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Deadline is a 1959–61 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.
Original Release
09/17/1959
US Release
09/17/1959
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Paul Stewart | Host / Narrator / Gene McLain / George Thiem / Joe Azbell / Joe Saldana / Al Kaufman / Art Petacque / Bill Gagnon / Gene Lowall / Harry McCormick / Joe Vachule / Rip Manning / Seymour Berkson |
Edward Holmes | Capt. Jenks / Man / Sheriff |
Clement Fowler | Hoodlum / Joe Kordick / Used Car Dealer |
Sam Gray | Clerk / Guy Richards / Senator Rodino |
Simon Oakland | Coyote / Eavesdropper at dock / Jack Lyons |
John Kellogg | Ed Montgomery / Paul Schoenstein |
Edgar Stehli | Jamison / Wade |
Ralph Bell | Editor / Roy |
Logan Field | Fire Captain / Fred Lowry |
Crahan Denton | Mechanic / Sheriff |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | The Victor Riesel Story | Thursday, 17 September 1959 |
2 | State Scandal | Thursday, 24 September 1959 |
3 | Pickup | Thursday, 01 October 1959 |
4 | The Neon Touch | Thursday, 08 October 1959 |
5 | Extortion | Thursday, 15 October 1959 |
6 | The Accusing Finger | Thursday, 22 October 1959 |
7 | Flight 169--Mass Murder | Thursday, 29 October 1959 |
8 | The Case of the Stranger | Thursday, 05 November 1959 |
9 | Charm Boy | Thursday, 12 November 1959 |
10 | Old Man Lost | Thursday, 19 November 1959 |
11 | The Human Storm | Thursday, 26 November 1959 |
12 | Hot Stuff | Thursday, 03 December 1959 |
13 | The Face of a Thief | Thursday, 10 December 1959 |
14 | Murderess | Thursday, 17 December 1959 |
15 | Chain Reaction | Thursday, 24 December 1959 |
16 | Clean Kill | Thursday, 31 December 1959 |
17 | Lonely Hearts Killer | |
18 | Return to Murder | |
19 | Scramble | |
20 | Massacre | |
21 | The Blue Dahlia | |
22 | Checkmate | |
23 | Jail Break | |
24 | The Mad Bomber | |
25 | Character Witness | |
26 | Dumb Kid | |
27 | A Story for Christmas | Thursday, 17 March 1960 |
28 | Birthday Present | |
29 | Suspicion of Murder | |
30 | Thesis for Murder | |
31 | Exposure | Thursday, 14 April 1960 |
32 | Pig Woman | Thursday, 21 April 1960 |
33 | To Move a Mountain | Thursday, 28 April 1960 |
34 | One Tall, One Short | Thursday, 05 May 1960 |
35 | The Cave | Thursday, 12 May 1960 |
36 | The Two Ounce Trap | |
37 | The Last Knockout | Thursday, 26 May 1960 |
38 | Wetback | Sunday, 08 January 1961 |
39 | Smoke Screen | Saturday, 04 February 1961 |
Directors
Stuart Rosenberg, David Alexander, Lawrence Doheny, Peter Godfrey, Paul Stewart, Don Richardson, William A. Graham, Mende Brown, Bruce Anderson, Paul Bogart
Writers
Leon Tokatyan, Mel Goldberg, Gail Ingram, Arnold Perl, Lillian Andrews, Raphael Hayes, Alvin Boretz, Camille Torabpour, Max Ehrlich, Louis Pelletier, Paul Monash, George Bellak, Douglas Taylor, Sheldon Stark, Mel Mandel, Allan Sloane, Peter Martin, Newton Meltzer, Jerome Coopersmith, Abram S. Ginnes, Sam Elkin, Saul Levitt
Cast
Name | Character |
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Paul Stewart | Host / Narrator / Gene McLain / George Thiem / Joe Azbell / Joe Saldana / Al Kaufman / Art Petacque / Bill Gagnon / Gene Lowall / Harry McCormick / Joe Vachule / Rip Manning / Seymour Berkson |
Edward Holmes | Capt. Jenks / Man / Sheriff |
Clement Fowler | Hoodlum / Joe Kordick / Used Car Dealer |
Sam Gray | Clerk / Guy Richards / Senator Rodino |
Simon Oakland | Coyote / Eavesdropper at dock / Jack Lyons |
John Kellogg | Ed Montgomery / Paul Schoenstein |
Edgar Stehli | Jamison / Wade |
Ralph Bell | Editor / Roy |
Logan Field | Fire Captain / Fred Lowry |
Crahan Denton | Mechanic / Sheriff |
John Gibson | Fred Thompson / Bob Bryant |
Gilbert Green | Stuart McClure / Warden |
Fred J. Scollay | Grimes / Ed Reid |
Bill Zuckert | Warden Collins / Eddie Mahar |
Donald Briggs | FBI Man / Sam Day |
Malachi Throne | Capitan / Sully |
Robert Morris | Duke / Jack Bartley |
Walter Brooke | District Attorney Rhodes / Dr. Nicholas |
Jan Miner | Alma / Mrs. Landley |
Raymond Bramley | Mr. Tyler / Will Haselbush |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Everett Rosenthal | Executive Producer |
Jerome C. Robinson | Executive Producer |
Arnold Perl | Producer |
Jerome C. Robinson | Producer |
Egon Pohoryles | Producer |
Lawrence Doheny | Producer |
Editors
John F. Hughes, Jack Drescher, James Gaffney, Angelo Ross, Anthony Ciccolini