Deadline - U.S.A. (1952)

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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

Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 1 hr. 30 min.
Directed By: Richard Brooks I
Genres: Drama

In Theaters: Mar 14, 1952 Wide
Studio: 20th Century Fox

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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
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