Film

Dead Reckoning

1946 · 1h 40m · Crime · Mystery

He Doesn't Trust Anyone... Especially Women!

IMDb

7.0

Rotten Tomatoes

82%

Metacritic

51

War heroes Rip Murdock and Johnny Drake are sent to Washington, D.C, to receive top honors for their service. Johnny, seemingly terrified by the publicity that awaits him, jumps off the train and later turns up dead. Suspecting foul play, Rip begins digging into his pal's past. He encounters cover-ups, threats to his own life and deadly femme fatale Coral Chandler.

Humphrey Bogart

Capt. 'Rip' Murdock

Lizabeth Scott

Coral Chandler

Morris Carnovsky

Martinelli

Charles Cane

Lt. Kincaid

William Prince

Sgt. Johnny Drake

Marvin Miller

Krause

Wallace Ford

McGee

James Bell

Father Logan

George Chandler

Louis Ord

Matthew Beard

Bellboy (uncredited)

Ruby Dandridge

Mabel (uncredited)

George Eldredge

Police Officer Casey (uncredited)

Bess Flowers

Nightclub Guest (uncredited)

William Forrest

Lt. Col. Simpson (uncredited)

Herschel Graham

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Raoul Freeman

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

• John CromwellDirector
• Steve FisherScreenplay
• Oliver H.P. GarrettScreenplay
• Sidney BiddellStory · Producer
• Gerald Drayson AdamsStory
• Leo ToverDirector of Photography
• Marlin SkilesOriginal Music Composer
• Gene HavlickEditor

Dead Reckoning trailer

Release date

December 31, 1946

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 40m

Rated

NR

Genres

Crime, Mystery

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