The Deadline (film)
1931 film by Lambert Hillyer
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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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Loretta Sayers
Robert Ellis
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| Directed by | Lambert Hillyer |
| Written by | Lambert Hillyer |
| Starring | Buck Jones Loretta Sayers Robert Ellis |
| Cinematography | Byron Haskin |
| Edited by | Maurice Wright |
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| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 65 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
Cast
- Buck Jones as Buck Donlin (as Charles 'Buck' Jones)
- Loretta Sayers as Helen Evans
- Robert Ellis as Ira Coleman (a.k.a. Clink Durand)
- Ed Brady as Lefty (as Edwin J. Brady)
- G. Raymond Nye as Sheriff Grady
- Knute Erickson as Otto
- George Ernest as Jimmy Evans
- Harry Todd as Chloride
- James Curtis as Shores (uncredited)
- James Farley as Cassiday (uncredited)
Critical reception
Variety gave a positive review and wrote, "[the film contains] All the best elements of the good grade of old time western, done effectively with dialog and sound ... It looks like a sure winner ... Story has a world of action, with intricate complications that engage attention and make for suspense." The reviewer also complimented the performances : "Picture has several nicely played types; Loretta Sayers does the heroine vastly better than most young women manage western roles of the kind, and George Ernest does a kid role that will evoke a-a-ahs. Jones himself plays with a good deal of reserve and force, considering the flamboyant role he tackles."[3]
