Chicago Deadline

Nov 3, 1949

1h 26m

★ 6.3

He's a fighting reporter making front page history!

Overview

On Chicago's South Side reporter Ed Ames finds the body of a dead girl. Her address book leads to a host of names of men frightened by her death but claiming never to have known her. Ames comes to know quite a lot, dangerously so.

Genres

Drama

Crime

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

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Cast

Ed Adams

Alan Ladd

Rosita Jean D'Ur

Donna Reed

Leona

June Havoc

Belle Dorset

Irene Hervey

Tommy Ditman

Arthur Kennedy

Solly Wellman

Berry Kroeger

Anstruder

Harold Vermilyea

Blacky Franchot

Shepperd Strudwick

Pig

Dave Willock

G. G. Temple

Gavin Muir

Paul Jean d'Ur

John Beal

Howard

Tom Powers

Stroud, a crime magazine's crusading editor has to post-pone a vacation with his wife, again, when a glamorous blonde is murdered and he is assigned by his publishing boss Janoth to find the killer. As the investigation proceeds to its conclusion, Stroud must try to disrupt his ordinarily brilliant investigative team as they increasingly build evidence (albeit wrong) that he is the killer.

6.8

Niagara

Jan 26, 1953

Rose Loomis and her older, gloomier husband, George, are vacationing at a cabin in Niagara Falls, N.Y. The couple befriend Polly and Ray Cutler, who are honeymooning in the area. Polly begins to suspect that something is amiss between Rose and George, and her suspicions grow when she sees Rose in the arms of another man. While Ray initially thinks Polly is overreacting, things between George and Rose soon take a shockingly dark turn.

6.5

The Big Steal

Jul 1, 1949

Army Lieutenant Halliday, accused of stealing the Army payroll, pursues the real thief on a frantic chase through Mexico aided by the thief's ex-girlfriend and is in turn being chased by his accuser, Capt. Blake.

6.7

Somewhere in the Night

Jun 12, 1946

George Taylor returns from WWII with amnesia. Back home in Los Angeles, he tries to track down his old identity, stumbling into a 3-year old murder case and a hunt for a missing $2 million.

7.3

Thieves' Highway

Sep 20, 1949

Nick Garcos comes back from his tour of duty in World War II planning to settle down with his girlfriend, Polly Faber. He learns, however, that his father was recently beaten and burglarized by mob-connected trucker Mike Figlia, and Nick resolves to get even. He partners with prostitute Rica, and together they go after Mike, all the while getting pulled further into the local crime underworld.

5.9

Decoy

Sep 14, 1946

A fatally shot female gangleader recounts her sordid life of crime to a police officer just before she dies.

7.0

Kiss of Death

Aug 27, 1947

An ex-con trying to go straight must face a crazed criminal out for revenge.

6.8

Human Desire

Aug 5, 1954

A Korean War vet returns to his job as a railroad engineer and becomes involved in a sordid affair with a co-worker's wife and murder. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive, in partnership with Sony Pictures Entertainment, in 1997.

6.6

The Blue Gardenia

Mar 20, 1953

Upon waking up to the news that the man she’d gone on a date with the previous night has been murdered, a young woman with only a faint memory of the night’s events begins to suspect that she murdered him while attempting to resist his advances.

6.9

I Wake Up Screaming

Oct 31, 1941

A young promoter is accused of the murder of Vicky Lynn, a young actress he "discovered" as a waitress while out with ex-actor Robin Ray and gossip columnist Larry Evans.

7.1

Kansas City Confidential

Nov 11, 1952

An ex-convict sets out to uncover who framed him for an armored car robbery.

6.6

The Dark Corner

Apr 9, 1946

Ex-con turned private investigator Bradford Galt suspects someone is following him and maybe even trying to kill him. With the assistance of his spunky secretary, Kathleen Stewart, he dives deep into a mystery in search of answers.

6.0

Without Warning!

May 8, 1952

Los Angeles is paralysed with terror when a lovesick murderer takes to the streets with a pair of garden shears

3.6

Strange Triangle

May 17, 1946

In this drama, a seductive woman uses her wiles upon both a traveling bank examiner and a manager to whom she is married. This woman has expensive taste and ends up spending all of her husband's money. She then begins trying to seduce the bank examiner, who doesn't know she is married to the manager.

6.5

Deception

Oct 26, 1946

After marrying her long lost love, a pianist finds the relationship threatened by a wealthy composer who is besotted with her.

6.0

Impact

Mar 20, 1949

After surviving a murder attempt, an auto magnate goes into hiding so his wife can pay for the crime.

6.2

Slightly Scarlet

Feb 29, 1956

Kleptomaniac Dorothy Lyons is paroled from prison into the custody of her sister June, secretary to "reform" politician Frank Jansen. Ben Grace, associate of crime boss Sol "Solly" Caspar, sees this as a way to smear Jansen's campaign. Seductive Dorothy will do anything to get what she wants, which includes having a good time with Ben-- whom June is now in love with.

6.2

The Bribe

Feb 3, 1949

United States Federal agent Rigby travels to the Central American island Carlotta to investigate a stolen aircraft engines smuggling racket.