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Dead Reckoning (1947)
War heroes Rip Murdock and Johnny Drake are sent to Washington, D.C, to receive top honors for their service. Johnny, seemingly terrified by the publicity that awaits him, jumps off the train and later turns up dead. Suspecting foul play, Rip begins digging into his pal's past. He encounters cover-ups, threats to his own life and deadly femme fatale Coral Chandler.
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War heroes Rip Murdock and Johnny Drake are sent to Washington, D.C, to receive top honors for their service. Johnny, seemingly terrified by the publicity that awaits him, jumps off the train and later turns up dead. Suspecting foul play, Rip begins digging into his pal's past. He encounters cover-ups, threats to his own life and deadly femme fatale Coral Chandler.
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Genre:Crime, Mystery
Written By:Steve Fisher, Oliver H.P. Garrett
In Theaters:1/16/1947
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Runtime:100 minutes
Studio:Columbia Pictures
Cast
John Cromwell
Director
Humphrey Bogart
Capt. 'Rip' Murdock
Lizabeth Scott
Coral Chandler
Morris Carnovsky
Martinelli
Charles Cane
Lt. Kincaid
William Prince
Sgt. Johnny Drake
Marvin Miller
Krause
Wallace Ford
McGee
James Bell
Father Logan
George Chandler
Louis Ord
Matthew Beard
Bellboy (uncredited)
Ruby Dandridge
Mabel (uncredited)
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