Chicago Deadline (1949)
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Tough reporter Ed Adams (Alan Ladd) wants to get the full story behind the apparent suicide of a young woman. It seems that the girl left behind a notebook with a list of seemingly unrelated names. Adams tracks down each one of the persons cited in the notebook, slowly but surely putting the pieces… More Tough reporter Ed Adams (Alan Ladd) wants to get the full story behind the apparent suicide of a young woman. It seems that the girl left behind a notebook with a list of seemingly unrelated names. Adams tracks down each one of the persons cited in the notebook, slowly but surely putting the pieces together. Once the basic mystery is solved, however, there's one surprising loose end left to be tied up. June Havoc co-stars as Leona, self-styled best friend of the decedent, who helps Adams in his quest. As the victim, Donna Reed appears exclusively in flashbacks. Based on a story by veteran suspense scrivener Tiffany Thayer (of Thirteen Women fame), Chicago Deadline was remade for television in 1966 as Fame is the Name of the Game. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Lewis Allen
- Genres
- Mystery & Suspense, Drama
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Oct 17, 1949 Wide
- Studio
- Paramount Pictures
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
In a Laura type of minor film noir, director Lewis Allen fails to make his love sick hero who is mooning over a corpse into anything but a superhero figure.
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Cast
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Alan Ladd
as Ed Adams
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Donna Reed
as Rosita Jean D'Ur
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June Havoc
as Leona Purdy
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Irene Hervey
as Belle Dorset
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Arthur Kennedy
as Tommy Ditman
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Berry Kroeger
as Solly Wellman
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Harold Vermilyea
as Anstruder
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Shepperd Strudwick
as Blacky Franchot
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John Beal
as Paul Jean D'Ur
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Tom Powers
as Howard
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Gavin Muir
as G.G. Temple
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Dave Willock
as Pig
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Paul Lees
as Bat
- Eric Alden
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Harry Antrim
as Gribbe
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Marie Blake
as Operator
- Paul Bryar
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Marietta Canty
as Hazel
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Douglas Carter Beane
as Waiter
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Helen Chapman
as Girl
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Harry V. Cheshire
as Minister
- Charles Cooley
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Laura Elliot
as Marcia Grantland
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Julia Faye
as Nurse
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Margaret Field
as Minerva
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Howard Freeman
as Hotspur Shaner
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Jack Gargan
as Bartender
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Phyllis Kennedy
as Maid
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Pat Lane
as Assistant Undertaker
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Celia Lovsky
as Mrs. Schleffler
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George Magrill
as Handler
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Carole Mathews
as Secretary
- Ralph Montgomery
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Ottola Nesmith
as Sister John
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Jack Overman
as Lou Horan
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Ralph Peters
as Taxi Driver
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Leona Roberts
as Maggie
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Roy Roberts
as Jerry Cavanaugh
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Frances Sanford
as Telephone Operator
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Arthur Space
as Peterson
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Douglas Spencer
as Reporter
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Clarence Straight
as Nelson
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Archie Twitchell
as Reporter
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Joe Whitehead
as Actor
- Jack Roberts
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Dulce Daye
as Woman
- Jerry James
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Dick Keene
as Spingler
- Bill Meader
- Lyle Moraine
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Gordon Carveth
as Marty
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Jim Davies
as Second
- Hal Rand
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Donald Wilmot
as Copy Boy
