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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.
Original Release
03/31/1960
US Release
03/31/1960
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Joseph N. Welch | Self - Host / Self (Host) / Self - Narrator / Self - -Host |
| Robert Flemyng | Sir Percival Glyde / Lawrence |
| Helen Hayes | Cornelia Van Gorder |
| Jason Robards | Detective Anderson |
| Margaret Hamilton | Lizzie Allen |
| Shepperd Strudwick | Dr. Wells |
| Mark Satow | Billy |
| Karl Light | Richard Fleming |
| Martin E. Brooks | Jack Bailey |
| Bethel Leslie | Dale Ogden |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Bat | Thursday, 31 March 1960 |
| 2 | The Burning Court | Sunday, 24 April 1960 |
| 3 | The Woman in White | Monday, 23 May 1960 |
| 4 | The Datchet Diamonds | Tuesday, 20 September 1960 |
| 5 | The Cat and the Canary | Tuesday, 27 September 1960 |
| 6 | The Inn of the Flying Dragon | Tuesday, 18 October 1960 |
| 7 | The Great Impersonation | Tuesday, 15 November 1960 |
Directors
Paul Nickell, David Greene, Gower Champion, William A. Graham
Writers
Audrey Roos, William Roos, Walter Kerr, Frank Ford, Richard Marsh, E. Phillips Oppenheim, Wilkie Collins, John Willard, John Dickson Carr, Avery Hopwood, Sheridan Le Fanu, Mary Roberts Rinehart, Sheldon Reynolds
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Joseph N. Welch | Self - Host / Self (Host) / Self - Narrator / Self - -Host |
| Robert Flemyng | Sir Percival Glyde / Lawrence |
| Helen Hayes | Cornelia Van Gorder |
| Jason Robards | Detective Anderson |
| Margaret Hamilton | Lizzie Allen |
| Shepperd Strudwick | Dr. Wells |
| Mark Satow | Billy |
| Karl Light | Richard Fleming |
| Martin E. Brooks | Jack Bailey |
| Bethel Leslie | Dale Ogden |
| Reedy Talton | Detective Anderson |
| Lois Nettleton | Laura / Anne Catherick |
| Eva Gabor | Princess Stephanie |
| Farley Granger | Richard Beckett |
| Rex Harrison | Cyril Paxton |
| Alice Ghostley | Charlotte |
| Keith Michell | Baron Von Ragastein / Sir Edward Dominey |
| Tammy Grimes | Daisy Strong |
| Barry Morse | Count St. Alyre |
| Arthur Hill | Walter Hartright |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Robert Saudek | Executive Producer |
| Robert Saudek | Producer |
