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The Princess in the Tower

  • Episode aired Dec 31, 1960
  • TV-14
  • 1h
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Naomi Stevens in Checkmate (1960)
CrimeDramaMystery

Corry and Sills's cleaning woman is killed in a fall just after warning Sills of a plot to kill a "princess"---a young woman who is planning a major renovation of some properties she owns.Corry and Sills's cleaning woman is killed in a fall just after warning Sills of a plot to kill a "princess"---a young woman who is planning a major renovation of some properties she owns.Corry and Sills's cleaning woman is killed in a fall just after warning Sills of a plot to kill a "princess"---a young woman who is planning a major renovation of some properties she owns.

  • Director
    • Herschel Daugherty
  • Writers
    • Halsey Melone
    • Betty Ulius
  • Stars
    • Anthony George
    • Doug McClure
    • Sebastian Cabot
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    6.8/10
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    • Director
      • Herschel Daugherty
    • Writers
      • Halsey Melone
      • Betty Ulius
    • Stars
      • Anthony George
      • Doug McClure
      • Sebastian Cabot
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    Anthony George
    Anthony George
    • Don Corey
    Doug McClure
    Doug McClure
    • Jed Sills
    Sebastian Cabot
    Sebastian Cabot
    • Dr. Carl Hyatt
    Terry Moore
    Terry Moore
    • Claudia Warren
    Philip Ober
    Philip Ober
    • Frank Warren
    Shirley Ballard
    Shirley Ballard
    • Dorothy Carr
    John Lasell
    • Alex Fielding
    Peter Leeds
    Peter Leeds
    • Jocko Page
    Naomi Stevens
    Naomi Stevens
    • Mrs. Horvath
    Madge Blake
    Madge Blake
    • Mrs. Wilcox
    Maudie Prickett
    Maudie Prickett
    • Mrs. Kaufman
    Ruby Dandridge
    Ruby Dandridge
    • Ellen
    Roy Jenson
    Roy Jenson
    • Patrolman
    George Simmons
    • Paramedic
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Herschel Daugherty
    • Writers
      • Halsey Melone
      • Betty Ulius
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    The Katzenjammer Kids are not to be trifled with

    Checkmate takes this one on the house as the victim is Naomi Stevens who is their cleaning lady. Stevens had little pet nicknames for her various clients which she shared. Checkmate was referred to as the Katzenjammer kids.

    But when Stevens calls Doug McClure in a panic saying that one of her other clients was planning to kill the 'Princess in the tower' and is cut off and later found to have fallen to her death from her apartment, McClure knows it's murder.

    Doug is on his own in this one as he painstakingly tries to find the people Stevens cleaned for which will contain the potential victim and perpetrator. Early on the victim is identified as Terry Moore a very wealthy young woman. Lots of possible motives there for someone to want her dead.

    Of course Checkmate comes through or rather McClure alone. The fact that Terry Moore is a pretty girl certainly as always gives him incentive.

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    • Release date
      • December 31, 1960 (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Revue Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Jamco Productions
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    • Runtime
      • 1h(60 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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