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Deadline (1959)
 Episode Guide compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by:
Tom Alger, Rina Fox, James Beer [#1.39 Added May 2020 JB]
references:
TV Guide / Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov)
Internet Movie Database (https://us.imdb.com)
UCLA Film and Television Archive

Pyramid Production, Released by Flamingo Telefilm Sales, Inc. [JB]
for First-Run Syndication
Executive Producer Everett Rosenthal
Produced by Arnold Perl/ Associate Producer Jerome C. Robinson

US Newspaper Anthology series 1959     39 episodes  x 30 min

Hosted & Narrated by Paul Stewart

Music Director: Wladimir Selinsky

 Premise:
Anthology series about Newspapermen.

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Syndicated Program

1.01 [--] Deadline: THE VICTOR REISEL STORY (Debut) [Verified on Film]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxGFv9asNis
Taken from the Hall Syndicate Column "Inside Labor"
Copyright 1959 Pyramid Distributors, Inc.
Pyramid Production / Executive Producer Everett Rosenthal
Produced by Arnold Perl/ Associate Producer: Egon Pohoryles
Story and Screenplay by Jerome Coopersmith
Directed by Stuart Rosenberg
Director of Photography: Julian Townsend
Music Director: Wladimir Selinsky
Narrated by Paul Stewart
Guest Cast:
Larry Haines ............ Victor Riesel
Logan Field .............. Fred Lowry
Russell Hardie ......... Gordon
Leon Stevens ............ Henry Steele
Diane Ladd ............... Judy Lowry
Clem Fowler ............ Hoodlum
Lou Prentis ............... Secretary
Synopsis:
The story of how Victor Reisel's stand against labor racketeers cost him his sight. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
As labor reporter on the New York Daily Mirror, Riesel fights against
racketeers by exposing them to the public. [RF]
(Synd: 17Sep59 Ch.11 Fri 9pm)

[--] Deadline: SMOKE SCREEN
Narrated by Paul Stewart
Guest Cast:
Joe Helgesen ........ Brooks
Logan Field ......... Fire Captain
Ruth Manning ........ Mrs. Thomas
Synopsis:
An arsonist who is terrorizing a town is discovered to be a pitiable young boy. [TA]
Synopsis 2:
The Erie, Pa., fire department is looking for the arsonist terrorizing the town. [RF]
(Synd: 04Feb61 Ch.9 South Ohio, Sat 7:00pm)

[--] Deadline: STATE SCANDAL
Narrated by Paul Stewart
Guest Cast:
Paul Stewart ........ George Thiem
Frank Overton ....... Cane
Ralph Bell .......... Editor
John Boruff ......... Farr
Synopsis:
Reporter George Thiem's dilemma: loyalty to a friend or respect for the law. [RF]

[--] Deadline: PICKUP
Narrated by Paul Stewart
Guest Cast:
Albert Morgenstern
Ray Poole ........... Barley
Bibi Osterwald ...... Helen
Synopsis:
A persistent newsman tries to prove that a mild-mannered salesman is
the murderer of two women. [RF]

[--] Deadline: THE NEON TOUCH
Narrated by Paul Stewart
Guest Cast:
Robert Dowdell ...... Beene
Richard Shepard ..... Johnny
Eleanor Ayer ........ Cathie
Synopsis:
Two teen-agers scheme to get rich quick by passing bad checks. [RF]

[--] Deadline: EXTORTION
Narrated by Paul Stewart
Guest Cast:
Paul Stewart ........ Azbell
Don Briggs .......... Doctor
Frances Chaney ...... Betty
Synopsis:
A respected doctor becomes the victim of an extortionist. [RF]

[--] Deadline: THE ACCUSING FINGER
Narrated by Paul Stewart
Guest Cast:
Lee Bergere ......... Ed Mowery
Dana Elcar .......... Schneider
Rod Colbin .......... Killer
Synopsis:
Reporter Ed Mowery, certain that a convicted murderer is innocent,
tries to have the case reopened. [RF]

[--] Deadline: MASS MURDER
Narrated by Paul Stewart
Guest Cast:
Gene Lyons .......... Scher
Lonny Chapman ....... McWilliams
Mark Rydell ......... Evans
Betty Lou Holland ... Mrs. Evans
Synopsis:
A plane explodes in mid-flight, killing everyone on board. [RF]

[--] Deadline: THE CASE OF THE STRANGER
Narrated by Paul Stewart
Guest Cast:
Joseph Julian ....... Harry Romanoff
James Patterson ..... Stagg
Lee Richardson ...... Larkin
Synopsis:
Newsman Harry Romanoff tries to unmask a phony hero: he believes that
the man committed a double murder. [RF]

[--] Deadline: CHARM BOY [Verified on Film]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7XZtKfRBSs
From the Front Page of The Denver Post
Copyright 1959 Pyramid Distributors, Inc.
Pyramid Production / Executive Producer Everett Rosenthal
Produced by Arnold Perl/ Associate Producer Jerome C. Robinson
Story by Raphael Hayes / Teleplay by Lillian Andrews
Directed by Stuart Rosenberg
Director of Photography: George J. Stoetzel, A.S.C.
Music Director: Wladimir Selinsky
Narrated by Paul Stewart
Guest Cast:
George Maharis ...... Dan Joyce
Joanne Linville ..... Peg Joyce
Walter Brooke ....... District Attorney Rhodes
Joyce Van Patten ...... Waitress
June Deutsch ........... Laura Connell
Rochelle Oliver ....... Nancy Markham
Ethel Remey ............ Millie Ross
Earl Sydnor .............. Technician
Ed Bryce .................. Sam Weaver
Synopsis:
A sorority meeting and a missed bus spell death for a coed and her
killer has an airtight alibi. [RF]

 [--] Deadline: OLD MAN LOST
Narrated by Paul Stewart
Guest Cast:
James Monks ......... Don Hogan
Edgar Stehli ........ Jameson
Synopsis:
Don Hogan of the Boston Post tries to help an amnesic regain the will to live. [RF]

[--] Deadline: THE HUMAN STORM [Verified on Film]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qsMZiCaI4s
From the Front Page of The Detroit Times
Copyright 1959 Pyramid Distributors, Inc.
Pyramid Production / Executive Producer Everett Rosenthal
Produced by Arnold Perl/ Associate Producer: Jerome C. Robinson
Written by Saul Levitt
Directed by Stuart Rosenberg
Director of Photography: George J. Stoetzel, A.S.C.
Music Director: Wladimir Salinksky
Narrated by Paul Stewart
Guest Cast:
Paul Stewart ............ Al Kaufman
Simon Oakland ........ Jack Lyons
Peter Falk ................ Al Bax
Bernard Fein ........... Garvey
Bill Zuckert ............. Warden Collins
Fred J. Scollay ........ Grimes
Frank Campanella ..... Collazzo
Harry Davis ............... Louie
Peter Gumeny ............. Connolly
Philip Sterling ........... Johnson
Synopsis:
It takes a violent prison riot and a crusading reporter to alert the
authorities to the inhuman conditions at a penal institution. [RF]

[--] Deadline: HOT STUFF
Narrated by Paul Stewart
Guest Cast:
Jayne Heller ........ Trudy Prokop
Ralph Bell .......... Roy
Ethel Everett ....... Anna
Synopsis:
To expose a shoplifting racket, fashion editor Trudy Prokop infiltrates the gang. [RF]

[--] Deadline: THE FACE OF A THIEF
Narrated by Paul Stewart
Guest Cast:
Paul Stevens ........ Fulton
Milton Selzer ....... Masters
Leo Penn ............ Norman
Synopsis:
A brilliant detective matches wits with a reporter trying to clear a
man caught in a web of circumstantial evidence. [RF]

[--] Deadline: MURDERESS
Narrated by Paul Stewart
Guest Cast:
Ellen Madison ....... Nora
Paul Stewart ........ Saldana
Mary K. Wells ....... Helen
Robert Dryden ....... Monkton
Synopsis:
A beautiful murderer proves true her claim that no jail built could hold her. [RF]

[--] Deadline: CHAIN REACTION
Narrated by Paul Stewart
Guest Cast:
Don Hastings ........ Johnny
Sarah Hardy ......... Betty
Synopsis:
A pilot becomes mentally ill after he takes part in the bombing of  Hiroshima. [RF]

[--] Deadline: CLEAN KILL
Narrated by Paul Stewart
Guest Cast:
Robert Heller ....... Gene Lindsey
Luis Van Rooten ..... Collins
Jan Miner ........... Alma
Synopsis:
An unusual clue helps Gene Lindsey of the Phoenix (Ariz.) Gazette solve a murder.

[--] Deadline: LONELY HEARTS KILLER
Narrated by Paul Stewart
Guest Cast:
John Gibson ......... Thompson
Clem Fowler ......... Kordick
Synopsis:
Two newsmen track a lonely-hearts killer who has claimed three victims. [RF]

[--] Deadline: RETURN TO MURDER
Narrated by Paul Stewart
Guest Cast:
Gilbert Green ....... McClure
Jan Norris .......... Fay
Jay Barney .......... Holland
Stewart Bradley ..... Simmons
Joey Walsh .......... Hammer
Synopsis:
Two teen-age gangs are on the verge of declaring peace when a boy
returns from prison and stirs up fury anew. [RF]

[--] Deadline: SCRAMBLE
Narrated by Paul Stewart
Guest Cast:
Edward Bryce ........ Matt Conklin
Edgar Stehli ........ Wade
Joseph Boley ........ Jesse
Synopsis:
Reporter Matt Conklin tries to foster good feelings between a quiet
Texas town and a new Air Force base. [RF]

[--] Deadline: MASSACRE
Narrated by Paul Stewart
Guest Cast:
William Johnstone ... Keyes
Fredd Wayne ......... Gilgo
Eileen Ryan ......... Betty
Synopsis:
A berserk killer is on the loose in California. [RF]

[--] Deadline: THE BLUE DAHLIA
Narrated by Paul Stewart
Guest Cast:
Jack Lotto .......... Albert
Bernard Kates ....... Vlasco
Shirley Ballard ..... Mary
Frank Overton ....... Captain
Synopsis:
A soldier confesses to the murder of a beautiful girl but a stubborn
reporter refuses to believe him. [RF]

[--] Deadline: CHECKMATE
Narrated by Paul Stewart
Guest Cast:
John Kellogg ........ Montgomery
John Gibson ......... Bryant
Arthur Storch ....... Manners
Synopsis:
Police and reporters try to break a man suspected of having murdered a 15-year-old girl. [RF]

[--] Deadline: JAILBREAK
Narrated by Paul Stewart
Guest Cast:
Will Kuluva ......... Kenny
Michael Strong ...... Toren
Albert Lewis ........ Fletcher
Synopsis:
Three convicts escape from a maximum-security prison by forging the
warden's signature on pardons. [RF]

[--] Deadline: MAD BOMBER
Narrated by Paul Stewart
Guest Cast:
John Cecil Holm ..... Metesky
John Kellogg ........ Schoenstein
William Zuckert ..... Mahan
Synopsis:
It's Christmas week in New York, and a mad bomber is stalking the city. [RF]

[--] Deadline: CHARACTER WITNESS
Narrated by Paul Stewart
Guest Cast:
Peter Brandon ....... Leo Sheridan
Andrew Prine ........ Rostov
Synopsis:
Reporter Leo Sheridan is called in as a character witness at the murder
trial of his best friend. [RF]

[--] Deadline: DUMB KID
Narrated by Paul Stewart
Guest Cast:
Malco1m Brodrick .... Reporter
Crahan Denton ....... Mechanic
Synopsis:
A cub reporter stumbles onto two bandits. [RF]

[--] Deadline: A STORY FOR CHRISTMAS
Narrated by Paul Stewart
Guest Cast:
Robert Lansing ...... William Key
Elizabeth Eustis .... Mary
Chris Gampel ........ Ellis
Synopsis:
William Key helps a despondent young girl on Christmas Eve. [RF]

[--] Deadline: BIRTHDAY PRESENT
Narrated by Paul Stewart
Guest Cast:
David Brenner ....... Wayne
John McGovern ....... Linden
Synopsis:
A father and his son are hunting for a lost ball that rolled under
their porch and discover a woman's body. [RF]

[--] Deadline: SUSPICION OF MURDER
Narrated by Paul Stewart
Guest Cast:
Edith Meiser ........ Bernice Freeman
Herbert Evers ....... Larry
Synopsis:
Bernice Freeman stands by her friend when he is accused of murder. [RF]

[--] Deadline: THESIS FOR MURDER [Verified on Film]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20ygpDsgrXI
From the Front Page of The Arizona Republic
Copyright 1959 Pyramid Distributors, Inc.
Pyramid Production / Executive Producer Everett Rosenthal
Produced by Arnold Perl/ Associate Producer Jerome C. Robinson
Story by Paul Monash / Teleplay by Leon Tokatyan
Directed by Stuart Rosenberg
Director of Photography: Julian C. Townsend
Music Director: Wladimir Selinsky
Narrated by Paul Stewart
Guest Cast:
Paul Stewart ........ Gene McClain
Robert Morris ....... Bartley
John McLiam ......... Goucher
Vincent Gardenia .... Editor
Anthony Franke ......... Clayman
Anita Stober .............. Mrs Perez
Clement D. Fowler ...... Used Car Dealer
David Kerman ............. New Car Dealer
Richard Kronold ......... Tom Franklin
Synopsis:
A brilliant, but deranged, college student tries to carry out the perfect crime. [RF]

 [--] Deadline: EXPOSURE
Narrated by Paul Stewart
Guest Cast:
Patricia Englund .... Lorraine
Henrietta Moore ..... Carol
Synopsis:
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. [RF]

[--] Deadline: PIG WOMAN
Narrated by Paul Stewart
Guest Cast:
Paula Bauresmith .... Ivy
Bernard Grant ....... Gunthrop
Burton Mallory ...... Muley
Nancy Franklin ...... Louise
James Campbell ...... Haas
Synopsis:
A woman brutally murders a handy man after being named the beneficiary
of his life-insurance policy. [RF]

[--] Deadline: TO MOVE A MOUNTAIN
Narrated by Paul Stewart
Guest Cast:
Frank Sutton ........ McDowell
Allen Nourse ........ Senator Whip
Eileen Nakamura ..... Mya
Arabella Hong ....... Khin
Synopsis:
A reporter, nursed by two Burmese women during the war, fights to keep
them from being forced back to Burma and certain death. [RF]

[--] Deadline: ONE TALL, ONE SHORT
Narrated by Paul Stewart
Guest Cast:
William Redfield .... Clayton Darrah
Edward Holmes ....... Jenks
Malachi Throne ...... Sully
Synopsis:
A wild hunch helps reporter Clayton Darrah trap two phantom bandits.
The only available description is "one short, one tall." [RF]

1.36 [--] Deadline: THE CAVE
Narrated by Paul Stewart
Guest Cast:
Carleton Colyer ..... Billeter
Loretta Leversee .... Eunice
Fred Herrick ........ Marcus
Synopsis:
A car parked outside an uncharted cave convinces a reporter that
someone is lost inside. [RF]

1.37 [--] Deadline: THE TWO-OUNCE TRAP [Verified on Film]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpGWrsjOj9k
From the Front Page of The Columbus Citizen
Copyright 1959 Pyramid Distributors, Inc.
Pyramid Production / Executive Producer Everett Rosenthal
Produced by Arnold Perl/ Associate Producer Jerome C. Robinson
Teleplay by Louis Pelletier / Story by Raphael Hayes
Directed by Billy Graham
Director of Photography: George J. Stoetzel, A.S.C.
Music Director: Wladimir Selinsky
Narrated by Paul Stewart
Guest Cast:
Michael Wager .......... Frank
Patricia Bosworth ...... Vera
Lou Polan ................... Paul Quick
Henderson Forsythe ..... Charley
Gregory Morton .......... Sid Ellis
Telly Savalas ..............Anders
Synopsis:
A rest home for alcoholics, scene of five deaths within a brief period,
is investigated by newsman Paul Quick. [RF]

1.38 [--] Deadline: THE LAST KNOCKOUT
Narrated by Paul Stewart
Guest Cast:
Fred Scollay ........ Ed Reid
Michael Conrad ...... Baby Joe
Gloria Marlowe ...... Jeannie
Joseph Warren ....... Anderson
Synopsis:
Reporter Ed Reid encounters an ex-fight manager, a singer and a boxer
in his search for a missing sea captain. [RF]

1.39 [--] Deadline: WETBACK:  [added May 2020 -James Beer]
Narrated by Paul Stewart
Guest Cast:
Martin Brooks .......... Gene Fuson
John Seven ............... Pancho
Malachi Throne ........ Capitan
Synopsis:
A journalist goes undercover to witness the operations of smuggling "coyotes" in Mexico. [JB]

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