Checkmate
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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Episodes
35 episodes. Playback and audio depend on the available source.
S1:E1 Death Runs Wild
Story 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.
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E2 Interrupted Honeymoon
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E3 The Cyanide Touch
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E4 Lady on the Brink
Checkmate 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.
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E5 Face in the Window
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E6 Runaway
A girl shows up at Corey's apartment, claiming that she is running from someone who is trying to kill her. However, the detectives all find that nothing she has said checks out, including her numerous aliases, and that she's actually an heiress running from a controlling grandmother. But it does appear that the part about someone trying to kill her may be the truth.
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E7 Target: Tycoon
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E8 The Deadly Shadow
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E9 The Dark Divide
Barbara 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?
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E10 Moment of Truth
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E11 The Mask of Vengeance
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E12 The Murder Game
Attorney 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.
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E13 The Princess in the Tower
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E14 The Terror from the East
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E15 The Human Touch
Arguably 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.
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E16 Hour of Execution
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E17 Don't Believe a Word She Says
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E18 Laugh Till I Die
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E19 Between Two Guns
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E20 A Matter of Conscience
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E21 Melody for Murder
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E22 Phantom Lover
A woman believes her husband has killed her male friend, who can not be found. She hires Checkmate to investigate.
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E23 The Gift
Lola Tuscany, a temperamental lady soprano, is having premonitions of her death. After her concert she is almost poisoned and Checkmate Inc. is hired to keep her safe. Don Corey is skeptical, believing it is a publicity stunt, until he is nearly killed when a bomb explodes in the car he and Lola are driving in.
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E24 One for the Book
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E25 The Paper Killer
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E26 Jungle Castle
After two attempts on his life, big game hunter Lee Tabor brings Dr. Hyatt and Carl to his home in the Malayan jungle. He asks for their help in finding out which of his three house guests is trying to kill him.
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E27 The Deadly Silence
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E28 Goodbye Griff
""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
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E29 Episode 29
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E30 Voyage Into Fear
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E31 Tight As a Drum
Not verifiedAudio unverifiedS1:E32 Death by Design
Eve Arden, plays a fashion designer, worried that someone is out to destroy her and her business. Checkmate have two main suspects.
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