Checkmate

Name: Checkmate
Genre: Drama
Released: September 17, 1960
Cast: Jack Betts, Anthony George, Sebastian Cabot, Ken Lynch, Doug McClure

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CBS | Release Date: September 17, 1960

Starring: Jack Betts, Anthony George, Sebastian Cabot, Ken Lynch, Doug McClure

Summary: Checkmate Inc. was a San Franciso firm who mission was to stop or "checkmate" a crime before it happened. Anthony George played Don Corey, the head of the firm, and Doug McClure (in his second series) played Jed Sills, Corey's assistant. Sebastian Cabot played a university criminology professor who served as a consultant to Checkmate. TheCheckmate Inc. was a San Franciso firm who mission was to stop or "checkmate" a crime before it happened. Anthony George played Don Corey, the head of the firm, and Doug McClure (in his second series) played Jed Sills, Corey's assistant. Sebastian Cabot played a university criminology professor who served as a consultant to Checkmate. The three worked out of Corey's beautiful Nob Hill apartment which had a great view of the city.
Guest stars were always top of the line and included Lee Marvin, Claire Bloom, Terry Moore, Angie Dickinson, Susan Oliver, James Coburn, Peter Lorre, Charles Laughton, David Janssen, Jack Lord, Lloyd Bridges, Robert Lansing, Jeffrey Hunter, Dorothy Malone, Elizabeth Montgomery, and Inger Stevens.

Originally sexy Joan O'Brien was to play the Doug McClure detective role, which would have been very intriguing in 1960.

The best thing about the show were the three appealing leads and that great apartment. In the second season, when Checkmate Inc. moved to a posh office suite, it just wasn't the same.

This show was originally on CBS Saturday nights at 8:30, immediately following "Perry Mason".

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Creator: Eric Ambler

Genre(s): Drama

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S2:E34. Side by Side
Air Date: June 20, 1962
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S2:E33. Down The Gardenia Path
Air Date: June 6, 1962
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S2:E32. Will The Real Killer Please Stand Up?
Air Date: May 23, 1962

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Series Overview
Season 2

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- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: October 4, 1961
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  S2:E34. Side by Side
  Air Date: June 20, 1962
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  S2:E33. Down The Gardenia Path
  Air Date: June 6, 1962
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  S2:E32. Will The Real Killer Please Stand Up?
  Air Date: May 23, 1962
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  S2:E31. The Bold And The Tough
  Air Date: May 16, 1962
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  S2:E30. Rendezvous in Washington
  Air Date: May 9, 1962
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  S2:E29. The Someday Man
  Air Date: May 2, 1962
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  S2:E28. Referendum on Murder
  Air Date: April 25, 1962
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  S2:E27. In a Foreign Quarter
  Air Date: April 18, 1962
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  S2:E26. So Beats My Plastic Heart
  Air Date: April 11, 1962
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  S2:E25. Ride a Wild Horse
  Air Date: April 4, 1962
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  S2:E24. Trial by Midnight
  Air Date: March 28, 1962
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  S2:E23. A Chant of Silence
  Air Date: March 21, 1962
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  S2:E22. A Brooding Fixation
  Air Date: March 14, 1962
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  S2:E21. Heart Is a Handout
  Air Date: March 7, 1962
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  S2:E20. Remembrance of Crimes Past
  Air Date: February 28, 1962
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  S2:E19. An Assassin Arrives, Andante
  Air Date: February 21, 1962
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  S2:E18. The Sound Of Nervous Laughter
  Air Date: February 14, 1962
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  S2:E17. Death Beyond Recall
  Air Date: February 7, 1962
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  S2:E16. The Yacht Club Gang
  Air Date: January 31, 1962
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  S2:E15. A Very Rough Sketch
  Air Date: January 24, 1962
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  S2:E14. The Renaissance of Gussie Hill
  Air Date: January 17, 1962
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  S2:E13. The Star System
  Air Date: January 10, 1962
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  S2:E12. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Game
  Air Date: January 3, 1962
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  S2:E11. To the Best of My Recollection
  Air Date: December 27, 1961
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  S2:E10. Nice Guys Finish Last
  Air Date: December 13, 1961
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  S2:E9. The Two of Us
  Air Date: November 29, 1961
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  S2:E8. The Crimson Pool
  Air Date: November 22, 1961
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  S2:E7. Kill the Sound
  Air Date: November 15, 1961
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  S2:E6. Juan Moreno's Body
  Air Date: November 8, 1961
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  S2:E5. Through a Dark Glass
  Air Date: November 1, 1961
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  S2:E4. Waiting for Jocko
  Air Date: October 25, 1961
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  S2:E3. The Heat of Passion
  Air Date: October 18, 1961
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  S2:E2. The Button Down Break
  Air Date: October 11, 1961
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  S2:E1. Portrait of a Man Running
  Air Date: October 4, 1961
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: September 17, 1960