Checkmate (Season 1)

Death Runs Wild 0.0

Air date: 1960-09-17

Runtime: 60 min

Overview: 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.

Interrupted Honeymoon 0.0

Air date: 1960-09-24

Runtime: 60 min

The Cyanide Touch 0.0

Air date: 1960-10-01

Runtime: 60 min

Lady on the Brink 0.0

Air date: 1960-10-15

Runtime: 60 min

Overview: 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.

Face in the Window 0.0

Air date: 1960-10-22

Runtime: 60 min

Runaway 0.0

Air date: 1960-10-29

Runtime: 60 min

Target: Tycoon 0.0

Air date: 1960-11-05

Runtime: 60 min

The Deadly Shadow 0.0

Air date: 1960-11-12

Runtime: 60 min

The Dark Divide 0.0

Air date: 1960-11-19

Runtime: 60 min

Overview: 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?

Moment of Truth 0.0

Air date: 1960-11-26

Runtime: 60 min

The Mask of Vengeance 0.0

Air date: 1960-12-03

Runtime: 60 min

The Murder Game 0.0

Air date: 1960-12-17

Runtime: 60 min

Overview: 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.

The Princess in the Tower 0.0

Air date: 1960-12-31

Runtime: 60 min

The Terror from the East 0.0

Air date: 1961-01-07

Runtime: 60 min

The Human Touch 0.0

Air date: 1961-01-14

Runtime: 60 min

Overview: 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.

Hour of Execution 0.0

Air date: 1961-01-21

Runtime: 60 min

Don't Believe a Word She Says 0.0

Air date: 1961-01-28

Runtime: 60 min

Laugh Till I Die 0.0

Air date: 1961-02-04

Runtime: 60 min

Between Two Guns 0.0

Air date: 1961-02-11

Runtime: 60 min

A Matter of Conscience 0.0

Air date: 1961-02-18

Runtime: 60 min

Melody for Murder 0.0

Air date: 1961-02-25

Runtime: 60 min

Phantom Lover 0.0

Air date: 1961-03-04

Runtime: 60 min

The Gift 0.0

Air date: 1961-03-11

Runtime: 60 min

One for the Book 0.0

Air date: 1961-03-18

Runtime: 60 min

The Paper Killer 0.0

Air date: 1961-03-25

Runtime: 60 min

Jungle Castle 0.0

Air date: 1961-04-01

Runtime: 60 min

The Deadly Silence 0.0

Air date: 1961-04-08

Runtime: 60 min

Goodbye Griff 0.0

Air date: 1961-04-15

Runtime: 60 min

Overview: ""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

Voyage Into Fear 0.0

Air date: 1961-05-06

Runtime: 60 min

Tight As a Drum 0.0

Air date: 1961-05-13

Runtime: 60 min

Death by Design 0.0

Air date: 1961-05-20

Runtime: 60 min

The Thrill Seeker 0.0

Air date: 1961-05-27

Runtime: 60 min

Hot Wind in a Cold Town 0.0

Air date: 1961-06-10

Runtime: 60 min

A Slight Touch of Venom 0.0

Air date: 1961-06-17

Runtime: 60 min

State of Shock 0.0

Air date: 1961-06-24

Runtime: 60 min