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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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.
Dead Reckoning is a 1947 American film noir starring Humphrey Bogart and Lizabeth Scott. Directed by John Cromwell, it was written by Steve Fisher and Oliver H. P. Garrett, based on a story by Gerald Drayson Adams and Sidney Biddell, adapted by Allen Rivkin. It follows a war hero, Warren Murdock (Bogart), who begins investigating the death of his best friend and fellow soldier, Johnny Drake. The investigation leads Murdock to his friend's lover, a mysterious woman. Drake was accused of murdering her husband.
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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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