Checkmate (1960)
- Genre
- drama television series, detective fiction
- Country
- United States
- Length
- 2 seasons, 69 episodes
- Rated
- TV-PG
- Rating
- 4.8 of 10 from 8 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A team of detectives in San Francisco specializes in preventing crimes before they happen. They take on cases involving blackmail, threats, and other dangers to stop trouble before it starts.
suspensefulcerebralintriguingstylishmethodicaltenseclevermid-century
What happens
Checkmate is an American detective television series created by Eric Ambler, featuring Anthony George, Sebastian Cabot, and Doug McClure. The show was broadcast by CBS Television from 1960 to 1962 for a total of 70 episodes. It was produced by Jack Benny's production company, "JaMco Productions" in co-operation with Revue Studios. Guest actors included Charles Laughton, Peter Lorre, Lee Marvin, Mickey Rooney and many other prominent performers. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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