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.
Episodes
Season 11E1Victor ReiselAs labor reporter on the New York Daily Mirror, Riesel fights against racketeers by exposing them to the public.30m2E2State ScandalReporter George Thiem's dilemma: loyalty to a friend or respect for the law.30m3E3PickupA persistent newsman tries to prove that a mild-mannered salesman is the murderer of two women.30m4E4The Neon TouchTwo teen-agers scheme to get rich quick by passing bad checks.30m5E5ExtortionA respected doctor becomes the victim of an extortionist.30m6E6The accusing fingerReporter Ed Mowery, certain that a convicted murderer is innocent, tries to have the case reopened.30m7E7Mass MurderA plane explodes in mid-flight, killing everyone on board.30m8E8The Case Of The StrangerNewsman Harry Romanoff tries to unmask a phony hero: he believes that the man committed a double murder.30m9E9Charm BoyA sorority meeting and a missed bus spell death for a coed and her killer has an airtight alibi.30m10E10Old Man LostDon Hogan of the Boston Post tries to help an amnesic regain the will to live.30m11E11The Human StormIt takes a violent prison riot and a crusading reporter to alert the authorities to the inhuman conditions at a penal institution.30m12E12Hot StuffTo expose a shoplifting racket, fashion editor Trudy Prokop infiltrates the gang.30m13E13The Face of a ThiefA brilliant detective matches wits with a reporter trying to clear a man caught in a web of circumstantial evidence.30m14E14MurderessA beautiful murderer proves true her claim that no jail built could hold her.30m15E15Chain ReactionA pilot becomes mentally ill after he takes part in the bombing of Hiroshima.30m16E16Clean KillAn unusual clue helps Gene Lindsey of the Phoenix (Ariz.) Gazette solve a murder.30m17E17Lonely Hearts KillerTwo newsmen track a lonely-hearts killer who has claimed three victims.30m18E18Return to MurderTwo teen-age gangs are on the verge of declaring peace when a boy returns from prison and stirs up fury anew.30m19E19ScrambleReporter Matt Conklin tries to foster good feelings between a quiet Texas town and a new Air Force base.30m20E20MassacreA berserk killer is on the loose in California.30m21E21The Blue DahliaA soldier confesses to the murder of a beautiful girl but a stubborn reporter refuses to believe him.30m22E22CheckmatePolice and reporters try to break a man suspected of having murdered a 15-year-old girl.30m23E23JailbreakThree convicts escape from a maximum-security prison by forging the warden's signature on pardons.30m24E24Mad BomberIt's Christmas week in New York, and a mad bomber is stalking the city.30m25E25Character WitnessReporter Leo Sheridan is called in as a character witness at the murder trial of his best friend.30m26E26Dumb KidA cub reporter stumbles onto two bandits.30m27E27A Story for ChristmasWilliam Key helps a despondent young girl on Christmas Eve.30m28E28Birthday PresentA father and his son are hunting for a lost ball that rolled under their porch and discover a woman's body.30m29E29Suspicion of MurderBernice Freeman stands by her friend when he is accused of murder.30m30E30Thesis for MurderA brilliant, but deranged, college student tries to carry out the perfect crime30m31E31ExposureA 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.30m32E32Pig WomanA woman brutally murders a handy man after being named the beneficiary of his life-insurance policy.30m33E33To Move a MountainA reporter, nursed by two Burmese women during the war, fights to keep them from being forced back to Burma and certain death.30m34E34One Tall, One ShortA wild hunch helps reporter Clayton Darrah trap two phantom bandits. The only available description is "one short, one tall."30m35E35The CaveA car parked outside an uncharted cave convinces a reporter that someone is lost inside.30m36E36The Two Ounce TrapA rest home for alcoholics, scene of five deaths within a brief period, is investigated by newsman Paul Quick.30m37E37The Last KnockoutReporter Ed Reid encounters an ex-fight manager, a singer and a boxer in his search for a missing sea captain.30m38E38Episode 3830m39E39Smoke ScreenThe Erie, Pa., fire department is looking for the arsonist terrorizing the town.30m
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