Checkmate (1960)
Checkmate is an American detective television series starring Anthony George, Sebastian Cabot, and Doug McClure. The show aired on CBS Television from 1960 to 1962 for a total of 70 episodes and was produced by Jack Benny's production company, "JaMco Productions" in co-operation with Revue Studios. Guest stars included Charles Laughton, Peter Lorre, and Lee Marvin, among many other commensurately prominent performers.
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Episode 1 - Death Runs Wild
Release Date: 1960-09-17Story tells of a demented woman out to kill private eye Anthony George. The instrument of death, as it turned out, was, a wild stallion she stocked on her ranch. Her motive was revenge. On a previous case, the private eye had brought her lover to justice and the gas chamber.
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Episode 2 - Interrupted Honeymoon
Release Date: 1960-09-24 -
Episode 3 - The Cyanide Touch
Release Date: 1960-10-01 -
Episode 4 - Lady on the Brink
Release Date: 1960-10-15Checkmate comes to the aid of a woman with a traumatic past when it becomes evident that someone is trying to make it appear she's mentally unstable. discrediting her eye-witness testimony at a murder trial.
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Episode 5 - Face in the Window
Release Date: 1960-10-22 -
Episode 6 - Runaway
Release Date: 1960-10-29 -
Episode 7 - Target: Tycoon
Release Date: 1960-11-05 -
Episode 8 - The Deadly Shadow
Release Date: 1960-11-12 -
Episode 9 - The Dark Divide
Release Date: 1960-11-19Barbara Rush plays a dual role in The dark divide. Why should Margaret Russell's life be threatened? Her aunt keeps getting phone calls from a woman named Nikki Garnett, threatening Margaret. What motive could the woman have?
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Episode 10 - Moment of Truth
Release Date: 1960-11-26 -
Episode 11 - The Mask of Vengeance
Release Date: 1960-12-03 -
Episode 12 - The Murder Game
Release Date: 1960-12-17Attorney Emory Olivant invites Corey, Sills and Dr. Hyatt to a party. Once all the guests have arrived, Olivant announces that they are going to play a game—a murder game in which he will be the killer.
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Episode 13 - The Princess in the Tower
Release Date: 1960-12-31 -
Episode 14 - The Terror from the East
Release Date: 1961-01-07 -
Episode 15 - The Human Touch
Release Date: 1961-01-14Arguably the finest episode of the series, featuring guest star Peter Lorre as an ex-con criminal mastermind determined to wreak revenge on master criminologist Sebastian Cabot. An intricate series of cat and mouse moves between the two geniuses culminates in a surprise and ultimately poignant ending, befitting the episode title. This episode stresses the close friendships between the three detectives of CHECKMATE INCORPORATED as it contrasts with that of the brilliant, but soulless Lorre. Directing, writing and acting are all exemplary.
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Episode 16 - Hour of Execution
Release Date: 1961-01-21 -
Episode 17 - Don't Believe a Word She Says
Release Date: 1961-01-28 -
Episode 18 - Laugh Till I Die
Release Date: 1961-02-04 -
Episode 19 - Between Two Guns
Release Date: 1961-02-11 -
Episode 20 - A Matter of Conscience
Release Date: 1961-02-18 -
Episode 21 - Melody for Murder
Release Date: 1961-02-25 -
Episode 22 - Phantom Lover
Release Date: 1961-03-04 -
Episode 23 - The Gift
Release Date: 1961-03-11 -
Episode 24 - One for the Book
Release Date: 1961-03-18 -
Episode 25 - The Paper Killer
Release Date: 1961-03-25 -
Episode 26 - Jungle Castle
Release Date: 1961-04-01 -
Episode 27 - The Deadly Silence
Release Date: 1961-04-08 -
Episode 28 - Goodbye Griff
Release Date: 1961-04-15""Ex-convict Griff Nolan is jealous because his wife Libby earns more as a magazine editor than he does as a mechanic. More domestic strife develops when Griff becomes jealous of Libby's boss Lewis Bates --- and buys a gun."" -- TV Guide
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Episode 30 - Voyage Into Fear
Release Date: 1961-05-06 -
Episode 31 - Tight As a Drum
Release Date: 1961-05-13 -
Episode 32 - Death by Design
Release Date: 1961-05-20 -
Episode 33 - The Thrill Seeker
Release Date: 1961-05-27 -
Episode 34 - Hot Wind in a Cold Town
Release Date: 1961-06-10 -
Episode 35 - A Slight Touch of Venom
Release Date: 1961-06-17 -
Episode 36 - State of Shock
Release Date: 1961-06-24