The Chevy Mystery Show - Wikipedia
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| The Chevy Mystery Show | |
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| Also known as | Sunday Mystery Hour |
| Genre | Anthology, mystery |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 18 (list of episodes) |
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| Production companies | Sewanee Productions, in association with NBC |
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| Network | NBC |
| Release | May 29 – September 25, 1960 |
| Related | |
| Columbo |
The Chevy Mystery Show, aka Sunday Mystery Hour, is an American television anthology series.[1] It was produced by the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) and Dinah Shore's production company Sewanee.[citation needed]
The program was broadcast on NBC from May 1960 to September 1960[1] as a summer replacement for The Dinah Shore Chevy Show[2] with Walter Slezak as host, except for the last three episodes, which had Vincent Price as host. The episodes with Slezak as host were re-run with the title Sunday Mystery Hour from July 1961 to September 1961[1] (sustained by various "participating" advertisers).[citation needed]
There were a total of 18 episodes. Featured actors included Robert Culp, Dane Clark, Agnes Moorehead, Richard Carlson, Janet Blair, and James Whitmore.[citation needed] A 1960 episode, "Enough Rope", was the first appearance of the fictional character Columbo, who would go on to star in his own show.[3]
| Nº | Title | Directed by: | Written by: | Air date |
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| 1 | "The Machine Calls It Murder" | Marc Daniels | Harold Swanton | May 29, 1960 |
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This episode was a remake of "Mechanical Manhunt," which aired as a presentation of The Alcoa Hour on 28 April 1957. Screenwriter Swanton won an Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America for Best Mystery Teleplay after that original performance.[citation needed] | ||||
| 2 | "Thunder of Silence" | Paul Nickell | Adrian Spies | June 5, 1960 |
| 3 | "The Summer Hero" | Marc Daniels, Walter Grauman | Charlotte Armstrong | June 12, 1960 |
| 4 | "Dark Possession" | Unknown | Gore Vidal | June 19, 1960 |
| 5 | "Fear Is the Parent" | Marc Daniels | Theodore Ferro | June 26, 1960 |
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Based on a novel by Mathilde Ferro | ||||
| 6 | "Murder Me Nicely" | Paul Nickell | Mann Rubin | July 3, 1960 |
| 7 | "Dead Man's Walk" | Unknown | Stephen Kandel | July 10, 1960 |
| 8 | "The Last Six Blocks" | Unknown | Adrian Spies | July 17, 1960 |
| 9 | "I Know What I'd Have Done" | Marc Daniels | Charles Larson | July 24, 1960 |
| 10 | "Enough Rope" | Don Richardson | Richard Levinson, William Link | July 31, 1960 |
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This episode was later made into the TV-movie Prescription: Murder, which became the pilot for Columbo.[4] | ||||
| 11 | "Trial by Fury" | Marc Daniels | Stephen Kandel | August 7, 1960 |
| 12 | "Run-Around" | Paul Nickell | Norman Lessing | August 14, 1960 |
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From a story by A.E. Hotchner | ||||
| 13 | "The Inspector Vanishes" | Unknown | Unknown | August 21, 1960 |
| 14 | "Femme Fatale" | Paul Nickell | John McGreevey | August 28, 1960 |
| 15 | "Murder by the Book" | Lawrence Gordon Clark | Stephen Kandel | September 4, 1960 |
| 16 | "Blind Man's Bluff" | Walter Grauman | Alan A. Armer, Walter Grauman | September 11, 1960 |
| 17 | "The Suicide Club" | Richard Dunlap | Norman Lessing | September 18, 1960 |
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From a story by Robert Louis Stevenson | ||||
| 18 | "The Perfect Alibi" | Richard Dunlap | Norman Lessing | September 25, 1960 |
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From a story by A.A. Milne |
- ^ a b c Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle F. (2009). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present. Random House Publishing Group. p. 245. ISBN 9780307483201. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- ^ "Business Briefly" (PDF). Broadcasting. May 2, 1960. p. 10. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- ^ Jones, Steve. "Columbo: The Complete Series available in 34-disc set". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2024-04-14.
- ^ Brunsdale, Mitzi M. (26 July 2010). Icons of Mystery and Crime Detection: From Sleuths to Superheroes [2 volumes]: From Sleuths to Superheroes. ABC-CLIO. p. 207. ISBN 978-0-313-34531-9. Retrieved February 6, 2021.