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Chicago Deadline

1949 · 86 min

A moody, twisty noir that pulls you into a dead woman's secrets through a reporter's dogged, dangerous curiosity.

Directed by
Lewis Allen
Genres
Drama, Crime
Tagline
He's a fighting reporter making front page history!
Overview
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.

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Directed by
Lewis Allen
Genres
Drama, Crime
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • mystery
  • obsession
  • corruption
  • betrayal
  • justice
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight6

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Genres
drama, crime
Directed by
Lewis Allen
Written by
Warren Duff
Starring
Alan Ladd, Donna Reed, June Havoc, Irene Hervey, Arthur Kennedy, Berry Kroeger, Harold Vermilyea, Shepperd Strudwick
Cinematography
John F. Seitz
Runtime
86 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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