United States / Nov 03, 1949 / NR
He's a fighting reporter making front page history!
1h 26min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Shepperd Strudwick | Blacky Franchot |
| Dave Willock | Pig |
| Gavin Muir | G. G. Temple |
| John Beal | Paul Jean d'Ur |
| Tom Powers | Howard |
| Howard Freeman | Hotspur Shaner |
| Paul Lees | Bat |
| Margaret Field | Minerva |
| Harry Antrim | Gribbe |
| Roy Roberts | Jerry Cavanaugh |
| Marietta Canty | Hazel |
| Carole Mathews |
Genres
DramaCrime
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Chicago Deadline |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date | 3 novembre 1949 |
| Production | Robert Fellows |
| Writer | Tiffany Thayer, Warren Duff |
| Editing | LeRoy Stone |
| Cinematography | John F. Seitz |
| Assistant directors | Alvin Ganzer, Lewis Allen |
| Camera operators | John F. Seitz |
| Additional photography | John F. Seitz |
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| Production design | Franz Bachelin, Ross Dowd, Sam Comer, Hans Dreier |
| Art direction | Franz Bachelin, Hans Dreier, Ross Dowd, Sam Comer |
| Set decoration | Ross Dowd, Sam Comer, Franz Bachelin, Hans Dreier |
| Visual effects | Farciot Edouart |
| Music | Victor Young, Gene Garvin, Harold Lewis |
| Sound | Gene Garvin, Harold Lewis, Victor Young |
| Costume design | Mary Kay Dodson, Wally Westmore |
| Makeup | Wally Westmore, Mary Kay Dodson |
| Hairstyling | Wally Westmore, Mary Kay Dodson |
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