Series·1959·1 season

Deadline

Drama

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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Victor ReiselE1 · 30 min

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

State ScandalE2 · 30 min

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

PickupE3 · 30 min

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

The Neon TouchE4 · 30 min

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

ExtortionE5 · 30 min

A respected doctor becomes the victim of an extortionist.

The accusing fingerE6 · 30 min

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

Mass MurderE7 · 30 min

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

The Case Of The StrangerE8 · 30 min

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

Charm BoyE9 · 30 min

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

Old Man LostE10 · 30 min

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

The Human StormE11 · 30 min

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

Hot StuffE12 · 30 min

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

The Face of a ThiefE13 · 30 min

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

MurderessE14 · 30 min

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

Chain ReactionE15 · 30 min

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

Clean KillE16 · 30 min

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

Lonely Hearts KillerE17 · 30 min

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

Return to MurderE18 · 30 min

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

ScrambleE19 · 30 min

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

MassacreE20 · 30 min

A berserk killer is on the loose in California.

The Blue DahliaE21 · 30 min

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

CheckmateE22 · 30 min

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

JailbreakE23 · 30 min

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

Mad BomberE24 · 30 min

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

Character WitnessE25 · 30 min

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

Dumb KidE26 · 30 min

A cub reporter stumbles onto two bandits.

A Story for ChristmasE27 · 30 min

William Key helps a despondent young girl on Christmas Eve.

Birthday PresentE28 · 30 min

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

Suspicion of MurderE29 · 30 min

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

Thesis for MurderE30 · 30 min

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

ExposureE31 · 30 min

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.

Pig WomanE32 · 30 min

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

To Move a MountainE33 · 30 min

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

One Tall, One ShortE34 · 30 min

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

The CaveE35 · 30 min

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

The Two Ounce TrapE36 · 30 min

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

The Last KnockoutE37 · 30 min

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

Episode 38E38 · 30 min
Smoke ScreenE39 · 30 min

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

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Paul Stewart
Paul StewartNarrator / Host

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