Checkmate Nice Guys Finish Last (Season 2, Episode 10)
TV Episode | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Checkmate

Nice Guys Finish Last (Season 2, Episode 10)

TV Episode | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

James Whitmore plays a disgruntled precinct captain passed over for promotion. He blames an old high school rival and plots his revenge by framing him for a murder.

Director

Alan Crosland Jr.

Writers

Larry Cohen (written by) | Dorothy Hechtlinger (story editor) | Eric Ambler (created by)

Producer

Richard Berg (as Dick Berg)

Cinematographer

Ray Flin

Editor

Milton Shifman

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Edit Released

Updated Dec 13, 1961

Release date

Dec 13, 1961 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 1 Primetime Emmy Award. Another 1 nomination

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17 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)
Jack Betts Chris Devlin Chris Devlin See fewer	Spider-Man (2002)
James Whitmore Detective Lt. Dave Harker Detective Lt. Dave Harker See fewer	The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Diana Van der Vlis Hope Reardon Hope Reardon See fewer	X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes (1963)
Milton Selzer Freddy Freddy See fewer	Sid and Nancy (1986)
John Lasell Captain Bloch Captain Bloch See fewer	The Twilight Zone (1959)
Dennis Patrick Nick Culley Nick Culley See fewer	Joe (1970)
Alexander Lockwood Assistant Commissioner Assistant Commissioner See fewer	Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
Alan Austin Policeman (as Al Austin) Policeman (as Al Austin) See fewer	This Is Not a Test (1962)
Leatrice Leigh Woman Dispatcher #1 Woman Dispatcher #1 See fewer	Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
Alicia Li Woman Dispatcher #2 Woman Dispatcher #2 See fewer	I Spy (1965)
Tom Curtis Butler Butler See fewer	The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964)
Noble 'Kid' Chissell Man at Station (uncredited) Man at Station (uncredited) See fewer	The Clones (1973)
Frank Mills Passerby (uncredited) Passerby (uncredited) See fewer	Those Who Dance (1930)
Pamela Raymond Devlin's girl (uncredited) Devlin's girl (uncredited) See fewer	Ring of Terror (1961)