Dick Tracy vs. Cueball (1946)
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Directors
Gordon Douglas
Cast
Morgan Conway, Anne Jeffreys, Lyle Latell, Paula Corday
The story
Lester Abbott is carrying stolen diamonds he intends to sell to gem dealer Jules Sparkle, but Abbott is robbed and strangled by ex-convict Harry Lake, nicknamed Cueball for his round, bald head. Accomplices Simon Little and Mona Clyde have arranged with crooked antiques dealer Percival Priceless to pay off Cueball with a few thousand dollars, and then resell the gems for a fortune, splitting the proceeds three ways. Cueball hides out at the Dripping Dagger bar.
Genres
Action, film noir
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