0040 Dick Tracy: Junior Escapes

Vernon Kyle continues to terrorize the Yukon town of Pitchblende. What was the weird cry in the night? "The Purple Rider" offers to help Dick Tracy and the Mounties. As the dog teams pass through "Dead Man's Pass," Vernon Kyle causes an avalanche.

Junior has been kidnapped by "The Mogul" to force him to reveal the location of the black pearl. Help comes from a stranger all dressed in black: he's "The Unknown." After the story, there's a secret code message for members of "The Dick Tracy Secret Service Patrol." The system cue has been deleted.

The announcer mentions that the program is "electrically transcribed." It is therefore possible that even though the series was being broadcast on NBC at this time, these might be syndicated versions, as no system cues are heard. Vernon Kyle is terrorizing the citizens of the Yukon to getting their radium ore (pitchblende).

Dick Tracy tries to track down "The Unknown" and discovers a gang of art thieves and forgers. Who is Number One? A membership meeting of the "Dick Tracy Secret Service Patrol" is held. The system cue has been deleted.

An announcement is made that the program is transcribed. Junior is being held in a mountain cabin, a prisoner of Vernon Kyle. Junior threatens to jump off the roof, after using a secret code to alert Dick. A coded message is decoded after the story. The system cue has been deleted.

Dick Tracy: Premiere - Tess Disappears

"The Purple Rider" shows up and gets the drop on Tracy. Junior is kidnapped by Vernon Kyle and his gang. A meeting of "The Dick Tracy Secret Patrol" ends the program.

Junior is rescued by, "The Purple Rider." Junior gets the drop on the "Rider," then chairs a meeting of, "The Dick Tracy Secret Service Patrol." April 20 will be, "The Dick Tracy Patrol Badge Day." The system cue has been deleted.

Dic Tracy: The Purple Rider Exposed

Dick is determined to keep Vernon Kyle from controlling the world's radium supply. Junior captures "The Purple Rider" and two of Vernon Kyle's henchmen. "The Purple Rider" escapes by jumping over a chasm on horseback. Dick Tracy proves himself quite a cowboy by following right after him and lassoing him out of the saddle. A meeting of "The Dick Tracy Secret Service Patrol" is held. Tomorrow will be, "The Dick Tracy Patrol Badge Day."