Tightrope
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.
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Season 1
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E1
Getaway Day
Sep 8, 1959 · 30m -
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E2
The Casino
Sep 15, 1959 · 30m -
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E3
The Frame
Undercover agent Nick Stone infiltrates a gang of jewel thieves to find evidence that a man convicted of murder during a jewel robbery is actually innocent.
Sep 22, 1959 · 30m -
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E4
Stand on Velvet
The agent joins the gang of William Kane, their objective is to run the leader of the numbers racket out of town.
Sep 29, 1959 · 30m -
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E5
The Cracking Point
The undercover agent joins in on a robbery.
Oct 6, 1959 · 30m -
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E6
Thousand Dollar Bill
Oct 13, 1959 · 30m -
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E7
Music and Mink
Oct 20, 1959 · 30m -
8
E8
Man in the Middle
Nov 3, 1959 · 30m -
9
E9
The Patsy
Nov 10, 1959 · 30m -
10
E10
The Money Fight
After a boxer is killed for not throwing a fight as ordered, Nick goes undercover by taking over as manager for another young prizefighter, planning eventually to get him to turn evidence against the crooked promoter who ordered the killing.
Nov 17, 1959 · 30m -
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E11
Black Tie Kill
Nov 24, 1959 · 30m -
12
E12
The Perfect Circle
Barney MacCready puts his train-robbery plan into action. First he kidnaps a detective, then he has two of his henchmen board the train one posing as the missing detective the other as his prisoner.
Dec 1, 1959 · 30m -
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E13
The Lady
Dec 8, 1959 · 30m -
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E14
Cold Kill
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 task is to smoke him out.
Dec 15, 1959 · 30m -
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E15
The Neon Wheel
Dec 22, 1959 · 30m -
16
E16
Two Private Eyes
Sam Keely and Jeff Stewart are a bit on the shady side. The undercover agent's strategy is to muscle in on their racket.
Dec 29, 1959 · 30m -
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E17
Night of the Gun
Dan Hawley and David Johnson, witnesses to a murder committed by gangster Jimmy Farrow, are a target for Larry Maddox, a hired killer. After Maddox kills Hawley, police take Johnson's wife and children into protective custody. Johnson, fearing for his life, goes into hiding. Nick is put on the case.
Jan 5, 1960 · 30m -
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E18
Broken Rope
Jan 12, 1960 · 30m -
19
E19
Cold Ice
Jan 19, 1960 · 30m -
20
E20
Appointment in Jericho (a.k.a. Assignment in Jericho)
Jan 26, 1960 · 30m -
21
E21
Three to Make Ready
Feb 2, 1960 · 30m -
22
E22
The Model and the Mobster
Feb 9, 1960 · 30m -
23
E23
The Long Odds
A detective assigned to investigate a phoney health club is killed by one of the club owners. An undercover agent follows up, convincing the gangsters that he's a gambler on the run.
Feb 16, 1960 · 30m -
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E24
The Brave Pigeon
Underworld leader Max Rommey wants Paul Anderson dead. To protect Anderson, the undercover agent becomes part of Rommey's gang.
Feb 23, 1960 · 30m -
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E25
First Time Out
Mar 1, 1960 · 30m -
26
E26
Park Avenue Story
Mar 8, 1960 · 30m -
27
E27
Big Business
Mar 15, 1960 · 30m -
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E28
The Chinese Pendant
Mar 29, 1960 · 30m -
29
E29
Achilles and His Heels
Apr 5, 1960 · 30m -
30
E30
The Gangster's Daughter
The first step for Nick in infiltrating Vince Baron's gang is foiling the attempted kidnapping of Baron's daughter. He must also contend with a young upstart who wants to push Baron out as leader. What Nick was not expecting was to fall for the daughter.
Apr 12, 1960 · 30m -
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E31
The Penthouse Story
Apr 19, 1960 · 30m -
32
E32
The Shark
Apr 26, 1960 · 30m -
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E33
The Horse Runs High
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 them.
May 3, 1960 · 30m -
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E34
The Hired Guns
May 10, 1960 · 30m -
35
E35
Borderline
The undercover agent is assigned to smash a dope ring that sells to Americans from a base in Mexico.
May 17, 1960 · 30m -
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E36
A Matter of Money
Nick is assigned to break up a gang headed by Steve Taylor. This particularly unsavory gang uses threats and violence to force small shopkeepers to pay for protection.
May 24, 1960 · 30m -
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E37
Bullets and Ballet
May 31, 1960 · 30m