The Newspaper Caper
AnimationCrimeAdventureComedy
Joe Jitsu prevents Pruneface and Itchy from destroying the city's major newspaper. At the end of the cartoon, Detective Jitsu reads the climax of the story that is printed in the newspaper's comics section.
Director
N/A
Writers
Chester Gould, Dick Shaw
Stars
Jerry Hausner, Benny Rubin, Everett Sloane
Language
English
Country
United States
🎭 Top Cast
Jerry Hausner
as Itchy
Benny Rubin
as Joe Jitsu
Everett Sloane
as Dick Tracy
🎬 Technical Specs
Sound
Mono
Color
Color
Production
Television Personalities, United Productions of America (UPA)
🏷️ Keywords
three word title
🎯 Categories
AdventureAnimationComedyCrime
💡 Did You Know?
This episode breaks the usual story pattern, by having a large section of the plot read from a Dick Tracy comic in a newspaper.
📖 Synopsis
Joe Jitsu prevents Pruneface and Itchy from destroying the city's major newspaper. At the end of the cartoon, Detective Jitsu reads the climax of the story that is printed in the newspaper's comics section.