Dead Reckoning

Dead Reckoning

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

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Release Date

12/31/1946

Runtime

100 mins

Overview

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.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

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Revenue

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A post-war veteran unravels a dangerous conspiracy while entangled with a seductive woman with her own deadly agenda. This is noir paranoia at its most claustrophobic, trust is the first casualty.

Mood

TenseParanoidBleakMelancholic

Themes

BetrayalFriendshipMortalityObsession

Pacing

Brisk

Look

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Structure

Framed flashback

Heads up

Graphic violence

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