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Chicago Deadline

Screen Directors Playhouse · March 24, 1950 · 29 min · 3,861 words

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RCA Victor, world leader in radio, first in recorded music, first in television, proudly presents... Screen directors, playhouse, star Alan Ladd, production Chicago deadline, director Lewis Allen. The Hollywood screen directors present the transcribed journal of a phantom search.

Tonight for the first time on the air, the motion picture drama Chicago Dead Lines, starring Alan Ladd in his original role of Ed Adams. In the pale half-light of a hospital room, a man and woman stand beside a bed, watching the bright restless eyes of Ed Adams, and hearing his scattered words.

Rosita, didn't have to die. I had to tell him. Make them understand. Rosita, everything and the dressbook. Rosita. He's sick, doctor. sick doctor so sick. It is a good hospital isn't it? You take care of it.

Like them understand. Miss Purdy you said Mr. Adams is a reporter. I reported. Ed says they built him tough in Chicago. Who's this Rosita? Is he up with her? No way I guess. He must have fallen in love with her. I don't know when last night today. We should find her. I know where she is doctor. Where? The city

Mark. She died yesterday morning. Leona! It's Leona. Why? I wanted to help, right? I wanted to help Rosita. And you can't help her anymore? Leona. You have to sleep. Sleep. Listen Rosita. You gave me a deadline until you were buried.

I had till then to find out your story. to tell them the truth about you. And now they'll bury you in the room. I tried to visit her from the beginning yesterday morning. On the straight hotel, Ed.

Maggie, I told you there's $10 on it. If anything happens, you're a hotel. And you call me at the Chronicle before you call like cops. Well, I did, Ed. All right, here's your $10. Now, what's up?

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