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Dick Tracy vs. Cueball (1946)

APPROVED  62 min  -  Action | Crime | Mystery   -  18 December 1946 (USA)
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Expensive diamonds are stolen but before the thief can fence them he is strangled by ex-con Cueball... See full summary »

Director:

Gordon Douglas

Writers:

Chester Gould (comic strip), Luci Ward (story), and 2 more credits »
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Dick Tracy vs. Cueball -- A crime thriller based on the comic strip. Dick Tracy is up against an ex-con Cueball, who is stealing gems and murdering people.
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Morgan Conway Morgan Conway ...
Anne Jeffreys ...
Tess Trueheart / Blythe Belmonte
Lyle Latell Lyle Latell ...
Rita Corday Rita Corday ...
Mona Clyde, Sparkle's Secretary
Ian Keith Ian Keith ...
Dick Wessel Dick Wessel ...
Harry 'Cueball' Lake
Douglas Walton Douglas Walton ...
Percival Priceless, Antique Store Owner
Esther Howard Esther Howard ...
Filthy Flora, Dripping Dagger Proprietor
Joseph Crehan Joseph Crehan ...
Byron Foulger Byron Foulger ...
Simon Little, Sparkle's Diamond Cutter
Jimmy Crane Jimmy Crane ...
Milton Parsons Milton Parsons ...
Higby, Clerk at Priceless'
Skelton Knaggs Skelton Knaggs ...
Rudolph, Little's Assoicate
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Storyline

Expensive diamonds are stolen but before the thief can fence them he is strangled by ex-con Cueball, who then takes the gems and continues murdering people he believes are trying to swindle him. Dick Tracy allows his girlfriend Tess to act as a buyer for the gems but his plan backfires when she is captured by the homicidal Cueball. Written by Doug Sederberg <vornoff@sonic.net>  

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Plot Keywords:

Diamond | Versus In Title | Strangulation | Sleuth | Cowboy Costume  | See more »

Taglines:

HE'S TERRIFIC! Your Favorite Crime Crusader!

Genres:

Action | Crime | Mystery

Parents Guide:

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Dick Tracy contre Cueball See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

RKO Radio Pictures See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

One of the films included in "The Fifty Worst Films of All Time (and how they got that way)" by Harry Medved and Randy Lowell. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: Keep an eye on an early scene when Mona Clyde places a note under the shop door to the Priceless Antiques shop. It appeared that she placed it entirely under the door, but when Tracy comes by to retrieve it, a large portion of the note is visible before it's picked up on the other side. See more »

Quotes

Dick Tracy: Where have you been?
Pat Patton: If I told you, you wouldn't believe me.
Dick Tracy: Well, don't tell me.
Pat Patton: I'll tell you anyway.
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Connections

Followed by Dick Tracy's Dilemma (1947) See more »