Top Billed Cast

Humphrey Bogart
Capt. 'Rip' Murdock
Lizabeth Scott
'Dusty' Chandler
Morris Carnovsky
Martinelli
Charles Cane
Lt. Kincaid
William Prince
Sgt. Johnny Drake, aka John Joseph Preston
Marvin Miller
Krause
Wallace Ford
McGee
James Bell
Father Logan
George Chandler
Louis Ord
William Forrest
Lt. Col. Simpson (uncredited)
Ruby Dandridge
Hyacinth (uncredited)
Matthew Beard
Bellboy (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Nightclub Guest (uncredited)
Alvin Hammer
Photographer (uncredited)
Ray Teal
Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
Frank Wilcox
Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Lillian Wells
Pretty Girl (uncredited)
George Eldredge
Police Officer Casey (uncredited)
Dick Gordon
Dealer (uncredited)
Herschel Graham
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Raoul Freeman
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Joe Gilbert
Croupier (uncredited)

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A review by John Chard

Written by John Chard on Wed Jan 22 2020

Middle rank film, top Bogart. When Rip's (Humphrey Bogart) army pal Johnny does a runner from the train taking them to Washington, it's the start of a shadowy street search that Rip undertakes to find out why his friend would do that. It soon becomes evident that Johnny was not who he said was, something that makes Rip's journey one that will involve murder, deception and one hell of a dame. Dead Reckoning has a mixed relationship with critics and Bogart/noir fans alike. Some are harsh on Lizabeth Scott who plays femme fatale Coral Chandler, while others have issues with the plot, callin...