Deadline

Staffel 1

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.

Deadline • Staffel 1 ansehen bei

39 Folgen

  • Victor Reisel
    F1
    Victor ReiselAs labor reporter on the New York Daily Mirror, Riesel fights against racketeers by exposing them to the public.
  • State Scandal
    F2
    State ScandalReporter George Thiem's dilemma: loyalty to a friend or respect for the law.
  • Pickup
    F3
    PickupA persistent newsman tries to prove that a mild-mannered salesman is the murderer of two women.
  • The Neon Touch
    F4
    The Neon TouchTwo teen-agers scheme to get rich quick by passing bad checks.
  • Extortion
    F5
    ExtortionA respected doctor becomes the victim of an extortionist.
  • The accusing finger
    F6
    The accusing fingerReporter Ed Mowery, certain that a convicted murderer is innocent, tries to have the case reopened.
  • Mass Murder
    F7
    Mass MurderA plane explodes in mid-flight, killing everyone on board.
  • The Case Of The Stranger
    F8
    The Case Of The StrangerNewsman Harry Romanoff tries to unmask a phony hero: he believes that the man committed a double murder.
  • Charm Boy
    F9
    Charm BoyA sorority meeting and a missed bus spell death for a coed and her killer has an airtight alibi.
  • Old Man Lost
    F10
    Old Man LostDon Hogan of the Boston Post tries to help an amnesic regain the will to live.
  • The Human Storm
    F11
    The Human StormIt takes a violent prison riot and a crusading reporter to alert the authorities to the inhuman conditions at a penal institution.
  • Hot Stuff
    F12
    Hot StuffTo expose a shoplifting racket, fashion editor Trudy Prokop infiltrates the gang.
  • The Face of a Thief
    F13
    The Face of a ThiefA brilliant detective matches wits with a reporter trying to clear a man caught in a web of circumstantial evidence.
  • Murderess
    F14
    MurderessA beautiful murderer proves true her claim that no jail built could hold her.
  • Chain Reaction
    F15
    Chain ReactionA pilot becomes mentally ill after he takes part in the bombing of Hiroshima.
  • Clean Kill
    F16
    Clean KillAn unusual clue helps Gene Lindsey of the Phoenix (Ariz.) Gazette solve a murder.
  • Lonely Hearts Killer
    F17
    Lonely Hearts KillerTwo newsmen track a lonely-hearts killer who has claimed three victims.
  • Return to Murder
    F18
    Return to MurderTwo teen-age gangs are on the verge of declaring peace when a boy returns from prison and stirs up fury anew.
  • Scramble
    F19
    ScrambleReporter Matt Conklin tries to foster good feelings between a quiet Texas town and a new Air Force base.
  • Massacre
    F20
    MassacreA berserk killer is on the loose in California.
  • The Blue Dahlia
    F21
    The Blue DahliaA soldier confesses to the murder of a beautiful girl but a stubborn reporter refuses to believe him.
  • Checkmate
    F22
    CheckmatePolice and reporters try to break a man suspected of having murdered a 15-year-old girl.
  • Jailbreak
    F23
    JailbreakThree convicts escape from a maximum-security prison by forging the warden's signature on pardons.
  • Mad Bomber
    F24
    Mad BomberIt's Christmas week in New York, and a mad bomber is stalking the city.
  • Character Witness
    F25
    Character WitnessReporter Leo Sheridan is called in as a character witness at the murder trial of his best friend.
  • Dumb Kid
    F26
    Dumb KidA cub reporter stumbles onto two bandits.
  • A Story for Christmas
    F27
    A Story for ChristmasWilliam Key helps a despondent young girl on Christmas Eve.
  • Birthday Present
    F28
    Birthday PresentA father and his son are hunting for a lost ball that rolled under their porch and discover a woman's body.
  • Suspicion of Murder
    F29
    Suspicion of MurderBernice Freeman stands by her friend when he is accused of murder.
  • Thesis for Murder
    F30
    Thesis for MurderA brilliant, but deranged, college student tries to carry out the perfect crime
  • Exposure
    F31
    ExposureA 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 Woman
    F32
    Pig WomanA woman brutally murders a handy man after being named the beneficiary of his life-insurance policy.
  • To Move a Mountain
    F33
    To 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.
  • One Tall, One Short
    F34
    One Tall, One ShortA wild hunch helps reporter Clayton Darrah trap two phantom bandits. The only available description is "one short, one tall."
  • The Cave
    F35
    The CaveA car parked outside an uncharted cave convinces a reporter that someone is lost inside.
  • The Two Ounce Trap
    F36
    The Two Ounce TrapA rest home for alcoholics, scene of five deaths within a brief period, is investigated by newsman Paul Quick.
  • The Last Knockout
    F37
    The Last KnockoutReporter Ed Reid encounters an ex-fight manager, a singer and a boxer in his search for a missing sea captain.
  • Folge 38
    F38
    Folge 38
  • Smoke Screen
    F39
    Smoke ScreenThe Erie, Pa., fire department is looking for the arsonist terrorizing the town.
  • Paul StewartNarrator / Host
  • Arnold PerlDrehbuch / Produzent
  • Frederick HowardMusik

Get Plex on Your Devices

Free on 20+ platforms. Pick yours.
See all supported devices →

Get Plex on Your Devices

Free on 20+ platforms. Pick yours.
See all supported devices →