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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.
Joe De Santis
- Herman Schmidt
- (as Joseph De Santis)
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
- Writer
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Did you know
- TriviaJames Dean appears in a tiny non-speaking role in the film as a press boy.
- GoofsEd Hutcheson's dictating headline calls for ten-point type, which would be about one-seventh of an inch high.
- Quotes
[last lines]
Ed Hutcheson: That's the press, baby. The press! And there's nothing you can do about it. Nothing!
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Only Game in Town (1970)
- SoundtracksJohn 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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surprisingly timely
A very good movie about The Day, a newspaper publishing its last editions, and its aggressive attack on a known mobster. Humphrey Bogart does an excellent job as the editor, and Ethel Barrymore gives a wonderful, regal performance as the widow of the publisher, whose daughters are now demanding that the paper be sold to a competitor.
The film brings up, a mere 53 years ago, issues that are relevant today - the tabloids versus real, factual news, and the meaning of a free press. These debates continue today, but unfortunately, it seems that the tabloid type of journalism is winning. As for a free press - our press might be freer than many, but it isn't entirely free. As anyone who lost money in the great savings and loan scandal can tell you, important stories disappear from the front pages all the time.
Bogart's strong performance is the engine that keeps this film going, and there's a nice performance by Kim Hunter as his ex-wife. Deadline USA reminds us of the good old days, when you could believe what you read in the New York Times.
The film brings up, a mere 53 years ago, issues that are relevant today - the tabloids versus real, factual news, and the meaning of a free press. These debates continue today, but unfortunately, it seems that the tabloid type of journalism is winning. As for a free press - our press might be freer than many, but it isn't entirely free. As anyone who lost money in the great savings and loan scandal can tell you, important stories disappear from the front pages all the time.
Bogart's strong performance is the engine that keeps this film going, and there's a nice performance by Kim Hunter as his ex-wife. Deadline USA reminds us of the good old days, when you could believe what you read in the New York Times.
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Box office
- Gross worldwide
- $5,228
- Runtime1 hour 27 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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