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Dead Reckoning (1946)

Directed by John Cromwell · Cinematography by Leo Tover

Approved100 min65 frames

CrimeMystery

He Doesn't Trust Anyone... Especially Women!

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Dead Reckoning (1946) movie still: medium — A man sits inside a train carriage looking out a window. He holds a glass while wearing a military…Dead Reckoning (1946) movie still: medium — A dark indoor room with visible window grids and curtains behind the two men. One man in a tuxedo stands…Dead Reckoning (1946) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room viewed through a glass partition in a 1940s apartment. A man in suspenders stands by…Dead Reckoning (1946) movie still: medium — A dimly lit wall features a large, textured oil painting of a seated woman. A man wearing a fedora…Dead Reckoning (1946) movie still: wide — A spacious 1940s nightclub features multiple circular dining tables arranged on a polished floor. An…Dead Reckoning (1946) movie still: fullbody — A wet paved street at night with parked vintage cars and city building facades. A traffic officer…Dead Reckoning (1946) movie still: medium — A dark, dimly lit environment where two men engage in a private conversation. The foreground person is…Dead Reckoning (1946) movie still: medium — A dark night scene outside a city storefront with decorative paper displays visible. Three individuals…Dead Reckoning (1946) movie still: wide — A rain-drenched urban sidewalk at night features reflective puddles and storefront windows. Several men in…Dead Reckoning (1946) movie still: medium — A dark, crowded room features blurred figures in the background beyond the table. A man in a suit looks…Dead Reckoning (1946) movie still: wide — A dark night scene shows a single white parachute floating above black water. The parachute is the only…Dead Reckoning (1946) movie still: medium — A man in a house robe stands against a dark, plain background. The focus is entirely on his face as he…Dead Reckoning (1946) movie still: medium — A dark car interior at night showing a woman in a beret. She sits in the passenger seat looking toward a…Dead Reckoning (1946) movie still: closeup — A dimly lit room with a man reclining on a bed surface. The man holds a black rotary telephone receiver…Dead Reckoning (1946) movie still: medium — A dimly lit office features a desk with a rotary telephone and newspapers scattered about. A man in a…Dead Reckoning (1946) movie still: medium — An interior space features a wall with shadows cast by unseen hanging plants. A woman stands in the…
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What is Dead Reckoning about?

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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What does the cinematography of Dead Reckoning look like?

Across 65 sampled frames, Dead Reckoning builds its coverage from medium shots (69% of the sample), with close-ups (15%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Leo Tover keeps 55% of it in soft, low-key light. 69% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 72% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings. The production design places the film in the 1940s.

What is the color palette of Dead Reckoning?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Dead Reckoning (1946) are #030303, #303030, #707070, #fdfdfd, #8f8f8f, #b1b1b1 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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  • #707070
  • #fdfdfd
  • #8f8f8f
  • #b1b1b1

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