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Checkmate
September 17, 1960 - September 19, 1962 (CBS)
Hour-long crime detective series. The title referred to the agency, Checkmate, Inc. for which the stars worked. Theme music composed by John Williams.
THE EPISODE:
The Star System
Original Air Date: January 10, 1962
Director: William Graham
Teleplay: Richard DeRoy
Producer: Dick Berg
Cast: Anthony George (Don Corey); Doug McClure (Jed Sills); Sebastian Cabot (Dr. Carl Hyatt); Frank Betts (Chris Devlin)
Guest Stars: Elizabeth Montgomery (Vicki Page); Jack Lord (Ernie Chapin); Emile Genst (Felix Landaur); Russ Conway (Bernard Hoffman); Gail Bonney (Grace Canfield); David Lanfield (The Attendent); Carole Eastman (Julie Emhart); John Bryant (The Leading Man); Lucille Curtis (The Gossip Columnist); Ted Bessell (The Assistant Director)
Synopsis:
Temperamental film star Vicki Page is worried about the fidelity of her director-boyfriend, Ernie Chapin. When a starlet accuses Vicki of hiring a hit man to kill her, the studio hires Checkmate, Inc. to investigate.
