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Chicago Deadline

1949 1h 27m Crime Drama List
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When reporter Ed Adams (Alan Ladd) finds himself in the same hotel as the beautiful but dead Rosita Jean d'Ur (Donna Reed), he becomes obsessed with her and takes her diary. Although Rosita seems to have died from tuberculosis, Ed keeps digging, discovering that there were many men in Rosita's life, and some of them were from the wrong side of the law. With help from Rosita's former roommate, Ed starts to put together the pieces of Rosita's life but also finds his own in danger.

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Dudley Early Austin American-Statesman The film has some good performances and some fairly exciting moments. Jun 23, 2020 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews In a Laura type of minor film noir, director Lewis Allen fails to make his love sick hero who is mooning over a corpse into anything but a superhero figure. Rated: C+ Apr 29, 2002 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis When reporter Ed Adams (Alan Ladd) finds himself in the same hotel as the beautiful but dead Rosita Jean d'Ur (Donna Reed), he becomes obsessed with her and takes her diary. Although Rosita seems to have died from tuberculosis, Ed keeps digging, discovering that there were many men in Rosita's life, and some of them were from the wrong side of the law. With help from Rosita's former roommate, Ed starts to put together the pieces of Rosita's life but also finds his own in danger.
Director
Lewis Allen
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 27m