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Dead Reckoning | 
 enlarge | Director: John Cromwell
Actors: Humphrey Bogart, Lizabeth Scott, Morris Carnovsky, Charles Cane, William Prince
Studio: Columbia Pictures
Category: DVD
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Rating:  25 reviews
Sales Rank: 18556
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, Dvd-video, Subtitled, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Korean (Subtitled), Portuguese (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), English (Published)
Rating: Unrated
Region: 99
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 105 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.1 x 0.6
MPN: COLD06419D
ISBN: 0767828089
UPC: 043396064195
EAN: 9780767828086
ASIN: B00007ELD1
Theatrical Release Date: January 16, 1947
Release Date: January 14, 2003
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Product Description
Americas favorite tough guy is at his super-sluth best as an ex-g.I. Turned private eye. A 40s film noir classic Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 05/27/2008 Starring: Humphrey Bogart Lizabeth Scott Run time: 104 minutes Rating: Nr
Amazon.com
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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 Bogart at his best ! September 7, 2008
Brad Lloyd (Tulsa, Oklahoma)
I have close to 30 Bogart movies on DVD/VHS and "Dead Reckoning" may be
my favorite, behind "The Big Sleep" only !
The noir style along with the best dialogue I have ever heard and it doesn't get much better than Lizabeth Scott.
Always wondered what this movie would have been like with Lauren Bacall.
A Bogart masterpiece !
Great movie! July 8, 2008
Kathy G. (Florida)
I'm a big Bogart fan, but this is one I'd never seen before. Lizabeth Scott's hair, makeup, basically entire look was reminiscent of Lauren Bacall in "To Have and Have Not." Bogart was perfect -- great flick!
 Echoes of Bogart's earlier films January 20, 2008
Scott Krieger (Peacedale, RI United States)
Dead Reckoning will be enjoyed by any Bogart fan, though it's not one of his best films. Very nice to see his friendly enthusiasm with another character toward the beginning of the film, and that moment where he (almost)lets himself fall in love with the femme fatale near the end. I was fascinated by several instances where the writers directly lift dialog or scenes from Bogart's earlier films with Bacall and also from the closing scene of the Maltese Falcon. The film is not a parody, but it's borrowing so directly from others gives it a very interesting sense of deja vu, and makes the viewer wonder exactly what they were up to in doing this. I hadn't heard of the film before, so was very pleased to discover another film by Bogart many years after first watching his films on my little black and white set on Five All Night, Boston's first all-night station way back when!
deja vu, all over again July 29, 2007
Alfred Johnson (boston, ma)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Elsewhere in this space I have noted my love for film noir. The black and white photography, the story lines, the sparse and functional language. However, not all film noir is created equal and that is the case here. Humphrey Bogart was a classic match for the genre-tough, rugged, resolute, loyal and always loyal to a pal come what may. Such roles as Philip Marlowe in The Big Sleep or Sam Spade in The Maltese Falcon come to mind. Here he tries to milk that work without being a detective but with the same qualities as he tries to defend the honor of a fallen and maligned fellow soldier. Add Lizabeth Scott as the femme fatale who jams up the works and you would seemingly have the makings of a fine film. When the plot holds interest to a point there is a very strong sense of déjà vu from previous work. If you want to see the film noir master at work then see Bogie in The Big Sleep or The Maltese Falcon. Save this one for back up.
Noir for Noir Fans June 6, 2007
Mcgivern Owen L (NY, NY USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
As "Dead Reckoning" opens, Humphrey Bogart is a U.S. Army Captain, chasing one of his men who has gone AWOL. The trail leads to an eponymous Southern town, where HB finds the guy has been murdered! There are good early noir scenes: the dark church, dreary morgue, dingy hotel room, menacing cops-and a beautiful woman! She is none other than the classic good girl/bad girl, Lizabeth Scott. (Bogey narrates DR throughout via flashback while telling his tale to a fatherly Army chaplain). Bogey's Southern trip leads to a strange brew of murder, lies, conceit, double-cross, blackmail - and a secret marriage! Scott is at the heart of it all and plays her role to the hilt. She and Bogey make a nice pair and overshadow the supporting cast. Other reviewers have compared Scott to Lauren Bacall. This reviewer is an LS fan. It says here that to compare the two ladies is to compliment Miss Bacall! This review won't divulge the ending. Does Bogey find out who murdered his buddy? Folks will just have to watch for themselves. DR is definitely recommended for noir fans. Those new to the genre may be somewhat less satisfied but the movie may just make some new fans too. If DR has a weakness, it lies in that awkward fadeout. What were the suits at Columbia Pictures thinking? It must have been a last minute substitute for the original. A final question: Was Marvin Miller (the guy who played the heavy, Krause), the same fellow from the 50s TV drama "The Millionaire"?
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