List of episodes of the series «Checkmate»

  • Seasons count: 2
  • Episodes count: 69
  • Total viewing time: 2 d. 21 h.
Death Runs Wild
Release date: 9/17/1960

Death Runs Wild

  • Episode number: 1
  • Episode duration: 60 min.
  • Episode description:
    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
Release date: 9/24/1960

Interrupted Honeymoon

  • Episode number: 2
  • Episode duration: 60 min.
The Cyanide Touch
Release date: 10/1/1960

The Cyanide Touch

  • Episode number: 3
  • Episode duration: 60 min.
Lady on the Brink
Release date: 10/15/1960

Lady on the Brink

  • Episode number: 4
  • Episode duration: 60 min.
  • Episode description:
    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
Release date: 10/22/1960

Face in the Window

  • Episode number: 5
  • Episode duration: 60 min.
Runaway
Release date: 10/29/1960

Runaway

  • Episode number: 6
  • Episode duration: 60 min.
Target: Tycoon
Release date: 11/5/1960

Target: Tycoon

  • Episode number: 7
  • Episode duration: 60 min.
The Deadly Shadow
Release date: 11/12/1960

The Deadly Shadow

  • Episode number: 8
  • Episode duration: 60 min.
The Dark Divide
Release date: 11/19/1960

The Dark Divide

  • Episode number: 9
  • Episode duration: 60 min.
  • Episode description:
    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
Release date: 11/26/1960

Moment of Truth

  • Episode number: 10
  • Episode duration: 60 min.
The Mask of Vengeance
Release date: 12/3/1960

The Mask of Vengeance

  • Episode number: 11
  • Episode duration: 60 min.
The Murder Game
Release date: 12/17/1960

The Murder Game

  • Episode number: 12
  • Episode duration: 60 min.
  • Episode description:
    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
Release date: 12/31/1960

The Princess in the Tower

  • Episode number: 13
  • Episode duration: 60 min.
The Terror from the East
Release date: 1/7/1961

The Terror from the East

  • Episode number: 14
  • Episode duration: 60 min.
The Human Touch
Release date: 1/14/1961

The Human Touch

  • Episode number: 15
  • Episode duration: 60 min.
  • Episode description:
    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
Release date: 1/21/1961

Hour of Execution

  • Episode number: 16
  • Episode duration: 60 min.
Don't Believe a Word She Says
Release date: 1/28/1961

Don't Believe a Word She Says

  • Episode number: 17
  • Episode duration: 60 min.
Laugh Till I Die
Release date: 2/4/1961

Laugh Till I Die

  • Episode number: 18
  • Episode duration: 60 min.
Between Two Guns
Release date: 2/11/1961

Between Two Guns

  • Episode number: 19
  • Episode duration: 60 min.
A Matter of Conscience
Release date: 2/18/1961

A Matter of Conscience

  • Episode number: 20
  • Episode duration: 60 min.
Melody for Murder
Release date: 2/25/1961

Melody for Murder

  • Episode number: 21
  • Episode duration: 60 min.
Phantom Lover
Release date: 3/4/1961

Phantom Lover

  • Episode number: 22
  • Episode duration: 60 min.
The Gift
Release date: 3/11/1961

The Gift

  • Episode number: 23
  • Episode duration: 60 min.
One for the Book
Release date: 3/18/1961

One for the Book

  • Episode number: 24
  • Episode duration: 60 min.
The Paper Killer
Release date: 3/25/1961

The Paper Killer

  • Episode number: 25
  • Episode duration: 60 min.
Jungle Castle
Release date: 4/1/1961

Jungle Castle

  • Episode number: 26
  • Episode duration: 60 min.
The Deadly Silence
Release date: 4/8/1961

The Deadly Silence

  • Episode number: 27
  • Episode duration: 60 min.
Goodbye Griff
Release date: 4/15/1961

Goodbye Griff

  • Episode number: 28
  • Episode duration: 60 min.
  • Episode description:
    ""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
Release date: 5/6/1961

Voyage Into Fear

  • Episode number: 30
  • Episode duration: 60 min.
Tight As a Drum
Release date: 5/13/1961

Tight As a Drum

  • Episode number: 31
  • Episode duration: 60 min.
Death by Design
Release date: 5/20/1961

Death by Design

  • Episode number: 32
  • Episode duration: 60 min.
The Thrill Seeker
Release date: 5/27/1961

The Thrill Seeker

  • Episode number: 33
  • Episode duration: 60 min.
Hot Wind in a Cold Town
Release date: 6/10/1961

Hot Wind in a Cold Town

  • Episode number: 34
  • Episode duration: 60 min.
A Slight Touch of Venom
Release date: 6/17/1961

A Slight Touch of Venom

  • Episode number: 35
  • Episode duration: 60 min.
State of Shock
Release date: 6/24/1961

State of Shock

  • Episode number: 36
  • Episode duration: 60 min.