Deadline
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.
Watch coverage
Notes & ratings
0 ratings
0 notes
Season 1
-
1
E1
Victor Reisel
As labor reporter on the New York Daily Mirror, Riesel fights against racketeers by exposing them to the public.
Sep 17, 1959 · 30m -
2
E2
State Scandal
Reporter George Thiem's dilemma: loyalty to a friend or respect for the law.
Sep 24, 1959 · 30m -
3
E3
Pickup
A persistent newsman tries to prove that a mild-mannered salesman is the murderer of two women.
Oct 1, 1959 · 30m -
4
E4
The Neon Touch
Two teen-agers scheme to get rich quick by passing bad checks.
Oct 8, 1959 · 30m -
5
E5
Extortion
A respected doctor becomes the victim of an extortionist.
Oct 15, 1959 · 30m -
6
E6
The accusing finger
Reporter Ed Mowery, certain that a convicted murderer is innocent, tries to have the case reopened.
Oct 22, 1959 · 30m -
7
E7
Mass Murder
A plane explodes in mid-flight, killing everyone on board.
Oct 29, 1959 · 30m -
8
E8
The Case Of The Stranger
Newsman Harry Romanoff tries to unmask a phony hero: he believes that the man committed a double murder.
Nov 5, 1959 · 30m -
9
E9
Charm Boy
A sorority meeting and a missed bus spell death for a coed and her killer has an airtight alibi.
Nov 12, 1959 · 30m -
10
E10
Old Man Lost
Don Hogan of the Boston Post tries to help an amnesic regain the will to live.
Nov 19, 1959 · 30m -
11
E11
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.
Nov 26, 1959 · 30m -
12
E12
Hot Stuff
To expose a shoplifting racket, fashion editor Trudy Prokop infiltrates the gang.
Dec 3, 1959 · 30m -
13
E13
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.
Dec 10, 1959 · 30m -
14
E14
Murderess
A beautiful murderer proves true her claim that no jail built could hold her.
Dec 17, 1959 · 30m -
15
E15
Chain Reaction
A pilot becomes mentally ill after he takes part in the bombing of Hiroshima.
Dec 24, 1959 · 30m -
16
E16
Clean Kill
An unusual clue helps Gene Lindsey of the Phoenix (Ariz.) Gazette solve a murder.
Dec 31, 1959 · 30m -
17
E17
Lonely Hearts Killer
Two newsmen track a lonely-hearts killer who has claimed three victims.
Jan 7, 1960 · 30m -
18
E18
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.
Jan 14, 1960 · 30m -
19
E19
Scramble
Reporter Matt Conklin tries to foster good feelings between a quiet Texas town and a new Air Force base.
Jan 21, 1960 · 30m -
20
E20
Massacre
A berserk killer is on the loose in California.
Jan 28, 1960 · 30m -
21
E21
The Blue Dahlia
A soldier confesses to the murder of a beautiful girl but a stubborn reporter refuses to believe him.
Feb 4, 1960 · 30m -
22
E22
Checkmate
Police and reporters try to break a man suspected of having murdered a 15-year-old girl.
Feb 11, 1960 · 30m -
23
E23
Jailbreak
Three convicts escape from a maximum-security prison by forging the warden's signature on pardons.
Feb 18, 1960 · 30m -
24
E24
Mad Bomber
It's Christmas week in New York, and a mad bomber is stalking the city.
Feb 25, 1960 · 30m -
25
E25
Character Witness
Reporter Leo Sheridan is called in as a character witness at the murder trial of his best friend.
Mar 3, 1960 · 30m -
26
E26
Dumb Kid
A cub reporter stumbles onto two bandits.
Mar 10, 1960 · 30m -
27
E27
A Story for Christmas
William Key helps a despondent young girl on Christmas Eve.
Mar 17, 1960 · 30m -
28
E28
Birthday Present
A father and his son are hunting for a lost ball that rolled under their porch and discover a woman's body.
Mar 24, 1960 · 30m -
29
E29
Suspicion of Murder
Bernice Freeman stands by her friend when he is accused of murder.
Mar 31, 1960 · 30m -
30
E30
Thesis for Murder
A brilliant, but deranged, college student tries to carry out the perfect crime
Apr 7, 1960 · 30m -
31
E31
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.
Apr 14, 1960 · 30m -
32
E32
Pig Woman
A woman brutally murders a handy man after being named the beneficiary of his life-insurance policy.
Apr 21, 1960 · 30m -
33
E33
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.
Apr 28, 1960 · 30m -
34
E34
One Tall, One Short
A wild hunch helps reporter Clayton Darrah trap two phantom bandits. The only available description is "one short, one tall."
May 5, 1960 · 30m -
35
E35
The Cave
A car parked outside an uncharted cave convinces a reporter that someone is lost inside.
May 12, 1960 · 30m -
36
E36
The Two Ounce Trap
A rest home for alcoholics, scene of five deaths within a brief period, is investigated by newsman Paul Quick.
May 19, 1960 · 30m -
37
E37
The Last Knockout
Reporter Ed Reid encounters an ex-fight manager, a singer and a boxer in his search for a missing sea captain.
May 26, 1960 · 30m -
38
E38
Episode 38
Feb 1, 1961 -
39
E39
Smoke Screen
The Erie, Pa., fire department is looking for the arsonist terrorizing the town.
Feb 4, 1961 · 30m