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Country of origin
  
United States

Running time
  
60 minutes

First episode date
  
31 March 1960

Executive producer
  
Robert Saudek

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IMDb

Original language(s)
  
English

Original network
  
NBC Television

Final episode date
  
15 November 1960

Language
  
English

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Directed by
  
Gower Champion William A. Graham (director) David Greene (director) Paul Nickell

Starring
  
Joseph Nye Welch (host)

Awards
  
Edgar Award for Best Television Episode Teleplay

Similar
  
Omnibus, The Barbara Stanwyck, Letter to Loretta, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Bob Hope Presents the Chrys

The Dow Hour of Great Mysteries, was a series of seven television specials from March to November 1960, hosted by Joseph Nye Welch on NBC Television, and sponsored by Dow Chemical. Welch died on October 6, 1960, bringing the series to an end.

Episodes

  • Episode 1: The Bat by Mary Roberts Rinehart (31 March 1960) with Helen Hayes, Jason Robards, and Margaret Hamilton
  • Episode 2: The Burning Court by John Dickson Carr (24 April 1960) with George C. Scott and Barbara Bel Geddes
  • Episode 3: The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins (23 May 1960) with Walter Slezak, Siobhan McKenna and Lois Nettleton
  • Episode 4: The Dachet Diamonds by Richard Marsh (20 September 1960) with Rex Harrison and Tammy Grimes
  • Episode 5: The Cat and the Canary by John Willard (27 September 1960) with Andrew Duggan, Telly Savalas, and Collin Wilcox (actress)
  • Episode 6: The Inn of the Flying Dragon by Sheridan Le Fanu (18 October 1960) with Farley Granger, Barry Morse, and Hugh Griffith
  • Episode 7: The Great Impersonation by E. Philips Oppenheim (15 November 1960) with Keith Michell and Eva Gabor

    • References

    Dow Hour of Great Mysteries Wikipedia
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