Dead Reckoning (1947) is a John Cromwell directed classic returning veteran and femme fatale murder conspiracy and double dealing innocent man on the run voiceover and flashback Southern set classic dark past uncovered splashy ending all the right ingredients treachery and temptation in Gulf City defining film noir classic film noir poor person's Maltese Falcon nightclubs and knockout drops gritty but cliched movie favourite with Humphrey Bogart, Lizabeth Scott, Marvin Miller, Morris Carnovsky, Charles Cane, William Prince, Wallace Ford, James Bell, George Chandler and Ruby Dandridge . . . as Maid Mabel.
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