Dick Tracy and the Spider Gang (DVD)

Ralph Byrd plays Dick Tracy, America's greatest comic strip detective, in this feature-length version of the original serial! Tracy's brother, Gordon, is kidnapped by the mysterious criminal mastermind known as "The Spider." Forced to undergo a gruesome gland transplant, the young man's formerly law-abiding mind is turned to evil. Gordon is put in command of the Spider's deadly arsenal, including the incredible "Flying Wing," a futuristic aircraft armed with a devastating death ray. With such power at their beck and call, the Spider Gang is unstoppable. If Dick Tracy is to prevent them from taking over the world, he'll have to do the unthinkable...kill his own brother!

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