Deadline
series not in production
Ended
Drama
Seasons | 1
Episodes | 39
avg.Runtime | 30 min
First EP | 1959-09-17
Last EP | 1961-02-04
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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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UCLA Film and Television Archive
Season List
season 1 || Season 1
Relesed on | 1959-09-17
1
Victor Reisel
1959-09-17
As labor reporter on the New York Daily Mirror, Riesel fights against racketeers by exposing them to the public.
2
State Scandal
1959-09-24
Reporter George Thiem's dilemma: loyalty to a friend or respect for the law.
3
Pickup
1959-10-01
A persistent newsman tries to prove that a mild-mannered salesman is the murderer of two women.
4
The Neon Touch
1959-10-08
Two teen-agers scheme to get rich quick by passing bad checks.
5
Extortion
1959-10-15
A respected doctor becomes the victim of an extortionist.
6
The accusing finger
1959-10-22
Reporter Ed Mowery, certain that a convicted murderer is innocent, tries to have the case reopened.
7
Mass Murder
1959-10-29
A plane explodes in mid-flight, killing everyone on board.
8
The Case Of The Stranger
1959-11-05
Newsman Harry Romanoff tries to unmask a phony hero: he believes that the man committed a double murder.
9
Charm Boy
1959-11-12
A sorority meeting and a missed bus spell death for a coed and her killer has an airtight alibi.
10
Old Man Lost
1959-11-19
Don Hogan of the Boston Post tries to help an amnesic regain the will to live.
11
The Human Storm
1959-11-26
It takes a violent prison riot and a crusading reporter to alert the authorities to the inhuman conditions at a penal institution.
12
Hot Stuff
1959-12-03
To expose a shoplifting racket, fashion editor Trudy Prokop infiltrates the gang.
13
The Face of a Thief
1959-12-10
A brilliant detective matches wits with a reporter trying to clear a man caught in a web of circumstantial evidence.
14
Murderess
1959-12-17
A beautiful murderer proves true her claim that no jail built could hold her.
15
Chain Reaction
1959-12-24
A pilot becomes mentally ill after he takes part in the bombing of Hiroshima.
16
Clean Kill
1959-12-31
An unusual clue helps Gene Lindsey of the Phoenix (Ariz.) Gazette solve a murder.
17
Lonely Hearts Killer
1960-01-07
Two newsmen track a lonely-hearts killer who has claimed three victims.
18
Return to Murder
1960-01-14
Two teen-age gangs are on the verge of declaring peace when a boy returns from prison and stirs up fury anew.
19
Scramble
1960-01-21
Reporter Matt Conklin tries to foster good feelings between a quiet Texas town and a new Air Force base.
20
Massacre
1960-01-28
A berserk killer is on the loose in California.
21
The Blue Dahlia
1960-02-04
A soldier confesses to the murder of a beautiful girl but a stubborn reporter refuses to believe him.
22
Checkmate
1960-02-11
Police and reporters try to break a man suspected of having murdered a 15-year-old girl.
23
Jailbreak
1960-02-18
Three convicts escape from a maximum-security prison by forging the warden's signature on pardons.
24
Mad Bomber
1960-02-25
It's Christmas week in New York, and a mad bomber is stalking the city.
25
Character Witness
1960-03-03
Reporter Leo Sheridan is called in as a character witness at the murder trial of his best friend.
26
Dumb Kid
1960-03-10
A cub reporter stumbles onto two bandits.
27
A Story for Christmas
1960-03-17
William Key helps a despondent young girl on Christmas Eve.
28
Birthday Present
1960-03-24
A father and his son are hunting for a lost ball that rolled under their porch and discover a woman's body.
29
Suspicion of Murder
1960-03-31
Bernice Freeman stands by her friend when he is accused of murder.
30
Thesis for Murder
1960-04-07
A brilliant, but deranged, college student tries to carry out the perfect crime
31
Exposure
1960-04-14
A 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.
32
Pig Woman
1960-04-21
A woman brutally murders a handy man after being named the beneficiary of his life-insurance policy.
33
To Move a Mountain
1960-04-28
A reporter, nursed by two Burmese women during the war, fights to keep them from being forced back to Burma and certain death.
34
One Tall, One Short
1960-05-05
A wild hunch helps reporter Clayton Darrah trap two phantom bandits. The only available description is "one short, one tall."
35
The Cave
1960-05-12
A car parked outside an uncharted cave convinces a reporter that someone is lost inside.
36
The Two Ounce Trap
1960-05-19
A rest home for alcoholics, scene of five deaths within a brief period, is investigated by newsman Paul Quick.
37
The Last Knockout
1960-05-26
Reporter Ed Reid encounters an ex-fight manager, a singer and a boxer in his search for a missing sea captain.
38
Episode 38
1961-02-01
39
Smoke Screen
1961-02-04
The Erie, Pa., fire department is looking for the arsonist terrorizing the town.
CAST
charactor: Narrator / Host
Original: Paul Stewart
Total EP: 40
charactor: Box
Original: Peter Falk
Total EP: 1
charactor: Harvey
Original: Bernard Fein
Total EP: 1
charactor: Lyons
Original: Simon Oakland
Total EP: 1
charactor: Nora
Original: Ellen Madison
Total EP: 1
charactor: Helen Saldana
Original: Mary K. Wells
Total EP: 1
charactor: Vic
Original: Dario Barri
Total EP: 1
charactor: Monkton
Original: Robert Dryden
Total EP: 1
charactor: Jim Forman
Original: Tom Gorman
Total EP: 1
charactor: Mrs. Bonero
Original: Maggie Norris
Total EP: 1
charactor: Reporter #1
Original: Eugene Peterson
Total EP: 1
charactor: Reporter #2
Original: Joe Warren
Total EP: 1
charactor: Wes Conego
Original: Bob O'Connell
Total EP: 1
charactor: Judge
Original: James Kelly
Total EP: 1
“I would rather entertain and hope that people learned something than educate people and hope they were entertained.” – Walt Disney