The Deadline (film)

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The Deadline
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Directed by Lambert Hillyer
Written byLambert Hillyer
Starring Buck Jones
Loretta Sayers
Robert Ellis
Cinematography Byron Haskin
Edited by Maurice Wright
Production
company
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
December 3, 1931
Running time
65 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Deadline is a 1931 American pre-Code western film directed by Lambert Hillyer and starring Buck Jones and Robert Ellis. [1] [2] It was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures.

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References

  1. "The Deadline (1931)". tcm.om. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  2. "The Deadline (1931)". catalog.afi.com. Retrieved January 25, 2021.