Dick Tracy vs. Cueball (1946) Stars: Morgan Conway, Anne Jeffreys, Lyle Latell br Approved | 1h 2min | Action, Crime, Mystery | 18 December 1946 (USA)br Expensive diamonds are stolen but before the thief can fence them he is strangled by ex-con Cueball, who then takes the gems and continues murdering people he believes are trying to swindle him. 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.br br Director: Gordon Douglas (as Gordon M. Douglas)br Writers: Dane Lussier (screen play by), Robert E.