Deadline U.S.A. (1952) on Blu-ray

Actor:            Humphrey Bogart, Ethel Barrymore, Kim Hunter, Ed Begley, Warren Stevens
Director:      Richard Brooks
Genre:         Drama
Year:            1952
Studio:          Kino Lorber
Length:       87 minutes
Released:   July 26, 2016
Rating:         Not Rated
Format:        Blu-ray
Misc:            Anamorphic, Black & White, Dolby, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Language:   English, NA
Subtitles:     NA

DESCRIPTION:

Screen legend Humphrey Bogart (Casablanca) stars as a fictional newspaper editor Ed Hutcheson of The Day , which will be folding in three days. Even though he and his staff will be out of work within days, he intends to expose the criminal activities of vicious crime boss Tomas Rienzi (Martin Gabel, The Thief). An abundance of subplots are expertly woven together by legendary screenwriter/director Richard Brooks (Elmer Gantry) in Deadline U.S.A. This classic film noir features stunning black-and-white cinematography by the great Milton R. Krasner (23 Paces to Baker Street) with an uniformly excellent cast that includes Ethel Barrymore (Portrait of Jennie), Kim Hunter (A Streetcar Named Desire), Ed Begley (12 Angry Men), Warren Stevens (Forbidden Planet), Paul Stewart (Kiss Me Deadly) and Jim Buckus (Gilligan s Island).