Deadline - U.S.A. (1952)
-
55% of users liked it
(105 ratings)
An abundance of subplots are expertly woven together by screenwriter/director Richard Brooks in Deadline - USA. Humphrey Bogart stars as crusading editor Ed Hutcheson, whose newspaper is on the verge of closing thanks to the machinations of the mercenary daughter (Audrey Christie) of Mrs. Garrison… More An abundance of subplots are expertly woven together by screenwriter/director Richard Brooks in Deadline - USA. Humphrey Bogart stars as crusading editor Ed Hutcheson, whose newspaper is on the verge of closing thanks to the machinations of the mercenary daughter (Audrey Christie) of Mrs. Garrison (Ethel Barrymore), the paper's owner. Though he and his staff will all be out of work within a few days, Hutcheson intends to go out with a bang, exposing the criminal activities of "untouchable" gang boss Rienzi (Martin Gabel). Despite numerous disappointments and setbacks, Hutcheson achieves a pyrrhic victory as the film draws to a close. Throughout the story, the many pressures brought to bear upon a big-city newspaper--political, commercial, etc.--are realistically detailed, as is the relationship between Hutcheson and his ex-wife Nora (Kim Hunter). The cast of Deadline USA is uniformly excellent, from featured players Warren Stevens, Jim Backus, Paul Stewart Fay Baker and Ed Begley to such unbilled performers as Tom Browne Henry, Raymond Greenleaf, Tom Powers, and Kasia Orzazewski (essentially reprising her unforgettable characterization in Call Northside 777). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Richard Brooks I
- Genres
- Drama
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Mar 14, 1952 Wide
- Studio
- 20th Century Fox
No Critic Reviews Found…
No Featured Audience Ratings Found…
Currently unavailable on Flixster
Also available on
Other Retailers
Not Available
Not Available
Not Available
Subscription Services
Not Available
Not Available
Not Available
Cast
-
Humphrey Bogart
as Ed Hutcheson
-
Ethel Barrymore
as Mrs. Garrison
-
Kim Hunter
as Nora Hutchinson
-
Ed Begley Sr.
as Frank Allen
-
Warren Stevens
as Burrows
-
Paul Stewart
as Thompson
-
Martin Gabel
as Rienzi
-
Joe De Santis
as Schmidt
-
Joyce Mackenzie
as Kitty Garrison Geary
-
Audrey Christie
as Mrs. Willebrandt
-
Fay Baker
as Alison Garrison Geary
-
Jim Backus
as Cleary
-
Carleton Young
as Crane
-
Selmar Jackson
as Williams
-
Fay Roope
as Judge
-
Parley Baer
as Headwaiter
-
Bette Francine
as Telephone Operator
-
John Doucette
as City news editor
-
Harry Tyler
as Headline writer
-
Joe Sawyer
as Whitey
-
Florence Shirley
as Barndollar
-
Kasia Orzazewski
as Mrs. Schmidt
-
Raymond Greenleaf
as Mr. White
-
Alex Gerry
as Attorney Prentiss
-
Irene Vernon
as Mrs. Burrows
-
William Forrest
as Mr. Greene
-
Edward Keane
as Mr. Blake
-
Clancy Cooper
as Capt. Finlay
-
Tom Powers
as Wharton
-
Ashley Cowan
as Lefty
-
Howard Negley
as Police sergeant
-
Joseph Mell
as Lugerman
-
Luther Crockett
as National editor
-
Joseph Crehan
as City editor
-
Willis B. Bouchey
as Henry
-
Harris Brown
as Al Murray
-
Paul Dubov
as Mac
-
Everett Glass
as Doctor
-
Ann McCrea
as Sally
-
Richard Monahan
as Copy Boy
-
Tudor Owen
as Watchman
-
Phillip Terry
as Lewis Schaefer
-
Lawrence Dobkin
as Lawyer Hansen
-
Tom Browne Henry
as Fenway
