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Season 1

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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.

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39 Episodes

  • Victor Reisel
    E1
    Victor ReiselAs labor reporter on the New York Daily Mirror, Riesel fights against racketeers by exposing them to the public.
  • State Scandal
    E2
    State ScandalReporter George Thiem's dilemma: loyalty to a friend or respect for the law.
  • Pickup
    E3
    PickupA persistent newsman tries to prove that a mild-mannered salesman is the murderer of two women.
  • The Neon Touch
    E4
    The Neon TouchTwo teen-agers scheme to get rich quick by passing bad checks.
  • Extortion
    E5
    ExtortionA respected doctor becomes the victim of an extortionist.
  • The accusing finger
    E6
    The accusing fingerReporter Ed Mowery, certain that a convicted murderer is innocent, tries to have the case reopened.
  • Mass Murder
    E7
    Mass MurderA plane explodes in mid-flight, killing everyone on board.
  • The Case Of The Stranger
    E8
    The Case Of The StrangerNewsman Harry Romanoff tries to unmask a phony hero: he believes that the man committed a double murder.
  • Charm Boy
    E9
    Charm BoyA sorority meeting and a missed bus spell death for a coed and her killer has an airtight alibi.
  • Old Man Lost
    E10
    Old Man LostDon Hogan of the Boston Post tries to help an amnesic regain the will to live.
  • The Human Storm
    E11
    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
    E12
    Hot StuffTo expose a shoplifting racket, fashion editor Trudy Prokop infiltrates the gang.
  • The Face of a Thief
    E13
    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
    E14
    MurderessA beautiful murderer proves true her claim that no jail built could hold her.
  • Chain Reaction
    E15
    Chain ReactionA pilot becomes mentally ill after he takes part in the bombing of Hiroshima.
  • Clean Kill
    E16
    Clean KillAn unusual clue helps Gene Lindsey of the Phoenix (Ariz.) Gazette solve a murder.
  • Lonely Hearts Killer
    E17
    Lonely Hearts KillerTwo newsmen track a lonely-hearts killer who has claimed three victims.
  • Return to Murder
    E18
    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
    E19
    ScrambleReporter Matt Conklin tries to foster good feelings between a quiet Texas town and a new Air Force base.
  • Massacre
    E20
    MassacreA berserk killer is on the loose in California.
  • The Blue Dahlia
    E21
    The Blue DahliaA soldier confesses to the murder of a beautiful girl but a stubborn reporter refuses to believe him.
  • Checkmate
    E22
    CheckmatePolice and reporters try to break a man suspected of having murdered a 15-year-old girl.
  • Jailbreak
    E23
    JailbreakThree convicts escape from a maximum-security prison by forging the warden's signature on pardons.
  • Mad Bomber
    E24
    Mad BomberIt's Christmas week in New York, and a mad bomber is stalking the city.
  • Character Witness
    E25
    Character WitnessReporter Leo Sheridan is called in as a character witness at the murder trial of his best friend.
  • Dumb Kid
    E26
    Dumb KidA cub reporter stumbles onto two bandits.
  • A Story for Christmas
    E27
    A Story for ChristmasWilliam Key helps a despondent young girl on Christmas Eve.
  • Birthday Present
    E28
    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
    E29
    Suspicion of MurderBernice Freeman stands by her friend when he is accused of murder.
  • Thesis for Murder
    E30
    Thesis for MurderA brilliant, but deranged, college student tries to carry out the perfect crime
  • Exposure
    E31
    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
    E32
    Pig WomanA woman brutally murders a handy man after being named the beneficiary of his life-insurance policy.
  • To Move a Mountain
    E33
    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
    E34
    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
    E35
    The CaveA car parked outside an uncharted cave convinces a reporter that someone is lost inside.
  • The Two Ounce Trap
    E36
    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
    E37
    The Last KnockoutReporter Ed Reid encounters an ex-fight manager, a singer and a boxer in his search for a missing sea captain.
  • Episode 38
    E38
    Episode 38
  • Smoke Screen
    E39
    Smoke ScreenThe Erie, Pa., fire department is looking for the arsonist terrorizing the town.

Cast of Season 1

  • Paul StewartNarrator / Host
  • Arnold PerlScreenplay / Producer
  • Frederick HowardMusic

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