Dead Reckoning

Year: 1946

Runtime: 100 mins

Language: English

Director: John Cromwell

CrimeMysteryThrillers and murder mysteriesNoir and dark crime dramasIntriguing and suspenseful murder mysteries

War heroes Rip Murdock and Johnny Drake travel to Washington, D.C. to receive top honors. Terrified by the looming publicity, Johnny leaps from the train and is later found dead. Convinced it isn’t an accident, Rip digs into his friend’s hidden past, confronting government cover‑ups, threats to his own life, and the alluring but lethal femme fatale Coral Chandler.

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