Deadline - U.S.A.
1952 · 87 MIN · IMDB 7.2 · 4,507 VOTES · DIR. Richard Brooks
Overview
With three days before his paper folds, a crusading editor tries to expose a vicious gangster.
Dialogue Timeline — 895 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:29:51 Cover Burrows in the city hospital. George? Our George?
00:31:45 "and the meaning of those facts without fear
00:34:30 Yes, sir. What have you done about it for our paper?
00:36:20 Why bother me? Write it.
00:38:34 Can you be the same with him as you were with me? Is it that easy?
00:41:06 May I give you my side of it? I'll take care of this.
00:43:19 Small-Time stuff. Had some kind of a political job at the arena.
00:45:19 Right. Make it thorough.
00:47:22 Miss Barndollar? Yes, sir?
00:50:07 And you'll wind up in the morgue beside Sally.
00:52:33 You can't do this. I can, i want to, and I'm going to.
00:55:03 Now that's rather poetic. What'll it be?
00:57:08 Nobody could ever make it stick.
01:00:11 Have this typed. More coming. Yes. Mrs. Garrison wants to see you in the dome.
01:02:16 Okay.
01:04:23 Ever get pinched? Was he ever arrested? No record, if he was.
01:06:25 You do believe me, don't you?
01:09:42 And now, we're licked, baby.
01:11:56 Enter me. Spittin' image.
01:14:06 No.
01:16:52 I don't care to discuss Mr. Rienzi. This newspaper does!
01:19:08 Well, thanks for trying.
01:22:12 Why didn't you go to the police, Mrs. Schmidt?
01:25:15 Don't press your luck. Lay off of me.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed895
Dialogue density10.3 lines / min
First line00:29:51
Final line01:25:15
Production Record
DirectorRichard Brooks
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes4,507