Episodes
- 1
1. Victor Reisel
17 Sept 1959 · 30 min
As labor reporter on the New York Daily Mirror, Riesel fights against racketeers by exposing them to the public.
- 2
2. State Scandal
24 Sept 1959 · 30 min
Reporter George Thiem's dilemma: loyalty to a friend or respect for the law.
- 3
3. Pickup
1 Oct 1959 · 30 min
A persistent newsman tries to prove that a mild-mannered salesman is the murderer of two women.
- 4
4. The Neon Touch
8 Oct 1959 · 30 min
Two teen-agers scheme to get rich quick by passing bad checks.
- 5
5. Extortion
15 Oct 1959 · 30 min
A respected doctor becomes the victim of an extortionist.
- 6
6. The accusing finger
22 Oct 1959 · 30 min
Reporter Ed Mowery, certain that a convicted murderer is innocent, tries to have the case reopened.
- 7
7. Mass Murder
29 Oct 1959 · 30 min
A plane explodes in mid-flight, killing everyone on board.
- 8
8. The Case Of The Stranger
5 Nov 1959 · 30 min
Newsman Harry Romanoff tries to unmask a phony hero: he believes that the man committed a double murder.
- 9
9. Charm Boy
12 Nov 1959 · 30 min
A sorority meeting and a missed bus spell death for a coed and her killer has an airtight alibi.
- 10
10. Old Man Lost
19 Nov 1959 · 30 min
Don Hogan of the Boston Post tries to help an amnesic regain the will to live.
- 11
11. The Human Storm
26 Nov 1959 · 30 min
It takes a violent prison riot and a crusading reporter to alert the authorities to the inhuman conditions at a penal institution.
- 12
12. Hot Stuff
3 Dec 1959 · 30 min
To expose a shoplifting racket, fashion editor Trudy Prokop infiltrates the gang.
- 13
13. The Face of a Thief
10 Dec 1959 · 30 min
A brilliant detective matches wits with a reporter trying to clear a man caught in a web of circumstantial evidence.
- 14
14. Murderess
17 Dec 1959 · 30 min · 6.0/10
A beautiful murderer proves true her claim that no jail built could hold her.
- 15
15. Chain Reaction
24 Dec 1959 · 30 min
A pilot becomes mentally ill after he takes part in the bombing of Hiroshima.
- 16
16. Clean Kill
31 Dec 1959 · 30 min
An unusual clue helps Gene Lindsey of the Phoenix (Ariz.) Gazette solve a murder.
- 17
17. Lonely Hearts Killer
7 Jan 1960 · 30 min
Two newsmen track a lonely-hearts killer who has claimed three victims.
- 18
18. Return to Murder
14 Jan 1960 · 30 min
Two teen-age gangs are on the verge of declaring peace when a boy returns from prison and stirs up fury anew.
- 19
19. Scramble
21 Jan 1960 · 30 min
Reporter Matt Conklin tries to foster good feelings between a quiet Texas town and a new Air Force base.
- 20
20. Massacre
28 Jan 1960 · 30 min
A berserk killer is on the loose in California.
- 21
21. The Blue Dahlia
4 Feb 1960 · 30 min
A soldier confesses to the murder of a beautiful girl but a stubborn reporter refuses to believe him.
- 22
22. Checkmate
11 Feb 1960 · 30 min
Police and reporters try to break a man suspected of having murdered a 15-year-old girl.
- 23
23. Jailbreak
18 Feb 1960 · 30 min
Three convicts escape from a maximum-security prison by forging the warden's signature on pardons.
- 24
24. Mad Bomber
25 Feb 1960 · 30 min
It's Christmas week in New York, and a mad bomber is stalking the city.
- 25
25. Character Witness
3 Mar 1960 · 30 min
Reporter Leo Sheridan is called in as a character witness at the murder trial of his best friend.
- 26
26. Dumb Kid
10 Mar 1960 · 30 min
A cub reporter stumbles onto two bandits.
- 27
27. A Story for Christmas
17 Mar 1960 · 30 min
William Key helps a despondent young girl on Christmas Eve.
- 28
28. Birthday Present
24 Mar 1960 · 30 min
A father and his son are hunting for a lost ball that rolled under their porch and discover a woman's body.
- 29
29. Suspicion of Murder
31 Mar 1960 · 30 min
Bernice Freeman stands by her friend when he is accused of murder.
- 30
30. Thesis for Murder
7 Apr 1960 · 30 min
A brilliant, but deranged, college student tries to carry out the perfect crime
- 31
31. Exposure
14 Apr 1960 · 30 min
A photo studio is the cover for a racket swindling the citizens of Columbus, Ohio, to the tune of a quarter of a million dollars a year.
- 32
32. Pig Woman
21 Apr 1960 · 30 min
A woman brutally murders a handy man after being named the beneficiary of his life-insurance policy.
- 33
33. To Move a Mountain
28 Apr 1960 · 30 min
A reporter, nursed by two Burmese women during the war, fights to keep them from being forced back to Burma and certain death.
- 34
34. One Tall, One Short
5 May 1960 · 30 min
A wild hunch helps reporter Clayton Darrah trap two phantom bandits. The only available description is "one short, one tall."
- 35
35. The Cave
12 May 1960 · 30 min
A car parked outside an uncharted cave convinces a reporter that someone is lost inside.
- 36
36. The Two Ounce Trap
19 May 1960 · 30 min
A rest home for alcoholics, scene of five deaths within a brief period, is investigated by newsman Paul Quick.
- 37
37. The Last Knockout
26 May 1960 · 30 min
Reporter Ed Reid encounters an ex-fight manager, a singer and a boxer in his search for a missing sea captain.
- 38
38. Episode 38
1 Feb 1961 · 30 min
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39. Smoke Screen
4 Feb 1961 · 30 min
The Erie, Pa., fire department is looking for the arsonist terrorizing the town.
Deadline Season 1: quick answers
How many episodes are in Deadline Season 1?
Season 1 of Deadline has 39 episodes, about 20 hours in total.
When did Deadline Season 1 come out?
Season 1 premiered on 17 Sept 1959.