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Dead Reckoning

1946 · 100 min · Director: John Cromwell ★ IMDb 7 · 10,210 ratings

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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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Emotional fingerprint

Dead Reckoning (1946) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Tension 35%, Anxiety 25%, Curiosity 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Fear10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Tension, Anxiety, Curiosity. Genres: Mystery, Crime. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Tension, Anxiety and Curiosity. Its IMDb rating of 7.0/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Curiosity
  • Sadness

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Tension
Curiosity
Sadness
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then rises around 88 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionCuriositySadness
2.5 %≈ 3′Curiosity41 %20 %42 %6 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Curiosity51 %32 %53 %17 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Curiosity60 %40 %60 %35 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Curiosity57 %36 %57 %38 %
22.5 %≈ 23′Curiosity51 %32 %52 %30 %
27.5 %≈ 28′Curiosity52 %36 %46 %24 %
32.5 %≈ 33′Tension56 %47 %45 %16 %
37.5 %≈ 38′Curiosity56 %51 %50 %10 %
42.5 %≈ 43′Curiosity49 %41 %49 %11 %
47.5 %≈ 48′Curiosity48 %37 %48 %13 %
52.5 %≈ 53′Curiosity54 %46 %49 %10 %
57.5 %≈ 58′Tension63 %60 %47 %7 %
62.5 %≈ 63′Tension72 %71 %49 %13 %
67.5 %≈ 68′Tension71 %66 %52 %22 %
72.5 %≈ 73′Curiosity64 %49 %49 %29 %
77.5 %≈ 78′Love59 %38 %40 %26 %
82.5 %≈ 83′Tension64 %55 %45 %16 %
87.5 %≈ 88′Tension79 %76 %54 %31 %
92.5 %≈ 93′Sadness86 %71 %37 %63 %
97.5 %≈ 98′Sadness88 %54 %17 %81 %
Riches to rags

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

LS
Lizabeth Scott

CC
Charles Cane

CC
Charles Cane

Lt. Kincaid

William Prince

Sgt. Johnny Drake

GC
George Chandler

GC
George Chandler

Louis Ord

MB
Matthew Beard

Bellboy (uncredited)

RD
Ruby Dandridge

Mabel (uncredited)

GE
George Eldredge

Police Officer Casey (uncredited)

Bess Flowers

Nightclub Guest (uncredited)

WF
William Forrest

Lt. Col. Simpson (uncredited)

HG
Herschel Graham

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

RF
Raoul Freeman

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

JG
Joe Gilbert

Croupier (uncredited)

DG
Dick Gordon

Dealer (uncredited)

AH
Alvin Hammer

Photographer (uncredited)

RT
Ray Teal

Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
John Cromwell
Written by
Steve Fisher, Oliver H.P. Garrett, Sidney Biddell, Gerald Drayson Adams
Type
Movies
Released
1946
Runtime
100 min
Country
United States of America
Genres
Mystery, Crime
Ratings
★ IMDb 7 · 10,210 ratings
Feels mostly
Tension
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