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The Best Episodes of Checkmate Season 1

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Every episode of Checkmate Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Checkmate Season 1!

The Best Episodes of Checkmate Season 1

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...

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    #1 - Death Runs Wild

    S1:E1

    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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    Directors:Jules Munshin, Jules Bricken
    Writers:James Gunn, John Kneubuhl
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    #2 - Interrupted Honeymoon

    S1:E2

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    Director:Herschel Daugherty
    Writer:Unknown
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    #3 - The Cyanide Touch

    S1:E3

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    Director:Don Weis
    Writer:Unknown
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    #4 - Lady on the Brink

    S1:E4

    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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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Howard Browne
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    #5 - Face in the Window

    S1:E5

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    Director:Robert Florey
    Writer:Leigh Brackett
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    #6 - Runaway

    S1:E6

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    Director:Don Medford
    Writer:James Gunn
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    #7 - Target: Tycoon

    S1:E7

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #8 - The Deadly Shadow

    S1:E8

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    Director:Don Weis
    Writer:William P. McGivern
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    #9 - The Dark Divide

    S1:E9

    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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    Director:Don Weis
    Writer:James Gunn
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    #10 - Moment of Truth

    S1:E10

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    Director:Walter Doniger
    Writer:Jameson Brewer
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    #11 - The Mask of Vengeance

    S1:E11

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #12 - The Murder Game

    S1:E12

    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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    Director:Douglas Heyes
    Writer:Douglas Heyes
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    #13 - The Princess in the Tower

    S1:E13

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    Director:Herschel Daugherty
    Writer:Unknown
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    #14 - The Terror from the East

    S1:E14

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    Director:Herschel Daugherty
    Writer:Unknown
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    #15 - The Human Touch

    S1:E15

    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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    Director:Don Weis
    Writer:James Gunn
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    #16 - Hour of Execution

    S1:E16

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #17 - Don't Believe a Word She Says

    S1:E17

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    Director:Sidney Lanfield
    Writer:Unknown
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    #18 - Laugh Till I Die

    S1:E18

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #19 - Between Two Guns

    S1:E19

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    Director:Unknown
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    #20 - A Matter of Conscience

    S1:E20

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #21 - Melody for Murder

    S1:E21

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #22 - Phantom Lover

    S1:E22

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    Director:Unknown
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    #23 - The Gift

    S1:E23

    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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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #24 - One for the Book

    S1:E24

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #25 - The Paper Killer

    S1:E25

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    Director:Unknown
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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Death Runs Wild" is the best rated episode of "Checkmate" season 1. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Jules Munshin, Jules Bricken and written by James Gunn, John Kneubuhl, it aired on 9/17/1960. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Interrupted Honeymoon".