Checkmate A Slight Touch of Venom (Season 1, Episode 35)
TV Episode | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

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Checkmate

A Slight Touch of Venom (Season 1, Episode 35)

TV Episode | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Keenan Wynn plays a retired rich contractor, a rough diamond who craves social acceptance, but seems to create many enemies . Someone is out to kill him, with many suspects.

Creator

Eric Ambler (creator) (uncredited)

Director

Earl Bellamy

Writers

Robert C. Dennis (teleplay) | James Gunn (story)

Producers

Richard Berg (producer) (as Dick Berg) | Herbert Coleman (producer) (uncredited)

Composer

John Williams (as Johnny Williams)

Cinematographers

John L. Russell (director of photography) | John F. Warren (uncredited)

Editor

Irving M. Schoenberg (as Irving Schoenberg)

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Edit Released

Updated Jun 17, 1961

Release date

Jun 17, 1961 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 1 Primetime Emmy Award. Another 1 nomination

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Cast	+ Add Cast
13 cast members

Name	Known for
Anthony George Don Corey Don Corey See fewer	Dark Shadows (1966)
Doug McClure Jed Sills Jed Sills See fewer	Maverick (1994)
Sebastian Cabot Dr. Carl Hyatt Dr. Carl Hyatt See fewer	The Jungle Book (1967)
Keenan Wynn Big Bill Venable Big Bill Venable See fewer	Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
Susan Cummings Countess Johanna Countess Johanna See fewer	Swamp Women (1956)
John Fiedler Mr. Mitchie Mr. Mitchie See fewer	12 Angry Men (1957)
Forrest Compton Bernard Milroy Bernard Milroy See fewer	The F.B.I. (1965)
Rand Brooks Edgar Drummond Edgar Drummond See fewer	Gone with the Wind (1939)
Pat McCaffrie Novelty Store Manager Novelty Store Manager See fewer	Get Smart (1965)
Barbara Morrison Mrs. Grayson Mrs. Grayson See fewer	From Here to Eternity (1953)
Gilbert Reade Doctor Doctor See fewer	Captain Video and His Video Rangers (1949)
Scott Sloane Pete the Gate Guard Pete the Gate Guard See fewer	Checkmate (1960)
Barry Brooks Bartender Bartender See fewer	Ben Casey (1961)