Season 2 • Episode 34
LatestThe personal relationship between entertainer Johnny Kay and his singing partner Pete O'Mara has hit a sour note. Corey (Anthony George), who has been asked to keep a protective eye on them, shows up during one of their recording sessions - which angers Johnny into storming out of the studio.
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 for a total of 70 episodes and was produced by Jack Benny's production company, "JaMco Productions" in co-operation with Revue Studios. Guest stars included Charles Laughton, Peter Lorre, and Lee Marvin, among many other commensurately prominent performers.
Acting
Sebastian Cabot serves professor-with-a-past realness.
Production
Jack Benny's production company doing DRAMA? Icon behavior.
Creator
Eric Ambler
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Jack Benny formed JaMco Productions specifically to branch into drama—this was his first and only dramatic series, because apparently even he couldn't resist noir.
The show pioneered the 'psychological detective' format months before The Defenders, essentially inventing the 'consultant with a specialty' trope that Criminal Minds would run into the ground 40 years later.
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