Tightrope
1959•30m•5.5/10
DramaCrime
Ratings
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5.5/10(2)
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.
Production
Screen Gems Television, Greene-Rouse Productions
Language
EN
Status
Ended
First Aired
September 8, 1959
Last Aired
May 31, 1960
Networks
CBS
Created By
Clarence Greene, Russell Rouse
Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
US
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Seasons & Episodes
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Season
E1
Getaway Day
Air date: 1959-09-08
E2
The Casino
Air date: 1959-09-15
E3
The Frame
Air date: 1959-09-22
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.
E4
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.
E5
The Cracking Point
Air date: 1959-10-06
The undercover agent joins in on a robbery.
E6
Thousand Dollar Bill
Air date: 1959-10-13
E7
Music and Mink
Air date: 1959-10-20
E8
Man in the Middle
Air date: 1959-11-03
E9
The Patsy
Air date: 1959-11-10
E10
The Money Fight
Air date: 1959-11-17
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.
E11
Black Tie Kill
Air date: 1959-11-24
E12
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.
E13
The Lady
Air date: 1959-12-08
E14
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.
E15
The Neon Wheel
Air date: 1959-12-22
E16
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.
E17
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.
E18
Broken Rope
Air date: 1960-01-12
E19
Cold Ice
Air date: 1960-01-19
E20
Appointment in Jericho (a.k.a. Assignment in Jericho)
Air date: 1960-01-26
E21
Three to Make Ready
Air date: 1960-02-02
E22
The Model and the Mobster
Air date: 1960-02-09
E23
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.
E24
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.
E25
First Time Out
Air date: 1960-03-01
E26
Park Avenue Story
Air date: 1960-03-08
E27
Big Business
Air date: 1960-03-15
E28
The Chinese Pendant
Air date: 1960-03-29
E29
Achilles and His Heels
Air date: 1960-04-05
E30
The Gangster's Daughter
Air date: 1960-04-12
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.
E31
The Penthouse Story
Air date: 1960-04-19
E32
The Shark
Air date: 1960-04-26
E33
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.
E34
The Hired Guns
Air date: 1960-05-10
E35
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.
E36
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.
E37
Bullets and Ballet
Air date: 1960-05-31
Cast
Mike Connors
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