The Chevy Mystery Show

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American TV series or program

Marc Daniels
Paul Nickell
Richard Dunlap
Walter Grauman
Don Richardson

Starring

Walter Slezak
Vincent Price

Country of originUnited StatesOriginal languageEnglishNo. of seasons1No. of episodes18 (list of episodes)ProductionProducers

Himan Brown
Henry Jaffe

Production companiesSewanee Productions, in association with NBCOriginal releaseNetworkNBCReleaseMay 29 (1960-05-29) –
September 25, 1960 (1960-09-25)RelatedColumbo

The Chevy Mystery Show, aka Sunday Mystery Hour, is an American television anthology series featuring a different mystery each week.^[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]

Episodes

Nº	Title	Directed by:	Written by:	Air date
1	"The Machine Calls It Murder"	Marc Daniels	Harold Swanton	May 29, 1960 (1960-05-29)
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 (1960-06-05)
3	"The Summer Hero"	Marc Daniels, Walter Grauman	Charlotte Armstrong	June 12, 1960 (1960-06-12)
4	"Dark Possession"	Unknown	Gore Vidal	June 19, 1960 (1960-06-19)
5	"Fear Is the Parent"	Marc Daniels	Theodore Ferro	June 26, 1960 (1960-06-26)
Based on a novel by Mathilde Ferro
6	"Murder Me Nicely"	Paul Nickell	Mann Rubin	July 3, 1960 (1960-07-03)
7	"Dead Man's Walk"	Unknown	Stephen Kandel	July 10, 1960 (1960-07-10)
8	"The Last Six Blocks"	Unknown	Adrian Spies	July 17, 1960 (1960-07-17)
9	"I Know What I'd Have Done"	Marc Daniels	Charles Larson	July 24, 1960 (1960-07-24)
10	"Enough Rope"	Don Richardson	Richard Levinson, William Link	July 31, 1960 (1960-07-31)
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 (1960-08-07)
12	"Run-Around"	Paul Nickell	Norman Lessing	August 14, 1960 (1960-08-14)
From a story by A.E. Hotchner
13	"The Inspector Vanishes"	Unknown	Unknown	August 21, 1960 (1960-08-21)
14	"Femme Fatale"	Paul Nickell	John McGreevey	August 28, 1960 (1960-08-28)
15	"Murder by the Book"	Lawrence Gordon Clark	Stephen Kandel	September 4, 1960 (1960-09-04)
16	"Blind Man's Bluff"	Walter Grauman	Alan A. Armer, Walter Grauman	September 11, 1960 (1960-09-11)
17	"The Suicide Club"	Richard Dunlap	Norman Lessing	September 18, 1960 (1960-09-18)
From a story by Robert Louis Stevenson
18	"The Perfect Alibi"	Richard Dunlap	Norman Lessing	September 25, 1960 (1960-09-25)
From a story by A.A. Milne

References

^ ^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.