Tightrope

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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Seasons

1. Getaway Day

Air Date: 1959-09-08

2. The Casino

Air Date: 1959-09-15

3. The Frame

Air Date: 1959-09-22

4. Stand on Velvet

Air Date: 1959-09-29

The agent joins the gang of William Kane, their objective is to run the leader of the numbers racket out of town.

5. The Cracking Point

Air Date: 1959-10-06

The undercover agent joins in on a robbery.

6. Thousand Dollar Bill

Air Date: 1959-10-13

7. Music and Mink

Air Date: 1959-10-20

8. Man in the Middle

Air Date: 1959-11-03

9. The Patsy

Air Date: 1959-11-10

10. The Money Fight

Air Date: 1959-11-17

11. Black Tie Kill

Air Date: 1959-11-24

12. The Perfect Circle

Air Date: 1959-12-01

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.

13. The Lady

Air Date: 1959-12-08

14. Cold Kill

Air Date: 1959-12-15

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.

15. The Neon Wheel

Air Date: 1959-12-22

16. Two Private Eyes

Air Date: 1959-12-29

Sam Keely and Jeff Stewart are a bit on the shady side. The undercover agent's strategy is to muscle in on their racket.

17. Night of the Gun

Air Date: 1960-01-05

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.

18. Broken Rope

Air Date: 1960-01-12

19. Cold Ice

Air Date: 1960-01-19

20. Appointment in Jericho (a.k.a. Assignment in Jericho)

Air Date: 1960-01-26

21. Three to Make Ready

Air Date: 1960-02-02

22. The Model and the Mobster

Air Date: 1960-02-09

23. The Long Odds

Air Date: 1960-02-16

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.

24. The Brave Pigeon

Air Date: 1960-02-23

Underworld leader Max Rommey wants Paul Anderson dead. To protect Anderson, the undercover agent becomes part of Rommey's gang.

25. First Time Out

Air Date: 1960-03-01

26. Park Avenue Story

Air Date: 1960-03-08

27. Big Business

Air Date: 1960-03-15

28. The Chinese Pendant

Air Date: 1960-03-29

29. Achilles and His Heels

Air Date: 1960-04-05

30. The Gangster's Daughter

Air Date: 1960-04-12

31. The Penthouse Story

Air Date: 1960-04-19

32. The Shark

Air Date: 1960-04-26

33. The Horse Runs High

Air Date: 1960-05-03

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.

34. The Hired Guns

Air Date: 1960-05-10

35. Borderline

Air Date: 1960-05-17

The undercover agent is assigned to smash a dope ring that sells to Americans from a base in Mexico.

36. A Matter of Money

Air Date: 1960-05-24

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.

37. Bullets and Ballet

Air Date: 1960-05-31

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Rating

5.5/10

Release Date

1959-09-08

Episodes

37 (1 seasons)

Status

Ended

Cast

Production Companies

Screen Gems Television

Greene-Rouse Productions