Humphrey Bogart, at his tough guy best, adds his usual flair to what otherwise would have been standard fare. Husky voiced Lizabeth Scott, a tepid version of Lauren Bacall, right down to her long wavy brown hair plays a femme fatale. She seduces Bogey who is attempting to exonerate an army buddy from trumped up murder charges in Gulf City, a racketeering friendly southern town. As in The Maltese Falcon, he won't play the sap and take the fall for the sexy babe.
This movie seemed like a conglomeration of several previously successful Bogey features such as The Big Sleep and the previously mentioned Maltese Falcon. The greatness of Bogart almost pulls it off.
Dead Reckoning [VHS] 6302360994
Humphrey Bogart
Sony Pictures
Dead Reckoning [VHS]
Video
B level Bogey
Humphrey Bogart, at his tough guy best, adds his usual flair to what otherwise would have been standard fare. Husky voiced Lizabeth Scott, a tepid version of Lauren Bacall, right down to her long wavy brown hair plays a femme fatale. She seduces Bogey who is attempting to exonerate an army buddy from trumped up murder charges in Gulf City, a racketeering friendly southern town. As in The Maltese Falcon, he won't play the sap and take the fall for the sexy babe.
This movie seemed like a conglomeration of several previously successful Bogey features such as The Big Sleep and the previously mentioned Maltese Falcon. The greatness of Bogart almost pulls it off.
Cory D. Slipman
January 2, 2002
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