{"id":12311,"date":"2010-09-02T13:15:14","date_gmt":"2010-09-02T20:15:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=12311"},"modified":"2020-12-22T20:49:18","modified_gmt":"2020-12-23T03:49:18","slug":"dead-reckoning-1947","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=12311","title":{"rendered":"Dead Reckoning (1947)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Didn&#8217;t I tell you all females are the same with their faces washed?&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Dead-Reckoning-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Dead-Reckoning-Poster-196x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"196\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-59148\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Dead-Reckoning-Poster-196x300.png 196w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Dead-Reckoning-Poster-84x128.png 84w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Dead-Reckoning-Poster-177x270.png 177w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Dead-Reckoning-Poster.png 647w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 196px) 100vw, 196px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA war hero (Humphrey Bogart) investigates the mysterious death of his buddy (William Prince), who was accused of murdering the husband of his lover (Lizabeth Scott).\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Amateur Sleuths<\/li>\n<li>Femmes Fatales<\/li>\n<li>Flashback Films<\/li>\n<li>Humphrey Bogart Films<\/li>\n<li>John Cromwell Films<\/li>\n<li>Lizabeth Scott Films<\/li>\n<li>Veterans<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Dead Reckoning<\/em> is often dismissed as merely one of Humphrey Bogart&#8217;s &#8220;lesser&#8221; <em>noirs<\/em> &#8212; perhaps due to the presence of <a href=\"http:\/\/allmovie.com\/artist\/lizabeth-scott-64111\">Lizabeth Scott<\/a> (in lieu of Lauren Bacall) as Bogie&#8217;s <em>femme fatale<\/em> love interest, or perhaps due to its meandering storyline (scripted by no less than five authors), which occasionally lacks focus. Yet director <a href=\"http:\/\/allmovie.com\/artist\/john-cromwell-86244\">John Cromwell<\/a> and cinematographer Leo Tover do a fine job establishing an atmosphere of tension and intrigue throughout, and there&#8217;s enough deliciously hardboiled dialogue (&#8220;Stalled again &#8212; like a jeep on synthetic gas.&#8221;) to keep fans of the genre happy. Meanwhile, Bogart is as dependable as ever, and husky-voiced Scott isn&#8217;t nearly as bad as <a href=\"http:\/\/movies.nytimes.com\/movie\/review?_r=1&#038;res=9E00E5DC163CE13BBC4B51DFB766838C659EDE\">some reviews<\/a> would lead you believe. While it&#8217;s not must-see viewing, <em>Dead Reckoning<\/em> is certainly recommended for one-time viewing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> Be sure to check out David Sterritt&#8217;s insightful <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/3801\/dead-reckoning#articles-reviews?articleId=216310\">analysis of the film for TCM<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Humphrey Bogart as Rip Murdock<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/dead-reckoning-bogart.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/dead-reckoning-bogart.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12314\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Lizabeth Scott as Dusty Chandler<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/dead-reckoning-scott.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/dead-reckoning-scott.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12315\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fine noir cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/dead-reckoning-cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/dead-reckoning-cinematography.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12316\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Plenty of hardboiled dialogue:<br \/>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Maybe she was all right; maybe Christmas comes in July.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, but it&#8217;s recommended. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0039305\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1947\/01\/23\/archives\/at-loews-criterion.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.noiroftheweek.com\/2009\/06\/dead-reckoning-1947.html\">Film Noir of the Week Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/3801\/dead-reckoning#articles-reviews?articleId=216310\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/movies\/dead-reckoning\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Didn&#8217;t I tell you all females are the same with their faces washed?&#8221; Synopsis: A war hero (Humphrey Bogart) investigates the mysterious death of his buddy (William Prince), who was accused of murdering the husband of his lover (Lizabeth Scott). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Amateur Sleuths Femmes Fatales Flashback Films Humphrey Bogart Films John Cromwell Films Lizabeth Scott Films Veterans Review: Dead Reckoning is often dismissed as merely one of Humphrey Bogart&#8217;s &#8220;lesser&#8221; noirs &#8212; perhaps due to the&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=12311\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12311","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12311","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12311"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12311\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":59151,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12311\/revisions\/59151"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12311"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12311"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12311"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}