Dow Hour of Great Mysteries
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The Dow Hour of Great Mysteries, was a series of seven television specials hosted by Joseph Nye Welch that were aired in 1960.
Episodes
- Episode 1: The Bat; Mary Roberts RinehartMary Roberts RinehartMary Roberts Rinehart was an American writer, often called the American Agatha Christie. She is considered the source of the phrase "The butler did it", although she did not actually use the phrase. She is considered to have invented the "Had-I-But-Known" school of mystery writing...
; 31 March 1960 - Episode 2: The Burning Court John Dickson CarrJohn Dickson CarrJohn Dickson Carr was an American author of detective stories, who also published under the pen names Carter Dickson, Carr Dickson and Roger Fairbairn....
; 24 April 1960 - Episode 3: The Woman in White; Wilkie CollinsWilkie CollinsWilliam Wilkie Collins was an English novelist, playwright, and author of short stories. He was very popular during the Victorian era and wrote 30 novels, more than 60 short stories, 14 plays, and over 100 non-fiction pieces...
; 23 May 1960 - Episode 4: The Dachet Diamonds; Richard MarshRichard MarshRichard Marsh may refer to:* Richard Marsh , the pseudonym of author Richard Heldman* Richard Marsh, Bishop of Durham , Lord Chancellor of England and Bishop of Durham* Richard Marsh , British Touring Car Championship racer...
; 20 September 1960 - Episode 5: The Inn of the Flying Dragon; Sheridan Le FanuSheridan Le FanuJoseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu was an Irish writer of Gothic tales and mystery novels. He was the leading ghost-story writer of the nineteenth century and was central to the development of the genre in the Victorian era....
; 18 October 1960 - Episode 7: The Great Impersonation; E. Philips Oppenheim; 15 November 1960