Morgan conway is again dick tracy in dick tracy vs. His weapon of choice was a leather hatband that he would use to strangle his victims. Cueball begins with a montage of dick tracy and his rogues gallery from the sunday funnies b. Cueball is a 1946 american pulp action film based on the 1930s comic strip character of the same name created by. Sommaire 1 synopsis 2 fiche technique 3 distribution 4 quadrilogie dick tracy 5 notes et references 6 voir aussi 6. Cueball is a film directed by gordon douglas with morgan conway, anne jeffryes, lyle latell, rita corday, year.
During his rampage, he tries to eliminate his archnemesis, dick tracy morgan conway, but the toughguy detective is more than ready to put up a fight. Cueball the following 4 files are in this category, out of 4 total. A growing inventory of mystery books by raymond chandler, dashiell hammett, g. Wessel april 20, 19 april 20, 1965 was an american film actor who appeared in more than 270 films between 1935 and 1966. As with all dick tracy stories, the character names are puns, e. 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. The other 3 dick tracy films are around 3 gb and more or less around the same length. Tracy hunts down the infamous cueball when get wind of a vicious murder and a robbery of precious. The first one was called strictly dick tracy and you can read all about it right here in a post from 20. In the film, cueball was a thief and a killer who stole some valuable diamonds. Written by dane lussier, based on characters in dick tracy by chester gould. Dick tracy begins the hunt for the infamous cueball.
Gould agreed to these ideas, and dick tracy was first published on october 4, 1931. Expensive diamonds are stolen but before the thief can fence them. Cueball 1946 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The first installment in rkos short dick tracy series of films in the 1940s. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of dick tracy vs. Cueball 1946 gordon douglas on allmovie morgan conway made his final screen appearance as. Hes a chromedomed, pugnosed bruiser called cueball, and his cartoon image eventually dissolves into the visage. Cueball 2005 when bald bad guy cueball dick wessel realizes that hes been betrayed by his crew of criminals, he starts hunting them down, one by one. A delightful whodunit very much in the spirit of chester goulds original comic strip, this sometimes rather violent humdinger of a gradeb film shouldnt be found on any worst films list at all and is actually more entertaining than warren beattys critically. Cueball realizes that hes been betrayed by members of his crew and starts hunting them down.
Morgan conway, anne jeffreys, lyle latell approved 1h 2min action, crime, mystery 18 december 1946 usaexpensive diamonds are stolen but before the thief can fence them he is strangled by excon cueball, who then takes the gems and continues murdering people he believes are trying to swindle him. Hes the muscle for a couple of diamond thieves and dick tracys on his trail. With morgan conway, anne jeffreys, lyle latell, rita corday, ian keith, dick wessel, douglas. Opening scene with a nifty effect coming out of the credits, villain cueball dick wessel meets a ship in order to rob jewel buyer abbott trevor bardette, which doesnt work out, in dick tracy vs. Cueball is a 1946 american pulp action film based on the 1930s comic strip character of the same name created by chester gould. A socalled film historian once listed dick tracy vs. World war ii interrupted the series but it returned to the screen in 1945. Dick tracy vs cueball hot action celluloid thats bangup and bangbang from start to finish. Rko, which assumed screen rights to chester goulds cartoon after republic finished using it as basis. Police detective dick tracy must identify and apprehend a serial killer known as splitface. Ralph byrd played dick tracy in four 15 chapter serials between 1937 and 1941. This one sees tracy morgan conway working on a case involving a string of murders committed by splitface mike mazurki. Dick tracy allows his girlfriend tess to act as a buyer for the gems but his plan backfires when she is captured. Plenty, gravel gertie, vitamin flintheart, flattop, etc.
Expensive diamonds are stolen but before the thief can fence them he is strangled by excon cueball, who then takes the gems and continues murdering. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing dick tracy vs. The bad guy in this entertaining dick tracy lowbudget job is cueball, whoyou guessed itis just a mean guy with a shaved head. The film stars morgan conway as dick tracy in the second installment of the dick tracy film series released by rko radio pictures. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Continuing on his rampage, the villain also decides to eliminate his arch nemesis, dick tracy morgan conway, but the toug. The saints blog devoted to news and rumors about the saint and leslie charteris. Dick tracy has his work cut out for him when the evil gangster cueball appears on the scene. Continuing on his rampage, the villain also decides to eliminate his arch nemesis, dick tracy morgan conway, but the toughguy detective is more than ready to put up.
The comicstrip crimefighter dick tracy, created by chester gould, was part of the saturday matinee serials, starring ralph byrd. Morgan conway, anne jeffreys, lyle latell, rita corday, ian keith, dick wessel, douglas walton, esther howard, joseph crehan, byron foulger, jimmy crane, milton parsons, skelton knaggs, trevor bardette. As usual, dick tracy morgan conway is able to rein in. Apr 04, 2016 free dick tracy dvd cover 1990 r2 german ready to download and print. The fun cast of bmovie stalwarts here includes the weasely byron foulger, tough blonde rita corday, old hag esther howard and, one of the great underrated creeps of 1940s flicks. Cueball is the second of two dick tracy films with morgan conway in the drivers seat. Ralph bird pursues master criminal gruesome, played by boris karloff. The next picture once more had morgan as tracy and was released in 1946 and was called dick tracy vs. Cueball is a 1946 american film based on the 1930s comic strip character of the same name created by chester gould. If you are a seller for this product, would you like to suggest updates through seller support. Dick tracy s dilemma, released in the united kingdom as mark of the claw, is a 1947 american pulp action film based on the 1930s comic strip character of the same name created by chester gould.
Cueball stars morgan conway as the famously unstoppable detective based on the eponymous 1930s comic strip character. When bald bad guy cueball dick wessel realizes that hes been betrayed by his crew of criminals, he starts hunting them down, one by one. Expensive diamonds are stolen but before the thief can fence them he is strangled by excon cueball, who then takes the gems and continues murdering people he believes are trying to swindle him. Dick tracy is up against an excon cueball, who is stealing gems and murdering people. Cueball, starring morgan conway as the titular detective. Cueball with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at. On january, 1946, 2 gould changed dick tracy forever with the introduction of the 2way wrist radio, having drawn inspiration from a visit to inventor al gross. Dick tracy collection dick tracy detective dick tracy. It was directed by the team of william witney and john english with ralph byrd reprising his role from the earlier serials. After a diamond merchant is murdered aboard a ocean liner. Cueball, another rko tracy adventure that has our hero up against diamond robbers and a distinctively named villain named cueball i am watching these out of order since this is the second feature length film and i just saw the third one with ralph byrd returning to the role that was his in the serials. In 1945, rko revived the tracy series, and morgan conway was chosen to portray tracy in a pair of feature films. With morgan conway, anne jeffreys, lyle latell, rita corday. Dick wessel full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films.
Morgan conway played dick tracy in these two films. Get the best deals on dick tracy golden age crime comics when you shop the largest online selection at ebay. When exconvict cueball steals valuable diamonds and embarks on a gory killing spree, dick tracy allows his girlfriend tess to act as a buyer for the gems, only to see his plan backfire when the homicidal cueball captures her. This seminal communications device, worn as a wristwatch by tracy and members of the police force, became one of the strips most immediately recognizable icons, and can be thought of as a precursor to later technological. It was the last of the four dick tracy serials produced by republic, although ralph byrd went on to portray the character again in two features and on television.
Aug 12, 2016 starting in 1945, rko radio pictures decided to make dick tracy movies with the first being once again just called dick tracy with actor morgan conway as tracy. Cueball cueball 1946 rue madeleine german officer 1946. This copy has a higher bitrate and better picture than the other on the archive. The first two films were dick tracy 1945 and dick tracy vs. Cueball expensive diamonds are stolen but before the thief can fence them he is strangled by excon cueball, who then takes the gems and continues murdering people he believes are trying to swindle him. This is a case for dick tracy morgan conway, but at the moment he. Cueball 1946 is an action, crime movie starring morgan conway and anne jeffreys. Simon templar, alias the saint, was played by roger moore in the 1960s tv show featuring the volvo 1800. Dick tracy collection dick tracy detective dick tracy meets gruesome dick tracy vs. Join americas most popular detective in a last ditch attempt to round up the colorful cast of villains and save the city. Gordon douglas directs morgan conway in dick tracy vs. He is best remembered for his chilling portrayal of the ruthless strangler harry cueball lake in dick tracy vs. Cueball, a 1946 b that also stars two of my favorites, anne jeffreys tess and ian keith vitamin.
Cueball was the primary villain in the 1946 feature film dick tracy vs. A police detective uses his girlfriend to track down a homicidal maniac. Ralph byrd stars as dick tracy, reprising the role after republic picturess 1937 dick tracy serial and its three sequels. Dick tracy morgan conway allows his girlfriend tess to act as a buyer for the diamonds but what happens when cueball vows to eliminate dick tracy. The second installment of the dick tracy film series released by rko radio pictures.
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