Dead Reckoning (1947) (Sub)

Starring:Humphrey Bogart, Lizabeth Scott, Morris Carnovsky, Charles Cane, William Prince, Marvin Miller, Wallace Ford, James Bell, George Chandler, Frank Wilcox, Sayre Dearing, Ray Teal, Syd Saylor, W.E. Lawrence, Joe Gilbert, Paul Bradley, John Bohn, Bob Ryan, Harry Denny, Chuck Hamilton
Director: John Cromwell
Studio: Sony Pictures
Product Type: DVD

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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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Noir for Noir Fans.......2007-06-06

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"?

A long way behind "Gilda" in likability..........2006-12-25

"Dead Reckoning" is somewhat of a rehashing of the plots and dialog of "The Maltese Falcon" and "The Big Sleep," but it contains much more visual violence... It is a typical Hollywood film noir of the post-war but a long way behind "Gilda" in likability...

Bogart is again portraying his now all-too-familiar role of the sardonic cynic with his own moral code who, this time, is on the trail of a killer who has murdered a wartime paratrooper friend...

Lizabeth Scott is cast as Bogart's femme fatale, obviously hoping to exploit her close resemblance to Lauren Bacall... Unfortunately, like Bacall, her first few films found her equally awkward and expressionless...

Good but not great.......2006-09-15

I won't rehash the plot, other than to say it is about as plausible as any other film noir, and more understandable on a first viewing than, say, the Big Sleep. But it somehow lacks the monumental quality of that movie, mostly because of weaker characterization. Bogie has some great lines, and his performance carries the movie along. Lizabeth Scott smoulders, but never really catches fire, and her southern accent could use some work. The bad guys aren't quite bad enough, and the copper is a little too stock. Nonetheless, a tense psychological thriller that will not disappoint, and is worth watching more than once. One day, someone will write a book about why the forties produced so many gun-toting femme fatales. Statistically, men kill their women and not vice versa, although you'd never guess that from this genre. But hey, it makes for good (and sometimes great) cinema.

Run-of-the-mill film-noir production.......2005-12-15

Humphrey Bogart in a fairly routine film-noir murder mystery set on the Gulf Coast. Bogey's army buddy, about to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor, suddenly disappears and then turns up murdered. Bogey investigates and finds out the guy was involved in a murder and apparent underworld coverup, though Bogart is convinved he's innocent.

Of course there's a doll in the middle of it all - Lizabeth Scott, who's acting is not much to rave about - and sure enough she's the real murderer who's allowed Bogey's buddy to take the rap. Bogart falls for her, of course, but at the end is ready to turn her in (honor over love any day), but she dies in a preposterous car crash before he gets the chance. The script is pretty weak and most of the actors seem to be just going through the motions, though Bogey is very good.

Post-War Noir.......2005-10-24

Humphrey Bogart is a paratrooper coming home from WWII in the company of a comrade due to get the Congressional Medal of Honor. On the train to Washington DC the hero jumps out and does his best disappearing act. Bogart soon learns the man was in the Army under an assumed name and is determined to find out who he really was.

The film has many noir moments to relish. It opens with the scene of a city at night in the pouring rain. An illuminated sign proudly announces we've arrived in "Gulf City. Paradise City of the South". Other great shots include one from inside a telephone booth and the faux art deco nightclub where Bogart calls the nervous male bartender, "sweetheart". We also get a nice shadowy noir underworld shot inside the city morgue. In addition there is a great scene of Bogart, trying to kill time in a hotel room, where he phones the front desk and mocking talks to them in a silly southern accent of his own devise.

The moment we first gaze upon femme fatal Lisabeth Scott is a heart stopper. When she says to Bogart, "Where have we met?" he replies, "In another guy's dream". In additon Morris Carnovsky is very good as an icy cold creep.

The technique and dialogue admittedly outweigh the story and the fourth star here is really for the Bogart performance. A lesser fan of his than I may be less impressed.

Dead Reckoning - Crime Scene Alibis (History Channel)

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Dead Reckoning - Crime Scene Alibis (History Channel)

Manufacturer: A&E Home Video
ProductGroup: DVD
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Dead Reckoning - Blood Spatter (History Channel)
Cold Case Files - The Most Infamous Cases
Court TV Crime Stories: Controversial Trials
Dead Reckoning - Fingering the Killer (History Channel)
The Autopsy Files

ASIN: B000FKP06Y
Release Date: 2006-05-02

Description

In an investigation of crime scene alibis: we see how forensic science assists in sorting misleading evidence from potentially fabricated stories. In the murder case of Kathy Higdon: investigators find evidence pointing to a handyman who recently worked in her home. Find out how police prove that: indeed: her husband did it! Then: when DNA evidence in a rape/murder points to two suspects--identical twins--detectives must work in reverse and use witness testimony to prove which brother did it!

Dead Reckoning - Blood Spatter (History Channel)

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Well Done

Dead Reckoning - Blood Spatter (History Channel)

Manufacturer: A&E Home Video
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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Dead Reckoning - Crime Scene Alibis (History Channel)
The Autopsy Files
Cold Case Files - The Most Infamous Cases
Serial Killers 2-pack
Court TV Crime Stories: Controversial Trials

ASIN: B000FKP0DC
Release Date: 2006-05-02

Description

Blood spatter evidence first came to prominence in the murder trial of Dr. Sam Sheppard. We see how it has developed since 1955, and helped solve two Washington State cases. When Kimberly Wilson was found strangled, police went to tell her family--and stumbled upon the bodies of her father, mother, and sister, with blood splattered throughout the home. And when reporters for a Bainbridge Island paper discover blood dripping from their ceiling, police find the body of a brutally beaten woman.

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Well Done.......2006-11-03

This is a very well done crime information series. I applaud the attention to detail throughout the entire series. I am, however, especially drawn to this particular 'episode' because my daughter had the priveledge of playing the part of Kimberly Wilson in the crime reinactment sequences. I would recommend "Blood Splatter" to anyone who is interested in crime-scene investigation programs.

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Dead Reckoning [PAL, Region 2, Import]
Starring: Humphrey Bogart , Lizabeth Scott , and Morris Carnovsky
Director: John Cromwell
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

General | Television | Genres | DVD | Video

Special Features:
Languages: English, French, German, Italian and Spanish
Subtitles: Arabic, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hindi, Hungarian, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish.
Vintage Advertising Photo Gallery

ASIN: 8373274235

Product Description

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.

Dead Reckoning - Fingering the Killer (History Channel)

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Dead Reckoning - Fingering the Killer (History Channel)

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Dead Reckoning - Crime Scene Alibis (History Channel)
Dead Reckoning - Blood Spatter (History Channel)

ASIN: B000F6ZBVW
Release Date: 2006-04-25

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Noir for Noir Fans
A long way behind "Gilda" in likability...
Good but not great
Run-of-the-mill film-noir production
Post-War Noir

Dead Reckoning [Region 2]
Starring: Humphrey Bogart , Lizabeth Scott , Morris Carnovsky , Charles Cane , and William Prince
Director: John Cromwell
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

Film Noir | Mystery & Suspense | Genres | DVD | Video

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Customer Reviews:

Noir for Noir Fans.......2007-06-06

A long way behind "Gilda" in likability..........2006-12-25

Good but not great.......2006-09-15

Run-of-the-mill film-noir production.......2005-12-15

Post-War Noir.......2005-10-24

Dead Reckoning - Unusual Clues (History Channel)

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Dead Reckoning - Unusual Clues (History Channel)

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Dead Reckoning - Crime Scene Alibis (History Channel)
Dead Reckoning - Blood Spatter (History Channel)

ASIN: B000F6ZDQK
Release Date: 2006-04-25

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TRACINGS IN BLOOD

ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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Girly Chew Hossencroft, a well-liked Albuquerque resident, vanished without a trace in 1999. Almost immediately, her estranged husband and his new girlfriend emerged as the chief suspects in the case, but the only evidence investigators had to work with was blood from the scene, cat hairs and strangely colored sand. Despite the lack of a body and paucity of material evidence, Hossencroft's killers were ultimately convicted, and TRACINGS IN BLOOD shows how with the help of forensic experts, investigators who worked on the case and others who were intimately involved. We'll also see how similar techniques were used to solve another New Mexico case, where five workers at a Hollywood Video Store were murdered in 1996. There, one piece of plastic proved to be the vital link that led to the killers.

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FASCINATING!

Dead Reckoning (4-DVDs Set)

Manufacturer: A&E Television Networks
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

Science & Technology | Educational | Genres | DVD | Video

Dead Reckoning - Blood Spatter (History Channel)
Cold Case Files - The Most Infamous Cases
Dead Reckoning - Crime Scene Alibis (History Channel)
The Autopsy Files
Court TV Crime Stories: Controversial Trials

Product Features:

4-DVDs set, 200 minutes of documentary footage
Offers an up-close look at every facet of forensics, using actual crimes as case studies
Includes 4 DVDs: (1) Body Clues, (2) Body Searchers, (3) Left at the Scene, and (4) Bullets and Blood

ASIN: B000HBRQ8Q

Product Description

There is no such thing as the perfect crime, and DEAD RECKONING shows why. From fingerprinting to ballistics, fiber analysis to autopsies, critical clues are always left somewhere, and it is left to investigators to find them. And with each passing year, the arsenal of tools at their disposal grows, making it even less likely that damning evidence will go undiscovered. The four in-depth episodes of DEAD RECKONING offer an up-close look at every facet of forensics, using actual crimes as case studies. Body Clues highlights the ways that physical evidence left on victims can point to the perpetrator. The Body Searchers follows the work of NecroSearch, a group of forensic anthropologists, archaeologists, botanists, geologists, thermographers, geophysicists, criminologists and bloodhound handlers who locate and excavate clandestine graves. Left at the Scene uses two murders to show how agencies connect evidence from the victim's body to the scene of the crime and, eventually, to the person arrested. And Bullets and Blood shows how sophisticated fingerprinting, bullet trajectory and blood splatter analysis helped solve two 1992 murder cases.

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FASCINATING!.......2006-08-03

This is a great stuff on new technologies in forensics, Sherlock Holmes would envy! 4 DVDs of continuous excitement and wonders left me speechless! MUST HAVE it!

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Dead Reckoning - The Body Searchers

Manufacturer: A & E
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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There is no such thing as the perfect crime, and DEAD RECKONING shows why.
DEAD RECKONING offers an up-close look at every facet of forensics, using actual crimes as case studies.
From fingerprinting to ballistics, fiber analysis to autopsies, critical clues are always left somewhere, and it is left to investigators to find them.
With each passing year, the arsenal of tools at their disposal grows, making it even less likely that damning evidence will go undiscovered.

ASIN: B000H86MFM

Product Description

The Body Searchers follows the work of NecroSearch, a group of forensic anthropologists, archaeologists, botanists, geologists, thermographers, geophysicists, criminologists and bloodhound handlers who locate and excavate clandestine graves.

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