Deadline

Name: Deadline
Released: 1959-09-17
Rating: 7.3

1959 · Drama · 1 Season · 39 Episodes · 7.3

Deadline is a 1959-1961 American television drama series that re-enacted famous newspaper stories from the past. Hosted and narrated by Paul Stewart, the syndicated series was produced by Arnold Perl. Guest stars included Peter Falk, Diane Ladd, Robert Lansing, and George Maharis. Thirty-nine 30-minute episodes were produced.

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Season 1

E11. Victor Reisel30m · 1959-09-17As labor reporter on the New York Daily Mirror, Riesel fights against racketeers by exposing them to the public.E22. State Scandal30m · 1959-09-24Reporter George Thiem's dilemma: loyalty to a friend or respect for the law.E33. Pickup30m · 1959-10-01A persistent newsman tries to prove that a mild-mannered salesman is the murderer of two women.E44. The Neon Touch30m · 1959-10-08Two teen-agers scheme to get rich quick by passing bad checks.E55. Extortion30m · 1959-10-15A respected doctor becomes the victim of an extortionist.E66. The accusing finger30m · 1959-10-22Reporter Ed Mowery, certain that a convicted murderer is innocent, tries to have the case reopened.E77. Mass Murder30m · 1959-10-29A plane explodes in mid-flight, killing everyone on board.E88. The Case Of The Stranger30m · 1959-11-05Newsman Harry Romanoff tries to unmask a phony hero: he believes that the man committed a double murder.E99. Charm Boy30m · 1959-11-12A sorority meeting and a missed bus spell death for a coed and her killer has an airtight alibi.E1010. Old Man Lost30m · 1959-11-19Don Hogan of the Boston Post tries to help an amnesic regain the will to live.E1111. The Human Storm30m · 1959-11-26It takes a violent prison riot and a crusading reporter to alert the authorities to the inhuman conditions at a penal institution.E1212. Hot Stuff30m · 1959-12-03To expose a shoplifting racket, fashion editor Trudy Prokop infiltrates the gang.E1313. The Face of a Thief30m · 1959-12-10A brilliant detective matches wits with a reporter trying to clear a man caught in a web of circumstantial evidence.E1414. Murderess30m · 1959-12-17 · 6.0A beautiful murderer proves true her claim that no jail built could hold her.E1515. Chain Reaction30m · 1959-12-24A pilot becomes mentally ill after he takes part in the bombing of Hiroshima.E1616. Clean Kill30m · 1959-12-31An unusual clue helps Gene Lindsey of the Phoenix (Ariz.) Gazette solve a murder.E1717. Lonely Hearts Killer30m · 1960-01-07Two newsmen track a lonely-hearts killer who has claimed three victims.E1818. Return to Murder30m · 1960-01-14Two teen-age gangs are on the verge of declaring peace when a boy returns from prison and stirs up fury anew.E1919. Scramble30m · 1960-01-21Reporter Matt Conklin tries to foster good feelings between a quiet Texas town and a new Air Force base.E2020. Massacre30m · 1960-01-28A berserk killer is on the loose in California.E2121. The Blue Dahlia30m · 1960-02-04A soldier confesses to the murder of a beautiful girl but a stubborn reporter refuses to believe him.E2222. Checkmate30m · 1960-02-11Police and reporters try to break a man suspected of having murdered a 15-year-old girl.E2323. Jailbreak30m · 1960-02-18Three convicts escape from a maximum-security prison by forging the warden's signature on pardons.E2424. Mad Bomber30m · 1960-02-25It's Christmas week in New York, and a mad bomber is stalking the city.E2525. Character Witness30m · 1960-03-03Reporter Leo Sheridan is called in as a character witness at the murder trial of his best friend.E2626. Dumb Kid30m · 1960-03-10A cub reporter stumbles onto two bandits.E2727. A Story for Christmas30m · 1960-03-17William Key helps a despondent young girl on Christmas Eve.E2828. Birthday Present30m · 1960-03-24A father and his son are hunting for a lost ball that rolled under their porch and discover a woman's body.E2929. Suspicion of Murder30m · 1960-03-31Bernice Freeman stands by her friend when he is accused of murder.E3030. Thesis for Murder30m · 1960-04-07A brilliant, but deranged, college student tries to carry out the perfect crime E3131. Exposure30m · 1960-04-14A photo studio is the cover for a racket swindling the citizens of Columbus, Ohio, to the tune of a quarter of a million dollars a year.E3232. Pig Woman30m · 1960-04-21A woman brutally murders a handy man after being named the beneficiary of his life-insurance policy.E3333. To Move a Mountain30m · 1960-04-28A reporter, nursed by two Burmese women during the war, fights to keep them from being forced back to Burma and certain death.E3434. One Tall, One Short30m · 1960-05-05A wild hunch helps reporter Clayton Darrah trap two phantom bandits. The only available description is "one short, one tall."E3535. The Cave30m · 1960-05-12A car parked outside an uncharted cave convinces a reporter that someone is lost inside.E3636. The Two Ounce Trap30m · 1960-05-19A rest home for alcoholics, scene of five deaths within a brief period, is investigated by newsman Paul Quick.E3737. The Last Knockout30m · 1960-05-26Reporter Ed Reid encounters an ex-fight manager, a singer and a boxer in his search for a missing sea captain.E3838. Episode 3830m · 1961-02-01 E3939. Smoke Screen30m · 1961-02-04The Erie, Pa., fire department is looking for the arsonist terrorizing the town.

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Paul Stewart

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