Checkmate Hour of Execution (Season 1, Episode 16)
TV Episode | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Checkmate

Hour of Execution (Season 1, Episode 16)

TV Episode | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

When a judge and friend of Dr. Hyatt receives telephone calls and letters threatening his life if a man he sent to death row is e executed, Checkmate investigates the guilty man and the judge's character.

Director

John English

Writers

Robert Libott (teleplay) (as Robert Yale Libott) | Helen Nielsen (story)

Composer

John Williams (as Johnny Williams)

Cinematographer

Lionel Lindon

Editor

Tony Martinelli

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Edit Released

Updated Jan 21, 1961

Release date

Jan 21, 1961 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 1 Primetime Emmy Award. Another 1 nomination

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Cast	+ Add Cast
14 cast members

Name	Known for
Anthony George Don Corey Don Corey See fewer	Dark Shadows (1966)
Doug McClure Jed Sills Jed Sills See fewer	The Virginian (1962)
Sebastian Cabot Dr. Carl Hyatt Dr. Carl Hyatt See fewer	The Jungle Book (1967)
James Gregory Judge Ralph Addison Judge Ralph Addison See fewer	The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
Norma Crane Mrs. Abbie Addison Mrs. Abbie Addison See fewer	Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
Robert H. Harris Matt Coleman Matt Coleman See fewer	How to Make a Monster (1958)
Virginia Gregg Ethyl Addison Ethyl Addison See fewer	Operation Petticoat (1959)
David Garcia Paul Messico Paul Messico See fewer	The Twilight Zone (1959)
Sidney Clute Leo Cox (as Sid Clute) Leo Cox (as Sid Clute) See fewer	And Justice for All (1979)
Barney Phillips Capt. Holland Capt. Holland See fewer	The Twilight Zone (1959)
Frank Sully Messenger Messenger See fewer	The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
Cy Malis Prison Guard Prison Guard See fewer	Mummy's Dummies (1948)
Larry Kert Johnny Messico Johnny Messico See fewer	New York, New York (1977)
Lillian O'Malley Waitress (uncredited) Waitress (uncredited) See fewer	The Twilight Zone (1959)