Dick Tracy Vs. Cueball has Chester Gould's square jawed comic detective on the trail of some stolen diamonds which are leaving a lot of bodies in their wake, courtesy of Dick Wessel as the murderous Cueball.
Wessel's been hired by a couple of employees of Douglas Walton who are planning to double cross their boss and steal some consigned diamonds. The problem is that when Cueball meets resistance he always kills so he becomes wanted from the outset of the film.
He also is a strangler by inclination avoiding weapons charges to be sure but leaving a signature to his crime. Once Morgan Conway as Tracy identifies the signature, he identifies Cueball and it's only a matter of time before he's apprehended.
Now I don't care that Anne Jeffreys as Tess Trueheart will do anything for her guy in a pinch, but even Dick Tracy knows there are department policies about using civilians for undercover work. But he does and it almost gets Tess killed.
Byron Foulger and Rita Corday are the employees who go into business with Cueball to their regret. But a really standout performance is given by Esther Howard as Filthy Flora owner of a waterfront dive who gets greedy with her old friend Cueball and becomes one of the victims. And stealing all scenes he's in is Ian Keith as Vitamin Flintheart, ham actor and pal of Tracy's and Tess's.
Crime once again does not pay in Dick Tracy's town.
Wessel's been hired by a couple of employees of Douglas Walton who are planning to double cross their boss and steal some consigned diamonds. The problem is that when Cueball meets resistance he always kills so he becomes wanted from the outset of the film.
He also is a strangler by inclination avoiding weapons charges to be sure but leaving a signature to his crime. Once Morgan Conway as Tracy identifies the signature, he identifies Cueball and it's only a matter of time before he's apprehended.
Now I don't care that Anne Jeffreys as Tess Trueheart will do anything for her guy in a pinch, but even Dick Tracy knows there are department policies about using civilians for undercover work. But he does and it almost gets Tess killed.
Byron Foulger and Rita Corday are the employees who go into business with Cueball to their regret. But a really standout performance is given by Esther Howard as Filthy Flora owner of a waterfront dive who gets greedy with her old friend Cueball and becomes one of the victims. And stealing all scenes he's in is Ian Keith as Vitamin Flintheart, ham actor and pal of Tracy's and Tess's.
Crime once again does not pay in Dick Tracy's town.