The Investigators
The Investigators
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The Investigators

Insurance cheaters beware! This brainy team is itching for action.

5.0 / 10
1961
1 season
13 episodes
Action & AdventureDrama

The Investigators is a short-lived American adventure/drama television series that aired on CBS from October 5, to December 28, 1961.

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  • Ep 1

    1.Murder on Order

    05-10-196160m

    Six dance lessons from Madame Lucia Varrancourt may be dangerous; at least, that is how it seems when suspicions about supposed accidental deaths lead to a dance studio.

  • Ep 2

    2.The Oracle

    12-10-196160m

    An insurance investigator named Russ Andrews and his colleague Steve Banks are examining a religious tabernacle and its enigmatic prophet, Nostradamus, known as The Oracle. They be...

  • Ep 3

    3.New Sound for the Blues

    19-10-196160m

    Following the tragedy, which took place in the darkened lobby of an office building, Andrews (James Franciscus) faces the unpleasant task of revealing Ted Harper's (Joel Crothers)...

  • Ep 4

    4.I Thee Kill

    26-10-196160m

    In the episode titled "I Thee Kill" from *The Investigators*, Mickey Rooney guest stars as a key character. The story revolves around a struggling artist who is jilted by his wealt...

  • Ep 5

    5.Quite a Woman

    02-11-196160m

    The story revolves around an aging actress who seeks compensation for the loss of her valuable art collection. Minna Carter, portrayed by Miriam Hopkins, was a renowned actress dur...

  • Ep 6

    6.Style of Living

    09-11-196160m

    Dina Merrill is featured in "Style of Living" as a socialite who tells investigators that her husband has gotten himself deeply into debt due to gambling. She is afraid for his lif...

  • Ep 7

    7.In a Mirror, Darkly

    16-11-196160m

    A female fashion designer, portrayed by guest star Diana Lynn, reports the loss of her exclusive fall line in a fire. This prompts "The Investigators" to receive an anonymous tip,...

  • Ep 8

    8.De Luca

    23-11-196160m

    The plot centers around an arson case in a cannery village, but the investigation is lightened by rich, down-to-earth characterizations. Notably, Robert Middleton portrays De Luca,...

  • Ep 9

    9.Death Leaves a Tip

    30-11-196160m

    A seemingly psychopathic killer strangles waitresses on Monday nights and leaves lipstick crosses on their foreheads. Jane Wyman plays a restaurant owner and Nancy Rennick is victi...

  • Ep 10

    10.Panic Wagon

    07-12-196160m

    A wealthy horse breeder dies in an avalanche set off by a construction company’s dynamite charges and “The Investigators” suspect that the estate owner's death was anything but acc...

  • Ep 11

    11.The Mind's Own Fire

    14-12-196160m

    Maggie Peters finds herself romantically attracted by the insecure young heir to a factory fortune when she attempts to unravel the mysterious series of fires which break out in a...

  • Ep 12

    12.Something for Charity

    21-12-196160m

    Charity Kittridge reluctantly poses as a pigeon to catch a murder-for-insurance ring because she needs the money. When she rejects a strong man (Cal Bolder) as her pigeon "bridegro...

  • Ep 13

    13.The Dead End Men

    28-12-196160m

    A man believed dead asks an insurance company to change his beneficiary. “Investigators” locks the door with an appropriately titled yarn, “The Dead End Man.” Henry Jones plays a m...

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