Checkmate The Princess in the Tower (Season 1, Episode 13)
TV-14
TV Episode | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

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Checkmate

The Princess in the Tower (Season 1, Episode 13)

TV-14

TV Episode | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

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 (teleplay) | Betty Ulius (story)

Producer

Joseph T. Naar

Composer

John Williams (as Johnny Williams)

Cinematographer

John F. Warren

Editor

Lee Huntington

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Edit Released

Updated Dec 31, 1960

Release date

Dec 31, 1960 (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)
Terry Moore Claudia Warren Claudia Warren See fewer	Peyton Place (1957)
Philip Ober Frank Warren Frank Warren See fewer	From Here to Eternity (1953)
Shirley Ballard Dorothy Carr Dorothy Carr See fewer	Mad Max (1979)
John Lasell Alex Fielding Alex Fielding See fewer	The Twilight Zone (1959)
Peter Leeds Jocko Page Jocko Page See fewer	Tight Spot (1955)
Naomi Stevens Mrs. Horvath Mrs. Horvath See fewer	Valley of the Dolls (1967)
Madge Blake Mrs. Wilcox Mrs. Wilcox See fewer	Batman: The Movie (1966)
Maudie Prickett Mrs. Kaufman Mrs. Kaufman See fewer	Hazel (1961)
Ruby Dandridge Ellen Ellen See fewer	Beulah (1950)
Roy Jenson Patrolman Patrolman See fewer	Chinatown (1974)
George Simmons Paramedic (uncredited) Paramedic (uncredited) See fewer	The Cheap Detective (1978)