Rip Murdock and Johnny Darke are en route to Washington when Johnny disappears and then turns up dead. Rip learns that Johnny had been accused of murder and sets out to find out what he can. He falls in love with Coral whose husband Johnny is supposed to have killed.
Written by
Ed Stephan {stephan@cc.wwu.edu}
After WWII, Rip Murdock's comrade in arms Johnny Drake disappears. Rip tries to track Johnny down and discovers a body burned beyond recognition that could be Johnny's. Rip discovers Johnny had been involved in a love triangle with Coral and her husband before the war. When Coral's husband was found shot to death, prime suspect Johnny disappeared by enlisting under a fake name. Rip has his hands full with the captivating Coral, the mystery of the burned body, the unsolved murder of Coral's husband, and an unfriendly mobster running the local gambling establishment.
Plot Synopsis:
Dead Reckoning begins with a bruised Rip Murdock (Humphrey Bogart) running in and out of shadowy doorways finally ducking into a church where he manages to tell a priest about the deep trouble he has gotten into just trying to track down his friend...
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