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    TV Series

    Deadline

    7.3/10
    1959 - 1961
    30m/ep
    Ended
    Seasons: 1
    Episodes: 39

    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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    Seasons & Episodes

    1. Victor Reisel

    As labor reporter on the New York Daily Mirror, Riesel fights against racketeers by exposing them to the public.

    9/17/195930 min

    2. State Scandal

    Reporter George Thiem's dilemma: loyalty to a friend or respect for the law.

    9/24/195930 min

    3. Pickup

    A persistent newsman tries to prove that a mild-mannered salesman is the murderer of two women.

    10/1/195930 min

    4. The Neon Touch

    Two teen-agers scheme to get rich quick by passing bad checks.

    10/8/195930 min

    5. Extortion

    A respected doctor becomes the victim of an extortionist.

    10/15/195930 min

    6. The accusing finger

    Reporter Ed Mowery, certain that a convicted murderer is innocent, tries to have the case reopened.

    10/22/195930 min

    7. Mass Murder

    A plane explodes in mid-flight, killing everyone on board.

    10/29/195930 min

    8. The Case Of The Stranger

    Newsman Harry Romanoff tries to unmask a phony hero: he believes that the man committed a double murder.

    11/5/195930 min

    9. Charm Boy

    A sorority meeting and a missed bus spell death for a coed and her killer has an airtight alibi.

    11/12/195930 min

    10. Old Man Lost

    Don Hogan of the Boston Post tries to help an amnesic regain the will to live.

    11/19/195930 min

    11. The Human Storm

    It takes a violent prison riot and a crusading reporter to alert the authorities to the inhuman conditions at a penal institution.

    11/26/195930 min

    12. Hot Stuff

    To expose a shoplifting racket, fashion editor Trudy Prokop infiltrates the gang.

    12/3/195930 min

    13. The Face of a Thief

    A brilliant detective matches wits with a reporter trying to clear a man caught in a web of circumstantial evidence.

    12/10/195930 min

    14. Murderess

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    A beautiful murderer proves true her claim that no jail built could hold her.

    12/17/195930 min

    15. Chain Reaction

    A pilot becomes mentally ill after he takes part in the bombing of Hiroshima.

    12/24/195930 min

    16. Clean Kill

    An unusual clue helps Gene Lindsey of the Phoenix (Ariz.) Gazette solve a murder.

    12/31/195930 min

    17. Lonely Hearts Killer

    Two newsmen track a lonely-hearts killer who has claimed three victims.

    1/7/196030 min

    18. Return to Murder

    Two teen-age gangs are on the verge of declaring peace when a boy returns from prison and stirs up fury anew.

    1/14/196030 min

    19. Scramble

    Reporter Matt Conklin tries to foster good feelings between a quiet Texas town and a new Air Force base.

    1/21/196030 min

    20. Massacre

    A berserk killer is on the loose in California.

    1/28/196030 min

    21. The Blue Dahlia

    A soldier confesses to the murder of a beautiful girl but a stubborn reporter refuses to believe him.

    2/4/196030 min

    22. Checkmate

    Police and reporters try to break a man suspected of having murdered a 15-year-old girl.

    2/11/196030 min

    23. Jailbreak

    Three convicts escape from a maximum-security prison by forging the warden's signature on pardons.

    2/18/196030 min

    24. Mad Bomber

    It's Christmas week in New York, and a mad bomber is stalking the city.

    2/25/196030 min

    25. Character Witness

    Reporter Leo Sheridan is called in as a character witness at the murder trial of his best friend.

    3/3/196030 min

    26. Dumb Kid

    A cub reporter stumbles onto two bandits.

    3/10/196030 min

    27. A Story for Christmas

    William Key helps a despondent young girl on Christmas Eve.

    3/17/196030 min

    28. Birthday Present

    A father and his son are hunting for a lost ball that rolled under their porch and discover a woman's body.

    3/24/196030 min

    29. Suspicion of Murder

    Bernice Freeman stands by her friend when he is accused of murder.

    3/31/196030 min

    30. Thesis for Murder

    A brilliant, but deranged, college student tries to carry out the perfect crime

    4/7/196030 min

    31. Exposure

    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.

    4/14/196030 min

    32. Pig Woman

    A woman brutally murders a handy man after being named the beneficiary of his life-insurance policy.

    4/21/196030 min

    33. To Move a Mountain

    A reporter, nursed by two Burmese women during the war, fights to keep them from being forced back to Burma and certain death.

    4/28/196030 min

    34. One Tall, One Short

    A wild hunch helps reporter Clayton Darrah trap two phantom bandits. The only available description is "one short, one tall."

    5/5/196030 min

    35. The Cave

    A car parked outside an uncharted cave convinces a reporter that someone is lost inside.

    5/12/196030 min

    36. The Two Ounce Trap

    A rest home for alcoholics, scene of five deaths within a brief period, is investigated by newsman Paul Quick.

    5/19/196030 min

    37. The Last Knockout

    Reporter Ed Reid encounters an ex-fight manager, a singer and a boxer in his search for a missing sea captain.

    5/26/196030 min

    38. Episode 38

    No description available.

    2/1/196130 min

    39. Smoke Screen

    The Erie, Pa., fire department is looking for the arsonist terrorizing the town.

    2/4/196130 min

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