A police detective uses his girlfriend to track down a homicidal maniac.

Dick Tracy

Tess Trueheart / Blythe Belmonte

Pat Patton

Mona Clyde, Sparkle's Secretary

Vitamin Flintheart

Harry 'Cueball' Lake

Percival Priceless, Antique Store Owner

Filthy Flora, Dripping Dagger Proprietor

Chief Brandon

Simon Little, Sparkle's Diamond Cutter

Higby

Rudolph

Abbott

Jules Sparkle

Ship Officer (uncredited)

Crewman (uncredited)

Drunk (uncredited)

Steve (uncredited)
A slightly better than average outing for our eponymous detective (Morgan Conway) as he tries to track down the violent thug "Cueball" (Dick Wessel) who has already murdered once - with what appears to be a very thick shoelace - to acquire a valuable stash of diamonds. His brave girlfriend "Tess" (Anne Jeffreys) steps in as a broker trying lure the greedy criminal to them. It's not got any amount of suspense to it, but that doesn't matter - with Douglas Wilton as "Percival Priceless"; Ian Keith as the wonderfully named "Vitamin Flintheart" and the diamond dealer "Mr. Sparkle" - Harry Cheshire - all chipping into this pacy little hour, what can go wrong?
November 22, 1946

Dick Tracy

Tess Trueheart / Blythe Belmonte

Pat Patton

Mona Clyde, Sparkle's Secretary

Vitamin Flintheart

Harry 'Cueball' Lake

Percival Priceless, Antique Store Owner

Filthy Flora, Dripping Dagger Proprietor

Chief Brandon

Simon Little, Sparkle's Diamond Cutter

Higby

Rudolph

Abbott

Jules Sparkle

Ship Officer (uncredited)

Crewman (uncredited)

Drunk (uncredited)

Steve (uncredited)
A slightly better than average outing for our eponymous detective (Morgan Conway) as he tries to track down the violent thug "Cueball" (Dick Wessel) who has already murdered once - with what appears to be a very thick shoelace - to acquire a valuable stash of diamonds. His brave girlfriend "Tess" (Anne Jeffreys) steps in as a broker trying lure the greedy criminal to them. It's not got any amount of suspense to it, but that doesn't matter - with Douglas Wilton as "Percival Priceless"; Ian Keith as the wonderfully named "Vitamin Flintheart" and the diamond dealer "Mr. Sparkle" - Harry Cheshire - all chipping into this pacy little hour, what can go wrong?
