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Tightrope

TV·1959–1960·1 season, 37 episodes·CBS·Drama, Crime·30m·Created by Clarence Greene, Russell Rouse

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Tightrope is an American crime drama series that aired on CBS from September 1959 to September 1960, under the alternate sponsorship of the J.B. Williams Company, and American Tobacco. Produced by Russell Rouse and Clarence Greene in association with Screen Gems, the series stars Mike Connors as an undercover agent named "Nick" who was assigned to infiltrate criminal gangs. The show was to have originally been titled Undercover Man but it was changed before going to air.

Cast

Episodes by season

Season0137Episodes1959–60AiredSeason avg
  1. S01E01Getaway DaySeptember 8, 1959
  2. S01E02The CasinoSeptember 15, 1959
  3. S01E03The FrameSeptember 22, 1959Undercover agent Nick Stone infiltrates a gang of jewel thieves to find evidence that a man convicted of murder during a jewel robbery is ac
  4. S01E04Stand on VelvetSeptember 29, 1959The agent joins the gang of William Kane, their objective is to run the leader of the numbers racket out of town.
  5. S01E05The Cracking PointOctober 6, 1959The undercover agent joins in on a robbery.
  6. S01E06Thousand Dollar BillOctober 13, 1959
  7. S01E07Music and MinkOctober 20, 1959
  8. S01E08Man in the MiddleNovember 3, 1959
  9. S01E09The PatsyNovember 10, 1959
  10. S01E10The Money FightNovember 17, 1959After a boxer is killed for not throwing a fight as ordered, Nick goes undercover by taking over as manager for another young prizefighter,
  11. S01E11Black Tie KillNovember 24, 1959
  12. S01E12The Perfect CircleDecember 1, 1959Barney MacCready puts his train-robbery plan into action. First he kidnaps a detective, then he has two of his henchmen board the train o
  13. S01E13The LadyDecember 8, 1959
  14. S01E14Cold KillDecember 15, 1959An undercover agent assumes the identity of a killer hired to rub out a murder witness. But the intended victim is hiding, and the first t
  15. S01E15The Neon WheelDecember 22, 1959
  16. S01E16Two Private EyesDecember 29, 1959Sam Keely and Jeff Stewart are a bit on the shady side. The undercover agent's strategy is to muscle in on their racket.
  17. S01E17Night of the GunJanuary 5, 1960Dan Hawley and David Johnson, witnesses to a murder committed by gangster Jimmy Farrow, are a target for Larry Maddox, a hired killer. Aft
  18. S01E18Broken RopeJanuary 12, 1960
  19. S01E19Cold IceJanuary 19, 1960
  20. S01E20Appointment in Jericho (a.k.a. Assignment in Jericho)January 26, 1960
  21. S01E21Three to Make ReadyFebruary 2, 1960
  22. S01E22The Model and the MobsterFebruary 9, 1960
  23. S01E23The Long OddsFebruary 16, 1960A detective assigned to investigate a phoney health club is killed by one of the club owners. An undercover agent follows up, convincing the
  24. S01E24The Brave PigeonFebruary 23, 1960Underworld leader Max Rommey wants Paul Anderson dead. To protect Anderson, the undercover agent becomes part of Rommey's gang.
  25. S01E25First Time OutMarch 1, 1960
  26. S01E26Park Avenue StoryMarch 8, 1960
  27. S01E27Big BusinessMarch 15, 1960
  28. S01E28The Chinese PendantMarch 29, 1960
  29. S01E29Achilles and His HeelsApril 5, 1960
  30. S01E30The Gangster's DaughterApril 12, 1960The first step for Nick in infiltrating Vince Baron's gang is foiling the attempted kidnapping of Baron's daughter. He must also contend wit
  31. S01E31The Penthouse StoryApril 19, 1960
  32. S01E32The SharkApril 26, 1960
  33. S01E33The Horse Runs HighMay 3, 1960The undercover agent is assigned to break up a gambling ring that bets heavily on certain horses--and then makes sure they win by doping the
  34. S01E34The Hired GunsMay 10, 1960
  35. S01E35BorderlineMay 17, 1960The undercover agent is assigned to smash a dope ring that sells to Americans from a base in Mexico.
  36. S01E36A Matter of MoneyMay 24, 1960Nick is assigned to break up a gang headed by Steve Taylor. This particularly unsavory gang uses threats and violence to force small sho
  37. S01E37Bullets and BalletMay 31, 1960

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