Drama ·Crime · United States of America · 1949 · 1h 26m

Chicago Deadline

Director

Cast

Alan Ladd as Ed Adams Donna Reed as Rosita Jean D'Ur June Havoc as Leona Irene Hervey as Belle Dorset Arthur Kennedy as Tommy Ditman Berry Kroeger as Solly Wellman

Crew

John F. Seitz — Director of Photography LeRoy Stone — Editor Warren Duff — Screenplay Tiffany Thayer — Story Robert Fellows — Producer Mary Kay Dodson — Costume Design

Tagline

He's a fighting reporter making front page history!

Synopsis

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.

Trailer

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Mood & Themes

film noir reporter

Key Collaborators

Lewis Allen Director John F. Seitz Director of Photography LeRoy Stone Editor Warren Duff Screenplay Tiffany Thayer Story Robert Fellows Producer Mary Kay Dodson Costume Design

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