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    1. Death Runs Wild

    1960-09-17 · 60m

    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.

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    2. Interrupted Honeymoon

    1960-09-24 · 60m

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    3. The Cyanide Touch

    1960-10-01 · 60m

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    4. Lady on the Brink

    1960-10-15 · 60m

    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.

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    5. Face in the Window

    1960-10-22 · 60m

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    6. Runaway

    1960-10-29 · 60m

    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.

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    7. Target: Tycoon

    1960-11-05 · 60m

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    8. The Deadly Shadow

    1960-11-12 · 60m

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    9. The Dark Divide

    1960-11-19 · 60m

    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?

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    10. Moment of Truth

    1960-11-26 · 60m

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    11. The Mask of Vengeance

    1960-12-03 · 60m

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    12. The Murder Game

    1960-12-17 · 60m

    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.

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    13. The Princess in the Tower

    1960-12-31 · 60m

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    14. The Terror from the East

    1961-01-07 · 60m

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    15. The Human Touch

    1961-01-14 · 60m

    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.

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    16. Hour of Execution

    1961-01-21 · 60m

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    17. Don't Believe a Word She Says

    1961-01-28 · 60m

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    18. Laugh Till I Die

    1961-02-04 · 60m

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    19. Between Two Guns

    1961-02-11 · 60m

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    20. A Matter of Conscience

    1961-02-18 · 60m

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    21. Melody for Murder

    1961-02-25 · 60m

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    22. Phantom Lover

    1961-03-04 · 60m

    A woman believes her husband has killed her male friend, who can not be found. She hires Checkmate to investigate.

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    23. The Gift

    1961-03-11 · 60m

    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.

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    24. One for the Book

    1961-03-18 · 60m

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    25. The Paper Killer

    1961-03-25 · 60m

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    26. Jungle Castle

    1961-04-01 · 60m

    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.

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    27. The Deadly Silence

    1961-04-08 · 60m

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    28. Goodbye Griff

    1961-04-15 · 60m

    ""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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    30. Voyage Into Fear

    1961-05-06 · 60m

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    31. Tight As a Drum

    1961-05-13 · 60m

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    32. Death by Design

    1961-05-20 · 60m

    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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    33. The Thrill Seeker

    1961-05-27 · 60m

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    34. Hot Wind in a Cold Town

    1961-06-10 · 60m

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    35. A Slight Touch of Venom

    1961-06-17 · 60m

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    36. State of Shock

    1961-06-24 · 60m

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Cast

  • Anthony George

    Anthony George

    Don Corey

  • Doug McClure

    Doug McClure

    Jed Sills

  • Sebastian Cabot

    Sebastian Cabot

    Dr. Carl Hyatt

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