Dead Reckoning
Dead Reckoning
Rip Murdock and Johnny Drake are en route to Washington when Johnny disappears and then turns up dead. Rip learns that Johnny had been accused of murder and sets out to find out what he can. He falls in love with Coral whose husband Johnny is supposed to have killed.
eif999 reviewedFebruary 8, 2025
This one is like a strong warm drink on a cold night. All the film noir tropes are here. Shadowy shots of Bogie. Everyone talking in this beat poetry rhythms. Bogie commitment to the overwritten voiceovers. A corny nightclub number by non-singer Scott- back when all b films had to have a song. I especially liked the obvious rear projection of locations like Philly and sped up stock footage to save on budget. Bogie was well past his prime and his WB days but damn if this doesn’t warm me up. Directed by John Cromwell a guy who got the job done.