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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
Season01
- S01E01Getaway DaySeptember 8, 1959—
- S01E02The CasinoSeptember 15, 1959—
- S01E03The FrameSeptember 22, 1959—Undercover agent Nick Stone infiltrates a gang of jewel thieves to find evidence that a man convicted of murder during a jewel robbery is ac
- S01E04Stand on VelvetSeptember 29, 1959—The agent joins the gang of William Kane, their objective is to run the leader of the numbers racket out of town.
- S01E05The Cracking PointOctober 6, 1959—The undercover agent joins in on a robbery.
- S01E06Thousand Dollar BillOctober 13, 1959—
- S01E07Music and MinkOctober 20, 1959—
- S01E08Man in the MiddleNovember 3, 1959—
- S01E09The PatsyNovember 10, 1959—
- S01E10The Money FightNovember 17, 1959—After a boxer is killed for not throwing a fight as ordered, Nick goes undercover by taking over as manager for another young prizefighter,
- S01E11Black Tie KillNovember 24, 1959—
- S01E12The Perfect CircleDecember 1, 1959—Barney MacCready puts his train-robbery plan into action. First he kidnaps a detective, then he has two of his henchmen board the train o
- S01E13The LadyDecember 8, 1959—
- S01E14Cold KillDecember 15, 1959—An 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
- S01E15The Neon WheelDecember 22, 1959—
- S01E16Two Private EyesDecember 29, 1959—Sam Keely and Jeff Stewart are a bit on the shady side. The undercover agent's strategy is to muscle in on their racket.
- S01E17Night of the GunJanuary 5, 1960—Dan Hawley and David Johnson, witnesses to a murder committed by gangster Jimmy Farrow, are a target for Larry Maddox, a hired killer. Aft
- S01E18Broken RopeJanuary 12, 1960—
- S01E19Cold IceJanuary 19, 1960—
- S01E20Appointment in Jericho (a.k.a. Assignment in Jericho)January 26, 1960—
- S01E21Three to Make ReadyFebruary 2, 1960—
- S01E22The Model and the MobsterFebruary 9, 1960—
- S01E23The Long OddsFebruary 16, 1960—A detective assigned to investigate a phoney health club is killed by one of the club owners. An undercover agent follows up, convincing the
- S01E24The Brave PigeonFebruary 23, 1960—Underworld leader Max Rommey wants Paul Anderson dead. To protect Anderson, the undercover agent becomes part of Rommey's gang.
- S01E25First Time OutMarch 1, 1960—
- S01E26Park Avenue StoryMarch 8, 1960—
- S01E27Big BusinessMarch 15, 1960—
- S01E28The Chinese PendantMarch 29, 1960—
- S01E29Achilles and His HeelsApril 5, 1960—
- S01E30The Gangster's DaughterApril 12, 1960—The first step for Nick in infiltrating Vince Baron's gang is foiling the attempted kidnapping of Baron's daughter. He must also contend wit
- S01E31The Penthouse StoryApril 19, 1960—
- S01E32The SharkApril 26, 1960—
- S01E33The Horse Runs HighMay 3, 1960—The 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
- S01E34The Hired GunsMay 10, 1960—
- S01E35BorderlineMay 17, 1960—The undercover agent is assigned to smash a dope ring that sells to Americans from a base in Mexico.
- S01E36A Matter of MoneyMay 24, 1960—Nick is assigned to break up a gang headed by Steve Taylor. This particularly unsavory gang uses threats and violence to force small sho
- S01E37Bullets and BalletMay 31, 1960—
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