Dead Reckoning (1947)
Genre: Filmnoir / Thriller
Duration: 100 minuten
Country:
United States
Directed by: John Cromwell
Stars: Humphrey Bogart, Lizabeth Scott and Morris Carnovsky
IMDb score:
7,0 (10.214)
Releasedate: 16 January 1947
Dead Reckoning plot
"He Doesn't Trust Anyone... Especially Women!"
Captain Rip Murdock and Sergeant Johnny Darke are on their way to Washington when Johnny suddenly disappears and reappears dead. Rip investigates. He discovers that Johnny had been charged with murder and was investigating the murder case himself. Rip falls in love with blonde "Dusty" Chandler, whose husband is believed to have been murdered by Johnny.
Actors and actresses
Capt. 'Rip' Murdock
'Dusty' Chandler
Martinelli
Lt. Kincaid
Sgt. Johnny Drake, aka John Joseph Preston
Krause
McGee
Father Logan
Louis Ord
Lt. Col. Simpson (uncredited)
Reviews & comments
Bobbejaantje
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- 2365 messages
- 2119 votes
Holy smoke what a hit this movie is! Tight script and ditto tempo, sharp dialogues, the voice-over of a chain-smoking Bogart, an endless series of twists, murder & mystery all over the place. As far as I'm concerned, Lizabeth Scott succeeds in creating the perfect femme fatale: she literally sets the tone with a seductive song (that sultry husky voice!) has the looks and the kind of charisma that makes you, as a viewer, hope against better judgment that she is sincere.
From start to finish I enjoyed this movie to the extent that I hoped it would never end, but alas.
Dead Reckoning was made in 1947, just like Out Of The Past, and is an equal companion for me. I had never heard of director John Cromwell, so maybe it's time to discover other works by him. By the way, this film contains creative visual finds, metaphors, for which hats off.
Dead Reckoning may not often appear in the top lists, but for me this is the ultimate noir.
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scorsese
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- 13671 messages
- 11438 votes
Good film about two soldiers who travel home after the war to receive an award. A typical film noir with all the right ingredients: a cynical voice-over, a femme fatale and a murder. There is enough momentum in the fairly complicated plot to keep it entertaining. Humprey Bogart is obviously in the right place here.
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clubsport
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- 4241 messages
- 7193 votes
I've seen better noirs with Bogart, I was happy with the english subtitle because it was indeed quite a messy story but still entertaining enough to keep watching.
Bogart is otherwise doing well and his in-car dialogue with Scott shrinking and pocketing his wife is funny.
Not top noir but certainly not bad either.
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