# Dead Reckoning (1946)

> A decorated paratrooper pursues the truth behind his missing friend's murder and becomes entangled with the seductive woman at its center.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/12467

## Facts

- Runtime: 100 min
- Genres: Crime, Mystery
- Director: John Cromwell
- Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Lizabeth Scott, Morris Carnovsky, Charles Cane, William Prince, Marvin Miller, Wallace Ford, James Bell
- TMDB rating: 6.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0039305/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: brooding, smoky, tense, classic noir night, crime movie marathon

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