Dick Tracy vs. Cueball poster

Dick Tracy vs. Cueball( 1946)

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Overview

A police detective uses his girlfriend to track down a homicidal maniac.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Morgan Conway

      Dick Tracy

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      Anne Jeffreys

      Tess Trueheart / Blythe Belmonte

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      Lyle Latell

      Pat Patton

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      Rita Corday

      Mona Clyde, Sparkle's Secretary

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      Ian Keith

      Vitamin Flintheart

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      Dick Wessel

      Harry 'Cueball' Lake

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      Douglas Walton

      Percival Priceless, Antique Store Owner

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      Esther Howard

      Filthy Flora, Dripping Dagger Proprietor

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      Joseph Crehan

      Chief Brandon

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      Byron Foulger

      Simon Little, Sparkle's Diamond Cutter

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      Jimmy Crane

      Junior

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      Jimmy Clemons Jr.

      Butch

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      Milton Parsons

      Higby

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      Skelton Knaggs

      Rudolph

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      Trevor Bardette

      Abbott

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      Harry Cheshire

      Jules Sparkle

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      Fred Aldrich

      Ship Officer (uncredited)

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      George Barrows

      Crewman (uncredited)

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      Eddie Borden

      Drunk (uncredited)

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      Robert Bray

      Steve (uncredited)

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      Jack Cheatham

      Cop (uncredited)

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      Harry Cheshire

      Jules Sparkle (uncredited)

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      Ralph Dunn

      Policeman (uncredited)

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      Lee Frederick

      Purser (uncredited)

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      Raoul Freeman

      Policeman (uncredited)

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      Dorothy Granger

      Leeds (uncredited)

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      Kit Guard

      Bar Customer (uncredited)

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      Perc Launders

      Telephone Operator (uncredited)

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      Robert Milasch

      Bar Customer (uncredited)

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      Frank Mills

      Drunk (uncredited)

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      Mike Morelli

      Bar Customer (uncredited)

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      William Newell

      Piano Player (uncredited)

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      Jason Robards Sr.

      Captain (uncredited)

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      Max Wagner

      Bartender (uncredited)

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      Bill Wallace

      Doorman (uncredited)

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      Phil Warren

      Dr. Martin (uncredited)

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    Review 1Discussion

    A review by CinemaSerf

    5
    Written by CinemaSerf on Thu Jul 07 2022
    A slightly better than average outing for our eponymous detective (Morgan Conway) as he tries to track down the violent thug "Cueball" (Dick Wessel) who has already murdered once - with what appears to be a very thick shoelace - to acquire a valuable stash of diamonds. His brave girlfriend "Tess" (Anne Jeffreys) steps in as a broker trying lure the greedy criminal to them. It's not got any amount of suspense to it, but that doesn't matter - with Douglas Wilton as "Percival Priceless"; Ian Keith as the wonderfully named "Vitamin Flintheart" and the diamond dealer "Mr. Sparkle" - Harry Cheshire -...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • based on comic
    • sequel
    • psychotronic film