For a run-of-the-mill 'B' picture with barely an hour to do its work this entry has lots of talent going for it beginning with director Gordon Douglas who went on to shoot several prestigious films not least a handful - Young At Heart, Tony Rome, Robin And The Seven Hoods, The Detective - starring Sinatra whilst many members of the cast, including the eponymous cueball, Esther Howard, Byron Foulger etc racked up over one hundred credits apiece. The plot is mostly ho hum and Tracy's celebrated wrist-watch radio was never mentioned but Douglas keeps the pace moving along and mostly glides past any risible moments so that the 60 minutes pass fairly painlessly and there is a brilliant send-up of Jack Barrymore by Ian Keith who has not only the voice but also the mannerisms of Barrymore down pat.
Review of Dick Tracy vs. Cueball
