Deadline
1959•30m•6.0/10
Drama
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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.
Production
UCLA Film and Television Archive
Language
EN
Status
Ended
First Aired
September 17, 1959
Last Aired
February 4, 1961
Networks
WPIX
Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
US
No providers available for this region.
Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
E1
Victor Reisel
Air date: 1959-09-17
As labor reporter on the New York Daily Mirror, Riesel fights against racketeers by exposing them to the public.
E2
State Scandal
Air date: 1959-09-24
Reporter George Thiem's dilemma: loyalty to a friend or respect for the law.
E3
Pickup
Air date: 1959-10-01
A persistent newsman tries to prove that a mild-mannered salesman is the murderer of two women.
E4
The Neon Touch
Air date: 1959-10-08
Two teen-agers scheme to get rich quick by passing bad checks.
E5
Extortion
Air date: 1959-10-15
A respected doctor becomes the victim of an extortionist.
E6
The accusing finger
Air date: 1959-10-22
Reporter Ed Mowery, certain that a convicted murderer is innocent, tries to have the case reopened.
E7
Mass Murder
Air date: 1959-10-29
A plane explodes in mid-flight, killing everyone on board.
E8
The Case Of The Stranger
Air date: 1959-11-05
Newsman Harry Romanoff tries to unmask a phony hero: he believes that the man committed a double murder.
E9
Charm Boy
Air date: 1959-11-12
A sorority meeting and a missed bus spell death for a coed and her killer has an airtight alibi.
E10
Old Man Lost
Air date: 1959-11-19
Don Hogan of the Boston Post tries to help an amnesic regain the will to live.
E11
The Human Storm
Air date: 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.
E12
Hot Stuff
Air date: 1959-12-03
To expose a shoplifting racket, fashion editor Trudy Prokop infiltrates the gang.
E13
The Face of a Thief
Air date: 1959-12-10
A brilliant detective matches wits with a reporter trying to clear a man caught in a web of circumstantial evidence.
E14
Murderess
Air date: 1959-12-17
A beautiful murderer proves true her claim that no jail built could hold her.
E15
Chain Reaction
Air date: 1959-12-24
A pilot becomes mentally ill after he takes part in the bombing of Hiroshima.
E16
Clean Kill
Air date: 1959-12-31
An unusual clue helps Gene Lindsey of the Phoenix (Ariz.) Gazette solve a murder.
E17
Lonely Hearts Killer
Air date: 1960-01-07
Two newsmen track a lonely-hearts killer who has claimed three victims.
E18
Return to Murder
Air date: 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.
E19
Scramble
Air date: 1960-01-21
Reporter Matt Conklin tries to foster good feelings between a quiet Texas town and a new Air Force base.
E20
Massacre
Air date: 1960-01-28
A berserk killer is on the loose in California.
E21
The Blue Dahlia
Air date: 1960-02-04
A soldier confesses to the murder of a beautiful girl but a stubborn reporter refuses to believe him.
E22
Checkmate
Air date: 1960-02-11
Police and reporters try to break a man suspected of having murdered a 15-year-old girl.
E23
Jailbreak
Air date: 1960-02-18
Three convicts escape from a maximum-security prison by forging the warden's signature on pardons.
E24
Mad Bomber
Air date: 1960-02-25
It's Christmas week in New York, and a mad bomber is stalking the city.
E25
Character Witness
Air date: 1960-03-03
Reporter Leo Sheridan is called in as a character witness at the murder trial of his best friend.
E26
Dumb Kid
Air date: 1960-03-10
A cub reporter stumbles onto two bandits.
E27
A Story for Christmas
Air date: 1960-03-17
William Key helps a despondent young girl on Christmas Eve.
E28
Birthday Present
Air date: 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.
E29
Suspicion of Murder
Air date: 1960-03-31
Bernice Freeman stands by her friend when he is accused of murder.
E30
Thesis for Murder
Air date: 1960-04-07
A brilliant, but deranged, college student tries to carry out the perfect crime
E31
Exposure
Air date: 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.
E32
Pig Woman
Air date: 1960-04-21
A woman brutally murders a handy man after being named the beneficiary of his life-insurance policy.
E33
To Move a Mountain
Air date: 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.
E34
One Tall, One Short
Air date: 1960-05-05
A wild hunch helps reporter Clayton Darrah trap two phantom bandits. The only available description is "one short, one tall."
E35
The Cave
Air date: 1960-05-12
A car parked outside an uncharted cave convinces a reporter that someone is lost inside.
E36
The Two Ounce Trap
Air date: 1960-05-19
A rest home for alcoholics, scene of five deaths within a brief period, is investigated by newsman Paul Quick.
E37
The Last Knockout
Air date: 1960-05-26
Reporter Ed Reid encounters an ex-fight manager, a singer and a boxer in his search for a missing sea captain.
E38
Episode 38
Air date: 1961-02-01
E39
Smoke Screen
Air date: 1961-02-04
The Erie, Pa., fire department is looking for the arsonist terrorizing the town.
Cast
Paul Stewart
Narrator / Host
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