W. (1985). Children's Television: The First Thirty-Five Years, 1946-1981, Part II: Live, Film, and Tape Series. The Scarecrow Press. pp. 148–149. ISBN   0-8108-1651-2.
  3. ↑ "The Dick Tracy TV Series 1950-52 - Dick Tracy Depot". dicktracy.info. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
  4. ↑ DETECTIVE ACE DICK TRACY TO APPEAR ON TV: Series Opens in Fall with N. Y. Actor as Star, Wolters, Larry. Chicago Daily Tribune 24 July 1950: a4.
  5. ↑ TV FILM RIGHTS ON 'DICK TRACY' GO TO WGN-TV Chicago Daily Tribune 17 Nov 1951: c4.
  6. ↑ McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television: the Comprehensive Guide to Programming from 1948 to the Present (4th ed.). New York, New York: Penguin Books USA, Inc. p. 217. ISBN   0-14-02-4916-8.
  7. ↑ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 245–247. ISBN   978-1476665993.
  8. ↑ Dick Tracy Comic Series on Video Today; Eddie Cantor Debuts 'Comedy Hour,' KNBH Ames, Walter. Los Angeles Times 24 Sep 1950: B6.


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