Charles Cane, George Chandler, Humphrey Bogart
Rip Murdock and Johnny Drake going to Washington DC by train in order to receive Congressional Medals of Honor, when Drake disappears. Murdock sets off to find him, embarking on a manhunt. He meets Dr...( read more
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DVD Release Date: January 14, 2003
Stats: 63 reviews
I wasn't a huge fan of this. The lighting and style were adequate, the Bogart and Scott were solid, the only stand out was the dialog. For Noir complete-ests only.
Brilliant, pessimistic, enchanting and fascinating tone, noir at its best. as always, Bogart rocks in his antiheroism.
A marine freshly returned from service goes looking for his missing buddy and finds himself entangled in an old murder case. This film noir follows the formula almost to the letter, and has been copied and parodied many times since (most notably by Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid and K...( read more)
Another Humphrey Bogart Film that is over the top. Returning home from World War II, Captain "Rip" Murdock (Bogart) and Sergeant Johnny Drake are due for the Congressional Medal of Honor and Distinguished Service Cross. Johnny Doesn't want not part of it and bolts from the train...( read more)
A formulaic noir (FYI: it means "a good noir"). See what we've got here: A blonde femme fatale - checked; a complicated plot - checked; an off-screen narration - checked; cool and stylish b&w cinematography - checked; some witty dialogue - checked; Humprey Bogart - checked. What'...( read more)
Dead Reckoning is a film nor starring Humphrey Bogart and Lizabeth Scott. Bogart's character and his friend are returning home from service in World War 2. His friend is to be awarded the Medal of Honor but flees before he can be photographed. He returns home and is murdered. Bog...( read more)
This had all the hallmarks of the classic film noir, the ominous black and white shadowy cinematography, the disillusioned guy thrown into a mystery and the femme fatale with the ulterior motives to name just a few. I enjoyed the "hard boiled" narration though some would deem it ...( read more)
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