Chicago Deadline (1949)

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1h 26min
Crime, Drama
03 Nov 1949 (USA)
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On Chicago's South Side reporter Ed Adams 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. Adams comes to know quite a lot, dangerously so.

Director:

Lewis Allen

Writers:

Warren Duff, Tiffany Thayer

Stars:

Awards:

2 wins & 1 nomination.
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	Alan Ladd	...	Ed Adams
	Donna Reed	...	Rosita Jean d'Ur
	June Havoc	...	Leona Purdy
	Irene Hervey	...	Belle Dorset
	Arthur Kennedy	...	Tommy Ditman
	Berry Kroeger	...	Solly Wellman
	Harold Vermilyea	...	Jack Anstruder
	Shepperd Strudwick	...	Edgar 'Blacky' Franchot
	Dave Willock	...	Pig
	Gavin Muir	...	G.G. Temple
	John Beal	...	Paul Jean d'Ur
	Tom Powers	...	Glenn Howard
	Howard Freeman	...	Hotspur Shaner
	Paul Lees	...	Bat Bennett
	Margaret Field	...	Minerva
	Harry Antrim	...	George Gribbe
	Roy Roberts	...	Jerry Cavanaugh
	Marietta Canty	...	Hazel
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Eric Alden	...	Reporter (uncredited)
	Steve Benton	...	Reporter (uncredited)
	Marie Blake	...	Telephone Operataor (uncredited)
	Tex Brodus	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
	Ralph Brooks	...	Reporter (uncredited)
	Paul Bryar	...	Bartender (uncredited)
	Boyd Cabeen	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
	Douglas Carter	...	Waiter (uncredited)
	Gordon Carveth	...	Marty (uncredited)
	Helen Chapman	...	Girl (uncredited)
	Harry Cheshire	...	Minister (uncredited)
	Neil Collins	...	Reporter (uncredited)
	Charles Cooley	...	Reporter (uncredited)
	Jim Davies	...	Second (uncredited)
	Dulce Day	...	Woman (uncredited)
	Sayre Dearing	...	Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited)
	Jimmie Dundee	...	Thug Who Mugs Ed (uncredited)
	Julia Faye	...	Nurse (uncredited)
	Charles Fogel	...	Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited)
	Jack Gargan	...	Bartender (uncredited)
	Kenneth Gibson	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
	Paul Gustine	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
	George Hoagland	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
	Jerry James	...	Reporter (uncredited)
	Richard Keene	...	John Spingler (uncredited)
	Kenner G. Kemp	...	Newspaper Worker (uncredited)
	Phyllis Kennedy	...	Maid (uncredited)
	Joseph La Cava	...	Usher (uncredited)
	Pat Lane	...	Assistant Undertaker (uncredited)
	Leota Lorraine	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
	Celia Lovsky	...	Mrs. Schleffler (uncredited)
	George Magrill	...	Handler (uncredited)
	Carole Mathews	...	Miss Lee - Secretary (uncredited)
	William Meader	...	Reporter (uncredited)
	Ralph Montgomery	...	Reporter (uncredited)
	Lyle Moraine	...	Reporter (uncredited)
	Ottola Nesmith	...	Sister John (uncredited)
	Jack Overman	...	Lou Horan (uncredited)
	Fred Perce	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
	Ralph Peters	...	Taxi Driver (uncredited)
	Tom Quinn	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
	Hal Rand	...	Reporter (uncredited)
	Joane Rexer	...	Specialty Act (uncredited)
	Robert Rexer	...	Specialty Act (uncredited)
	Jack Roberts	...	Handler (uncredited)
	Leona Roberts	...	Maggie (uncredited)
	Kasey Rogers	...	Marcia Grantland (uncredited)
	Frances Sandford	...	Telephone Operator (uncredited)
	Arthur Space	...	Detective Pete Peterson (uncredited)
	Douglas Spencer	...	Charlie - Reporter (uncredited)
	Martin Strader	...	Reporter (uncredited)
	Clarence Straight	...	Nelson (uncredited)
	Dirk Wayne Summers	...	Copyboy (uncredited)
	Harland Tucker	...	Doctor (uncredited)
	Archie Twitchell	...	Reporter (uncredited)
	Ralph Volkie	...	Referee (uncredited)
	Joe Whitehead	...	Actor (uncredited)
	Don Wilmot	...	Copyboy (uncredited)
	Isabel Withers	...	Nurse (uncredited)

Directed by

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Lewis Allen

Written by

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Warren Duff	...	(screenplay)

Tiffany Thayer	...	(novel "One Woman")

Produced by

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Robert Fellows

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producer

Music by

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Victor Young

Cinematography by

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John F. Seitz

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director of photography

Editing by

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LeRoy Stone

Art Direction by

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Franz Bachelin
Hans Dreier

Set Decoration by

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Sam Comer
Ross Dowd

Costume Design by

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Mary Kay Dodson

Makeup Department

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Wally Westmore	...	makeup supervisor
Hal Lierley	...	makeup artist (uncredited)
Elaine Ramsey	...	hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management

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James Cottrell	...	production manager (uncredited)
Curtis Mick	...	production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Alvin Ganzer	...	assistant director
Gerd Oswald	...	assistant director (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Gene Garvin	...	sound recordist
Harold Lewis	...	sound recordist

Visual Effects by

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Farciot Edouart

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process photography

Stunts

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Jimmie Dundee

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stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Jack Koffman	...	still photographer (uncredited)
Otto Pierce	...	camera operator (uncredited)
Walt Taylor	...	gaffer (uncredited)
Fred True	...	grip (uncredited)

Music Department

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Sidney Cutner	...	orchestrator (uncredited)
George Parrish	...	orchestrator (uncredited)
Leo Shuken	...	orchestrator (uncredited)
Van Cleave	...	orchestrator (uncredited)
Victor Young	...	conductor (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Gene Buck Jr.	...	script supervisor (uncredited)
Charles Morton	...	script supervisor (uncredited)

Production Companies

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Paramount Pictures (presents)

Distributors

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Paramount Pictures (1949) (United States) (theatrical) (as A Paramount Picture)
Paramount Film Service (1949) (Canada) (theatrical)
Paramount British Pictures (1949) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
Paramount Film Service (1950) (Australia) (theatrical)
Paramount-Films (1950) (Finland) (theatrical)
Paramount Filmes (1950) (Portugal) (theatrical)
Filmaktieselskabet Paramount (1949) (Denmark) (theatrical)
Film AB Paramount (1950) (Sweden) (theatrical)
Paramount Films (1950) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
Filmaktieselskapet Paramount (1950) (Norway) (theatrical)
Les Films Paramount (1951) (France) (theatrical)
Paramount Films (1951) (Belgium) (theatrical)
MCA/Universal Pictures (1958) (United States) (tv)
Kino Lorber (2024) (United States) (Blu-ray) (included in "Film Noir - The Dark Side of Cinema XVI")

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Storyline

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Plot Keywords	death photograph roller-skating-rink gunshot shot-in-the-chest See All (61) »
Taglines	Ladd pays off for a wronged girl who was a "right guy!". See more »
Genres	Crime Drama Film-Noir Mystery Thriller
Parents Guide	Add content advisory for parents »
Certification	Australia:A Finland:K-16 Norway:16 Sweden:15 United Kingdom:A United States:Approved West Germany:12 (nf)

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Also Known As	One Woman (United States) Enquête à Chicago (France) El misterio de una desconocida (Spain) Sikago Arslani (Turkey, Turkish title) Diario de una desconocida (Mexico) See more »
Runtime	86 min
Country	United States
Language	English
Color	Black and White
Aspect Ratio	1.37 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix	Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Filming Locations	Chicago, Illinois, USA See more »

Did You Know?

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Trivia	Tiffany Thayer's original novel was published in 1933 and was clearly inspired by the notorious Starr Faithfull case of the 1920s. Starr Faithfull (not her real name) was a beautiful girl found dead in the East River, seemingly a suicide. However, her address-book was found to be full of famous names and her diaries went unaccountably missing - rumors therefore abounded that she was a call-girl who had been blackmailing some of her clients and that she had been murdered. See more »
Movie Connections	Referenced in El crimen del cine Oriente (1997). See more »
Quotes	Leona: What did you take as a sedative before you met me? See more »

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