COLLECTION · Series · 1959

Tightrope

Name: Tightrope
Genre: Crime, Drama
Duration: 30 min
Rating: 6.3

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.

Source: TMDB

* 6.3 (3)CrimeDrama

Creators

Clarence Greene · Russell Rouse

Studios

CBS · Screen Gems Television · Greene-Rouse Productions

Runtime

30 min/ep

Release

08/09/1959

Score

6.3 / 10 (3)

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Seasons and episodes

Season 1

37 episodes · 1959

Episode 1. Getaway Day

1959-09-08 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 2. The Casino

1959-09-15 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 3. The Frame

1959-09-22 · 30 min

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.

Episode 4. Stand on Velvet

1959-09-29 · 30 min

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

Episode 5. The Cracking Point

1959-10-06 · 30 min

The undercover agent joins in on a robbery.

Episode 6. Thousand Dollar Bill

1959-10-13 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 7. Music and Mink

1959-10-20 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 8. Man in the Middle

1959-11-03 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 9. The Patsy

1959-11-10 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 10. The Money Fight

1959-11-17 · 30 min

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…

Episode 11. Black Tie Kill

1959-11-24 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 12. The Perfect Circle

1959-12-01 · 30 min

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.

Episode 13. The Lady

1959-12-08 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 14. Cold Kill

1959-12-15 · 30 min

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.

Episode 15. The Neon Wheel

1959-12-22 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 16. Two Private Eyes

1959-12-29 · 30 min

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

Episode 17. Night of the Gun

1960-01-05 · 30 min

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,…

Episode 18. Broken Rope

1960-01-12 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 19. Cold Ice

1960-01-19 · 30 min

No synopsis

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

1960-01-26 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 21. Three to Make Ready

1960-02-02 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 22. The Model and the Mobster

1960-02-09 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 23. The Long Odds

1960-02-16 · 30 min

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.

Episode 24. The Brave Pigeon

1960-02-23 · 30 min

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

Episode 25. First Time Out

1960-03-01 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 26. Park Avenue Story

1960-03-08 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 27. Big Business

1960-03-15 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 28. The Chinese Pendant

1960-03-29 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 29. Achilles and His Heels

1960-04-05 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 30. The Gangster's Daughter

1960-04-12 · 30 min

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…

Episode 31. The Penthouse Story

1960-04-19 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 32. The Shark

1960-04-26 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 33. The Horse Runs High

1960-05-03 · 30 min

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.

Episode 34. The Hired Guns

1960-05-10 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 35. Borderline

1960-05-17 · 30 min

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

Episode 36. A Matter of Money

1960-05-24 · 30 min

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.

Episode 37. Bullets and Ballet

1960-05-31 · 30 min

No synopsis

Cast by season

Mike Connors

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