Deadline - USA (1952) ( Deadline - U.S.A. )

Deadline - USA (1952) (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Original Title: Deadline - U.S.A.
Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Italian ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Italy ( Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C )

Running Time:
87 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Photo Gallery
Posters
Scene Access
Trailer(s)
Black & White

Movie filmed in 1952 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Richard Brooks

Written By:
Richard Brooks

Actors:
Humphrey Bogart ..... Ed Hutcheson
Ethel Barrymore ..... Margaret Garrison
Kim Hunter ..... Nora Hutcheson
Ed Begley ..... Frank Allen
Warren Stevens ..... George Burrows
Paul Stewart ..... Harry Thompson
Martin Gabel ..... Tomas Rienzi
Joe De Santis ..... Herman Schmidt
Joyce Mackenzie ..... Katherine Garrison Geary
Audrey Christie ..... Mrs. Willebrandt
Fay Baker ..... Alice Garrison Courtney
Jim Backus ..... Jim Cleary

Synopsis:

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).

Ed Hutcheson, tough editor of the New York 'Day', finds that the late owner's heirs are selling the crusading paper to a strictly commercial rival. At first he sees impending unemployment as an opportunity to win back his estranged wife Nora. But when a reporter, pursuing a lead on racketeer Rienzi, is badly beaten, Hutcheson is stung into a full fledged crusade against the gangster, hoping Rienzi can be tied to a woman's murder...in the 3 issues before the end of 'The Day.'

With his newspaper about to be sold, crusading editor Ed Hutcheson tries to complete an exposé on gangster Rienzi.

This product was added to our catalog on Sunday 03 October, 2021.