Deadline
1959 - 1961
Victor Reisel
17th September 1959Episode 1
As labor reporter on the New York Daily Mirror, Riesel fights against racketeers by exposing them to the public.State Scandal
24th September 1959Episode 2
Reporter George Thiem's dilemma: loyalty to a friend or respect for the law.Episode 3
A persistent newsman tries to prove that a mild-mannered salesman is the murderer of two women.The Neon Touch
8th October 1959Episode 4
Two teen-agers scheme to get rich quick by passing bad checks.Extortion
15th October 1959Episode 5
A respected doctor becomes the victim of an extortionist.The accusing finger
22nd October 1959Episode 6
Reporter Ed Mowery, certain that a convicted murderer is innocent, tries to have the case reopened.Mass Murder
29th October 1959Episode 7
A plane explodes in mid-flight, killing everyone on board.The Case Of The Stranger
5th November 1959Episode 8
Newsman Harry Romanoff tries to unmask a phony hero: he believes that the man committed a double murder.Charm Boy
12th November 1959Episode 9
A sorority meeting and a missed bus spell death for a coed and her killer has an airtight alibi.Old Man Lost
19th November 1959Episode 10
Don Hogan of the Boston Post tries to help an amnesic regain the will to live.The Human Storm
26th November 1959Episode 11
It takes a violent prison riot and a crusading reporter to alert the authorities to the inhuman conditions at a penal institution.Hot Stuff
3rd December 1959Episode 12
To expose a shoplifting racket, fashion editor Trudy Prokop infiltrates the gang.The Face of a Thief
10th December 1959Episode 13
A brilliant detective matches wits with a reporter trying to clear a man caught in a web of circumstantial evidence.Murderess
17th December 1959Episode 14
A beautiful murderer proves true her claim that no jail built could hold her.Chain Reaction
24th December 1959Episode 15
A pilot becomes mentally ill after he takes part in the bombing of Hiroshima.Clean Kill
31st December 1959Episode 16
An unusual clue helps Gene Lindsey of the Phoenix (Ariz.) Gazette solve a murder.Lonely Hearts Killer
7th January 1960Episode 17
Two newsmen track a lonely-hearts killer who has claimed three victims.Return to Murder
14th January 1960Episode 18
Two teen-age gangs are on the verge of declaring peace when a boy returns from prison and stirs up fury anew.Scramble
21st January 1960Episode 19
Reporter Matt Conklin tries to foster good feelings between a quiet Texas town and a new Air Force base.Massacre
28th January 1960Episode 20
A berserk killer is on the loose in California.The Blue Dahlia
4th February 1960Episode 21
A soldier confesses to the murder of a beautiful girl but a stubborn reporter refuses to believe him.Checkmate
11th February 1960Episode 22
Police and reporters try to break a man suspected of having murdered a 15-year-old girl.Jailbreak
18th February 1960Episode 23
Three convicts escape from a maximum-security prison by forging the warden's signature on pardons.Mad Bomber
25th February 1960Episode 24
It's Christmas week in New York, and a mad bomber is stalking the city.Character Witness
3rd March 1960Episode 25
Reporter Leo Sheridan is called in as a character witness at the murder trial of his best friend.Episode 26
A cub reporter stumbles onto two bandits.A Story for Christmas
17th March 1960Episode 27
William Key helps a despondent young girl on Christmas Eve.Birthday Present
24th March 1960Episode 28
A father and his son are hunting for a lost ball that rolled under their porch and discover a woman's body.Suspicion of Murder
31st March 1960Episode 29
Bernice Freeman stands by her friend when he is accused of murder.Thesis for Murder
7th April 1960Episode 30
A brilliant, but deranged, college student tries to carry out the perfect crimeEpisode 31
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.Episode 32
A woman brutally murders a handy man after being named the beneficiary of his life-insurance policy.To Move a Mountain
28th April 1960Episode 33
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 Short
5th May 1960Episode 34
A wild hunch helps reporter Clayton Darrah trap two phantom bandits. The only available description is "one short, one tall."Episode 35
A car parked outside an uncharted cave convinces a reporter that someone is lost inside.The Two Ounce Trap
19th May 1960Episode 36
A rest home for alcoholics, scene of five deaths within a brief period, is investigated by newsman Paul Quick.The Last Knockout
26th May 1960Episode 37
Reporter Ed Reid encounters an ex-fight manager, a singer and a boxer in his search for a missing sea captain.Episode 38
1st February 1961Episode 38
No overview available.Smoke Screen
4th February 1961Episode 39
The Erie, Pa., fire department is looking for the arsonist terrorizing the town.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.
