☆ ☆ ½
Dick
Tracy vs. Cueball (1946) – G. Douglas
Solid entry in the Dick Tracy series but
with Morgan Conway taking a turn as the homicide detective. This time, Dick is in pursuit of a gang of
jewel thieves who spend all of their time double-crossing each other. Cueball may be low man on the totem pole but
he’s grit and grunt enough to knock off all of his colleagues. Of course, Tracy tracks him down in the end
and he meets a gruesome death. The
characterizations in small parts are interesting enough – although not really
comic-book-like – to hold one’s attention for an hour. Nothing more to be said. Other serials have stronger entries and
lasted longer (on the big screen) but this was fine on a rainy night with a
cold.
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