Chicago Deadline 75 years old

He's a fighting reporter making front page history!

Chicago Deadline

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.

Credits

Chicago Deadline Cast

Name Character
Donna Reed She was 28, 64 years old when she died as Rosita Jean D'Ur
Tom Powers He was 59, 65 years old when he died as Glenn Howard
Dave Willock He was 40, 81 years old when he died as Pig
Kasey Rogers She was 23, 80 years old when she died as Marcia Grantland
Shepperd Strudwick He was 42, 75 years old when he died as Edgar 'Blacky' Franchot
John Beal He was 40, 87 years old when he died as Paul Jean D'Ur
Howard Freeman He was 53, 72 years old when he died as Hotspur Shaner
Irene Hervey She was 40, 89 years old when she died as Belle Dorset
June Havoc She was 36, 97 years old when she died as Leona
Arthur Kennedy He was 35, 75 years old when he died as Tommy Ditman
Harry Antrim He was 65, 82 years old when he died as George Gribbe
Gavin Muir He was 49, 71 years old when he died as G.G. Temple
Berry Kroeger He was 37, 78 years old when he died as Solly Wellman
Richard Keene He was 124, 68 years old when he died as John Spingler
Celia Lovsky She was 52, 82 years old when she died as Mrs. Schleffler
Alan Ladd He was 36, 50 years old when he died as Ed Adams
Ottola Nesmith She was 59, 82 years old when she died as Sister John
Harold Vermilyea He was 60, 68 years old when he died as Jack Anstruder
Roy Roberts He was 43, 69 years old when he died as Jerry Cavanaugh
Leona Roberts She was 70, 74 years old when she died as Maggie
Marietta Canty She was 44, 80 years old when she died as Hazel
Paul Lees as Bat Bennett

Chicago Deadline Crew

Name Department
John F. Seitz as Director of Photography. He was 57 (86) years old when He died Camera
Warren Duff as Writer. He was 45 (69) years old when He died Writing
LeRoy Stone as Editor. He was 55 (55) years old when He died Editing
Robert Fellows as Producer. He was 46 (47) years old when He died Production
Tiffany Thayer as Novel. She was 47 (57) years old when She died Writing
Lewis Allen as Director. He was 43 (94) years old when He died Directing
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Chicago Deadline (75 years)

He's a fighting reporter making front page history!

  • Release day: Monday, October 17, 1949
  • Runtime: 86 minutes