Dick Tracy vs. Cueball

Dick Tracy vs. Cueball
Theatrical poster
Directed byGordon M. Douglas
James Anderson (assistant)
Screenplay byDane Lussier
Robert E. Kent
Story byLuci Ward
Based oncharacters in Dick Tracy
by Chester Gould
Produced byHerman Schlom
StarringMorgan Conway
Dick Wessel
Esther Howard
CinematographyGeorge E. Diskant
Edited byPhilip Martin
Music byPhil Ohman
Production
company
Distributed byRKO Radio Pictures
Release dates
  • November 22, 1946 (1946-11-22) (New York City)[1]
  • December 18, 1946 (1946-12-18) (U.S.)[1]
Running time
62 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Dick Tracy vs. Cueball is a 1946 American action film based on the 1930s comic strip character of the same name created by Chester Gould.[2] The film stars Morgan Conway as Dick Tracy in the second installment of the Dick Tracy film series released by RKO Radio Pictures. The villain, Cueball, is a murderous diamond thief who gets his monicker for his big, round head.

  1. ^ a b "Dick Tracy vs. Cueball: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved April 29, 2014.
  2. ^ Variety Staff (December 31, 1945). "Review: 'Dick Tracy vs Cueball'". Variety.