DEAD RECKONING (DVD/P&S 1.33/MONO/ENG-SP-FR-PO-KO-SUB) DVD

Dead Reckoning
In Dead Reckoning, Rip Murdock (Humphrey Bogart) recites the film's plotline to a priest in the confessional. Murdock and Johnny Drake (William Prince) are Congressional Medal of Honor recipients, en route to Washington by train. Drake hops off and disappears, leading Murdock on a hectic manhunt. Upon meeting Drake's former girlfriend Coral Chandler (Lizabeth Scott), Murdock is thrown into a maelstrom of intrigue involving a crooked gambler (Morris Carnovsky) and a complex blackmailing scheme. The upshot of this is that Murdock finds himself the prime suspect in a murder. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast Humphrey Bogart as Rip Murdock Lizabeth Scott as Coral Chandler Morris Carnovsky as Martinelli William Prince as Johnny Drake George Chandler as Louis Ord Charles Cane as Lt. Kincaid Ruby Dandridge as Hyacinth Marvin Miller as Krause Wallace Ford as McGee William Forrest as Lt. Col. Simpson

Crew Rudolph Sternad - Art Director Stephen Goosson - Art Director Jean Louis - Costume Designer Seymour Friedman - First Assistant Director John Cromwell - Director Gene Havlick - Editor Marlin Skiles - Composer (Music Score) Morris W. Stoloff - Musical Direction/Supervision Clay Campbell - Makeup Leo Tover - Cinematographer Sidney Biddell - Producer Louis Diage - Set Designer Jack A. Goodrich - Sound/Sound Designer Alan Rivkin - Screenwriter Oliver H.P. Garrett - Screenwriter Steve Fisher - Screenwriter Gerald Drayson Adams - Short Story Author

Dead Reckoning
Dead Reckoning finds film noir favorite Humphrey Bogart in unusual territory -- he's no detective, just a guy who wants to discover the truth about his strange missing buddy. As a result, he's not as in control as usual, and has to struggle a little harder in a setting that is not so familiar to him. That setting turns out to be rather more brutal than might be expected, and there's an air of senseless brutality that hangs over the whole film. Not to put too fine a point on it, but the almost random nature of the film plays up its existential leanings. Fortunately, director John Cromwell doesn't let these leanings become overpowering, and overlays them with plenty of solid action, confusing plot twists and shady characters spouting the kind of classic hardboiled dialogue that is the hallmark of oir. As for Bogart, the character may be in strange circumstances, but he's no stranger to the actor. He plays the role with effortless skill, adding just enough depth in unexpected places to keep the audience on its toes. Lizabeth Scott does the best that she can, but she's hampered by the obvious insistence that she be a Lauren Bacall stand-in -- a misguided notion anyway, as Bacall's femmes generally stopped short of being as fatale as Coral Chandler. If Scott falls a little short of the mark required here, the cracked, throaty voice and penetrating beauty do count for a lot. ~ Craig Butler, All Movie Guide
 

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General Specifications: Language Options: English Subtitle Options: English, French, Spanish, Por, KO, Japanese Sound Processing: Additional Features: cc Digitally mastered audio & video Remastered in high definition Full screen presentation Audio: English Subtitles: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean Vintage advertising Bonus trailers Interactive menus Scene selections DVD Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1: Pre-1954 Standard MPAA Rating: NR DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 105 min   DVD Chapters: Side #1 -- 1. Start [:58] 2. Rip Murdock's Confession [3:27] 3. Dreaming About a Blonde [4:03] 4. A Final Salute [1:40] 5. Johnny Checks In [1:51] 6. September 3, 1943 [2:24] 7. The County Morgue [4:22] 8. Louis Ord [2:01] 9. Mrs. Coral Chandler [2:50] 10. "Either It's Love or It Isn't" [2:08] 11. Testing Pure [3:14] 12. Dusty's Roulette System [2:16] 13. Rip Gets Even [2:06] 14. TNT Highballs [3:06] 15. Strange Bedfellows [9:38] 16. Dusty Road Trip [3:08] 17. Fancy Luncheon Tripe [2:58] 18. McGee [1:04] 19. Taking Louis to the Beach [3:29] 20. The Coded Letter [5:09] 21. A Bruised Guest [2:51] 22. Murdock's Escape [5:25] 23. Coral Confesses [1:45] 24. Packed for Paradise [7:52] 25. A Dumb Play [5:21] 26. Geronimo [2:51] 27. "You're Going to Fry." [6:48] 28. All Square With John Law [3:38]