Directed by:
Gordon DouglasScreenplay:
Robert E. KentCinematography:
George E. DiskantComposer:
Paul SawtellCast:
Morgan Conway, Anne Jeffreys, Rita Corday, Ian Keith, Joseph Crehan, Byron Foulger, Frank Mills, Jason Robards Sr., Dick Wessel, Max Wagner, Milton Parsons (more)Plots(1)
A crime thriller based on the comic strip in which Dick Tracy is up against ex-con Cueball, who is stealing gems and murdering people. 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. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
Morgan Conway
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Anne Jeffreys
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Rita Corday
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Ian Keith
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Joseph Crehan
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Dick Wessel
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Milton Parsons
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William Newell
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Fred Aldrich
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Esther Howard
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Ralph Dunn
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