Deadline - U.S.A.

1952
Approved
1h 27m

IMDb RATING

7.2/10

4.5K

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Humphrey Bogart in Deadline - U.S.A. (1952)

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

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Film Noir Crime Drama

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

Director
- Richard Brooks
Writers
- Richard Brooks
- Jacques Monteux
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

7.2/10

4.5K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Richard Brooks
Writers
- Richard Brooks
- Jacques Monteux
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Herman Schmidt
(as Joseph De Santis)

Joyce Mackenzie

Katherine Garrison Geary

Audrey Christie

Mrs. Willebrandt

Fay Baker

Alice Garrison Courtney

Jim Backus

Jim Cleary

Parley Baer

Headwaiter
(uncredited)

Bill Baldwin

Man Asking for Ed Hutcheson
(uncredited)

Willis Bouchey

Henry
(uncredited)

John Brooks

Reporter
(uncredited)

Ralph Brooks

Newspaperman
(uncredited)

Harris Brown

Al Murray
(uncredited)

Director
- Richard Brooks
Writers
- Richard Brooks
- Jacques Monteux
All cast & crew
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Trivia
James Dean appears in a tiny non-speaking role in the film as a press boy.

Goofs
As Rienzi's car drives off after picking up Hutcheson, a large studio light is reflected against the side window of the car.

Quotes
[last lines]
Ed Hutcheson: That's the press, baby. The press! And there's nothing you can do about it. Nothing!

Connections
Featured in The Only Game in Town (1970)

Soundtracks
John Brown's Body
(uncredited)
Traditional tune, lyrics attributed to various writers
Sung, with modified lyrics, by the staff in the bar and heard as a theme at other times.

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One of Bogart's two most underrated films.

This film was released (as I remember) the same year as The African Queen. I have always liked it more than the latter film. Richard Brooks's prior experience working on a newspaper gives it a genuine idea of what that kind of work is like. The performances of Bogart and Barrymore are very good. I think it's one of her very best. This movie deserves to be seen and appreciated more.