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Dead Reckoning (1947)

Humphrey Bogart , Lizabeth Scott  |  Unrated |  DVD
3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (40 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Humphrey Bogart, Lizabeth Scott, Morris Carnovsky, Charles Cane, William Prince
  • Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, NTSC, Subtitled
  • Language: English
  • Subtitles: English, French, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Japanese
  • Subtitles for the Hearing Impaired: English
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rated: Unrated
  • Studio: Columbia Pictures
  • DVD Release Date: January 14, 2003
  • Run Time: 104 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (40 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00007ELD1
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #37,907 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
  • Learn more about "Dead Reckoning" on IMDb

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The shadow of World War II falls over this stateside film noir thriller about a GI paratrooper (Humphrey Bogart) who trails his AWOL war buddy to a treacherous city populated by gamblers, goons, pug cops, and the smoky, suspicious Lizabeth Scott, a seductive femme who may be fatale. Bogie's tight lipped, war hardened intensity dominates the B roster of supporting actors (Morris Carnovsky as a finicky nightclub owner with a gambling sideline, Marvin Miller as his brutal baby-faced thug) and the plot echoes with elements of earlier Bogie classics The Big Sleep and The Maltese Falcon recast on a low budget. Scott is, for all her fog-voiced sultriness, no Lauren Bacall, but her mannered performance is appropriately ambiguous and the film's cynical edge, ruthless desperation, and tarnished view of small-time hoodlums with big dreams casts a darker shadow unique to Hollywood's postwar funk. --Sean Axmaker

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Academy Award(r) winner Humphrey Bogart is at his best as a hardboiled sleuth in this '40s film noir classic. In one of his most exciting roles, the inimitable Bogie plays Rip Murdock, an ex-G.I. trying to find out who framed his pal Johnny for murder--and then rubbed him out! Tracing his war buddy's shadowy past leads Rip to Coral Chandler (Lizabeth Scott), who was once Johnny's sweetheart. Now she's a chanteuse in a nightclub run by a brutal gangster, Martinelli (Morris Carnovsky). Rip gets a taste of the beautiful blonde's seductive charms and soon finds himself ensnared in a twisted web of deceit and danger. Is Coral an innocent thrush - or is she a predatory siren leading Bogie to the DEAD RECKONING?

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53 of 54 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
"Dead Reckoning" is a story told half in flashback by Captain Rip Murdock (Humphrey Bogart), a paratrooper just returned from combat in World War II. In the Southern town of Gulf City, Murdock is beaten up and on the run. Eluding his pursuers, he enters a church and tells his story to a priest so that, whatever may come, someone will know: A few days before, Murdock and a paratrooper under his command, Sergeant Johnny Drake (William Prince), were whisked home from Paris and put on a train to Washington, D.C., where Sgt. Drake was to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor. But Drake took off while the train was stopped, and Murdock set out to find him. He followed Drake to Gulf City, where he discovered that Drake was a fugitive before he enlisted, having confessed to the murder of his girlfriend's husband. Murdock finds the girlfriend, Coral Chandler (Lizabeth Scott), in a nightclub owned by a man named Martinelli (Morris Carnovsky), who has a mysterious hold over Coral.

"Dead Reckoning" is entertaining but not thematically sophisticated. The dialogue is fine, but not clever or sharp. The character writing is superficial. This isn't top-tier film noir, but it does have Humphrey Bogart's charisma and Lizabeth Scott's sultry voice and great looks. Coral Chandler is one of the most manipulative femme fatales in film noir. In fact, she is the center of the film's only discernible theme: You can't trust women. I've rarely seen a film with such an overt anti-female premise. Normally I find femme fatales to be a refreshingly unsentimental image of women. But Murdock is relentless in proclaiming women to be deceitful and castigating Coral. -And he falls under her spell anyway. So it's all very amusing. "Dead Reckoning" isn't a great film, but it's solid entertainment with high-power stars.

The DVD (Columbia/Tristar 2002): The print of the film is good, but not restored. There are some small white specks, but not enough to be distracting. Bonus features include "The Bogart Collection" (4 minutes), which is scrolling text about Bogart's career followed by some posters of his films. "Vintage Advertising" is 3 posters for the film. Subtitles for the film are available in English, Japanese, French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Korean.
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54 of 60 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars Why can't I trust Columbia DVD:s? January 15, 2003
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Format:DVD
Having just finished watching two new Columbia releases on DVD, I feel both pleased and angry! First out was "The Devil at 4 O'Clock. Super transfer - fine contrast, properly letterboxed, correct color and mostly very sharp! Then I watch "Dead Reckoning"! Were the people at Columbia asleep when they made this transfer to DVD? Speckles galore all the way! Grainy as all get out! Lousy greyscale! No really black and white areas to be found anywhere! And a strange pulsating image in the darker scenes! "Remastered in High Definition" it says on the box! Bull!
I do not expect a bells-and-whistles restoration for a title like this. But I do expect that someone cares to remove dirt and scratches, and improve other defects within a reasonable budget.
Surely, this noir classic must be able to look better than what we have here! Was the best print really located in the Columbia vaults? You wonder! This is a boring question I often ask myself after having watched a Columbia DVD. Mind you, many are splendid indeed. But for every goodie comes a "Dead Reckoning", or a "Eddy Duchin Story", or a "Big Heat", etc. The labels shift in care from one title to another is puzzling! And there is so much up for release soon! Hopefully someone will blow the whistle before more classics get the substandard treatment! We fans want the Columbia gal to sparkle like her torch!
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22 of 23 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars A "B" Rated Maltese Falcon June 3, 2000
Format:VHS Tape
By 1946 Humphrey Bogart had become one of the most commanding screen stars in Hollywood. Having been featured in a string of critically acclaimed films such as: Casablanca, To Have and Have Not, and The Big Sleep, Bogart often breezed through some forgettable pictures as Conflict, The Two Mrs. Carrolls, and Tokyo Joe. John Cromwell's Dead Reckoning is one such film in which Bogart gives a mediocre performance as WWII paratrooper Rip Murdock who investigates the death of his buddy John Drake ( William Prince)who was about to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor. Even the casting of luscious Lizabeth Scott who had become a sexy noir staple did nothing to elevate the film to a notable hierarchy. Rip Murdock ( Bogart) deadpans through most of the script by Oliver Garrett without the appeal and freshness exhibited by former personas such as: Sam Spade, Harry Morgan or the indelible cafe owner Rick. The chemistry betwee Carol Chandler ( Lizabeth Scott) and Rip is tepid. Maybe Bogart's recent marriage to beautiful actress and three time co-star Lauren Bacall dimmed the sexual innuendo that Bogart usually shared with his leading ladies. Although Bogart's narrative voice-over, borrowed shamelessly from Double Indemnity describes Coral Chandler as "Cinderella with a husky voice" , the two characters never break through the pretense of refinement. The film does contain essential themes of noir- murder, deceit, and betrayal. These ingredients are played against a backdrop of glistening city streets, casino-nightclubs, and shadowy hotel rooms, but even the cast of nefarious figures fails to free the film from its own trappings. Probably one of the most inexcusable scenes ever shot for a noir film occurs during Scott's hospital bed plea for redemption. After being involved in an eighty mile an hour, window shattering, car accident, Scott's beautiful face does not contain a single cut, scrape, or bruise. Scott is bandaged in a white head wrap and highlighted by a halo of light which only enhances the unbelievable state of her physical condition. What was director Cromwell thinking about? At least when Bogie enters the hospital room Cromwell had the sense to fit him with an arm cast. Dead Reckoning is worth owning, but only to complete a Bogart or Scott video collection.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Really good Bogie movie
If you are a Bogart fan this is one for the collection. Lots of action and twists to the plot.
Published 2 months ago by Gary L. Stewart
4.0 out of 5 stars Good movie
Great movie one of Humphrey Bogart best, and the co-star was the best actress I've seen.
Great great great great.
Published 3 months ago by Eva Watson
3.0 out of 5 stars Not Bogies best film but Lizabeth Scott is Hot!
The story just doesn't flow well. The saving grace of the film is that Bogie is Bogie and Lizabeth Scott is breathtaking in her slightly off center way. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Alan K. Sumrall
4.0 out of 5 stars Twist and turn
Humphrey Bogart lefts the film all on his own, Liz Scott is more reading the straight from the script then actually acting still worth watching.
Published 3 months ago by calum guy
3.0 out of 5 stars Dead Reckoning
More of the same for Bogy but with a little more (very little more) depth. It's amazing what writer's can make happen when they are the ones writing the action. Read more
Published 5 months ago by F. Dougan
2.0 out of 5 stars Amazon playback was poor and service was non-responsive.
Had group of friends over to enjoy Bogart classics. Playback was dismal, stuttered and finally froze up (only one of three we watched) and complaints to Amazon went unresolved.
Published 9 months ago by C. Kitterman
1.0 out of 5 stars Be Careful of Imported DVDs
Zoverstocks is a U.K. seller from whom I bought a DVD called "Dead Reckoning" starring Bogart and Liz Scott. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Myron Rosenthal
5.0 out of 5 stars It's Bogart
It's Bogart and that really is all you need to know. Seriously, it is a very good movie - just buy it.
Published 20 months ago by A. Eric Brewington
4.0 out of 5 stars In memory of a beloved friend!
"Dead reckoning" is an effective Noir that runs with unerring rhythm, agile script and striking dialogues. Read more
Published on January 28, 2011 by Hiram Gomez Pardo
4.0 out of 5 stars Sure we love Bacall, but she gets a run for her money with Scott-
Not a few Lizabeth Scott-bashers lurk here in Review Land, and that had a definite effect on my expectations before I watched this movie... Read more
Published on January 17, 2011 by K. Laurey
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