TV series

Deadline

Name: Deadline
Released: 1959
Cast: Paul Stewart

1959–1961· 1 season· 30 min episodes★ 7.3Ended

On WPIX — From UCLA Film and Television Archive

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Synopsis

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.

Themes

newspaper anthology

Episodes

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E1 Victor ReiselNext upSep 17, 1959 · 30 min
Synopsis
As labor reporter on the New York Daily Mirror, Riesel fights against racketeers by exposing them to the public.
E2 State ScandalSep 24, 1959 · 30 min
Synopsis
Reporter George Thiem's dilemma: loyalty to a friend or respect for the law.
E3 PickupOct 1, 1959 · 30 min
Synopsis
A persistent newsman tries to prove that a mild-mannered salesman is the murderer of two women.
E4 The Neon TouchOct 8, 1959 · 30 min
Synopsis
Two teen-agers scheme to get rich quick by passing bad checks.
E5 ExtortionOct 15, 1959 · 30 min
Synopsis
A respected doctor becomes the victim of an extortionist.
E6 The accusing fingerOct 22, 1959 · 30 min
Synopsis
Reporter Ed Mowery, certain that a convicted murderer is innocent, tries to have the case reopened.
Guest stars: James Kelly (Judge)
E7 Mass MurderOct 29, 1959 · 30 min
Synopsis
A plane explodes in mid-flight, killing everyone on board.
E8 The Case Of The StrangerNov 5, 1959 · 30 min
Synopsis
Newsman Harry Romanoff tries to unmask a phony hero: he believes that the man committed a double murder.
E9 Charm BoyNov 12, 1959 · 30 min
Synopsis
A sorority meeting and a missed bus spell death for a coed and her killer has an airtight alibi.
E10 Old Man LostNov 19, 1959 · 30 min
Synopsis
Don Hogan of the Boston Post tries to help an amnesic regain the will to live.
E11 The Human StormNov 26, 1959 · 30 min
Synopsis
It takes a violent prison riot and a crusading reporter to alert the authorities to the inhuman conditions at a penal institution.
Guest stars: Peter Falk (Box), Bernard Fein (Harvey), Simon Oakland (Lyons), Paul Stewart (Host / Narrator)
E12 Hot StuffDec 3, 1959 · 30 min
Synopsis
To expose a shoplifting racket, fashion editor Trudy Prokop infiltrates the gang.
E13 The Face of a ThiefDec 10, 1959 · 30 min
Synopsis
A brilliant detective matches wits with a reporter trying to clear a man caught in a web of circumstantial evidence.
E14 MurderessDec 17, 1959 · 30 min
Synopsis
A beautiful murderer proves true her claim that no jail built could hold her.
Guest stars: Ellen Madison (Nora), Mary K. Wells (Helen Saldana), Dario Barri (Vic), Robert Dryden (Monkton), Tom Gorman (Jim Forman), Maggie Norris (Mrs. Bonero), Eugene Peterson (Reporter #1), Joe Warren (Reporter #2)
E15 Chain ReactionDec 24, 1959 · 30 min
Synopsis
A pilot becomes mentally ill after he takes part in the bombing of Hiroshima.
E16 Clean KillDec 31, 1959 · 30 min
Synopsis
An unusual clue helps Gene Lindsey of the Phoenix (Ariz.) Gazette solve a murder.
E17 Lonely Hearts KillerJan 7, 1960 · 30 min
Synopsis
Two newsmen track a lonely-hearts killer who has claimed three victims.
E18 Return to MurderJan 14, 1960 · 30 min
Synopsis
Two teen-age gangs are on the verge of declaring peace when a boy returns from prison and stirs up fury anew.
E19 ScrambleJan 21, 1960 · 30 min
Synopsis
Reporter Matt Conklin tries to foster good feelings between a quiet Texas town and a new Air Force base.
E20 MassacreJan 28, 1960 · 30 min
Synopsis
A berserk killer is on the loose in California.
E21 The Blue DahliaFeb 4, 1960 · 30 min
Synopsis
A soldier confesses to the murder of a beautiful girl but a stubborn reporter refuses to believe him.
E22 CheckmateFeb 11, 1960 · 30 min
Synopsis
Police and reporters try to break a man suspected of having murdered a 15-year-old girl.
E23 JailbreakFeb 18, 1960 · 30 min
Synopsis
Three convicts escape from a maximum-security prison by forging the warden's signature on pardons.
E24 Mad BomberFeb 25, 1960 · 30 min
Synopsis
It's Christmas week in New York, and a mad bomber is stalking the city.
E25 Character WitnessMar 3, 1960 · 30 min
Synopsis
Reporter Leo Sheridan is called in as a character witness at the murder trial of his best friend.
E26 Dumb KidMar 10, 1960 · 30 min
Synopsis
A cub reporter stumbles onto two bandits.
E27 A Story for ChristmasMar 17, 1960 · 30 min
Synopsis
William Key helps a despondent young girl on Christmas Eve.
E28 Birthday PresentMar 24, 1960 · 30 min
Synopsis
A father and his son are hunting for a lost ball that rolled under their porch and discover a woman's body.
E29 Suspicion of MurderMar 31, 1960 · 30 min
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Bernice Freeman stands by her friend when he is accused of murder.
E30 Thesis for MurderApr 7, 1960 · 30 min
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A brilliant, but deranged, college student tries to carry out the perfect crime
E31 ExposureApr 14, 1960 · 30 min
Synopsis
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.
E32 Pig WomanApr 21, 1960 · 30 min
Synopsis
A woman brutally murders a handy man after being named the beneficiary of his life-insurance policy.
E33 To Move a MountainApr 28, 1960 · 30 min
Synopsis
A reporter, nursed by two Burmese women during the war, fights to keep them from being forced back to Burma and certain death.
E34 One Tall, One ShortMay 5, 1960 · 30 min
Synopsis
A wild hunch helps reporter Clayton Darrah trap two phantom bandits. The only available description is "one short, one tall."
E35 The CaveMay 12, 1960 · 30 min
Synopsis
A car parked outside an uncharted cave convinces a reporter that someone is lost inside.
Guest stars: Christopher Walken (Marty)
E36 The Two Ounce TrapMay 19, 1960 · 30 min
Synopsis
A rest home for alcoholics, scene of five deaths within a brief period, is investigated by newsman Paul Quick.
E37 The Last KnockoutMay 26, 1960 · 30 min
Synopsis
Reporter Ed Reid encounters an ex-fight manager, a singer and a boxer in his search for a missing sea captain.
E38 Episode 38Feb 1, 1961 · 30 min
E39 Smoke ScreenFeb 4, 1961 · 30 min
Synopsis
The Erie, Pa., fire department is looking for the arsonist terrorizing the town.