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Series · 1959–1960Ended

Tightrope

6.3·1 season·37 episodes·30 min avg.

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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Getaway Day
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Sep 8, 1959
02
The Casino
The Casino
Sep 15, 1959
03
The Frame
The Frame
Sep 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 actually innocent.

04
Stand on Velvet
Stand on Velvet
Sep 29, 1959

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

05
The Cracking Point
The Cracking Point
Oct 6, 1959

The undercover agent joins in on a robbery.

06
Thousand Dollar Bill
Thousand Dollar Bill
Oct 13, 1959
07
Music and Mink
Music and Mink
Oct 20, 1959
08
Man in the Middle
Man in the Middle
Nov 3, 1959
09
The Patsy
The Patsy
Nov 10, 1959
10
The Money Fight
The Money Fight
Nov 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, planning eventually to get him to turn evidence against the crooked promoter who ordered the killing.

11
Black Tie Kill
Black Tie Kill
Nov 24, 1959
12
The Perfect Circle
The Perfect Circle
Dec 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 one posing as the missing detective the other as his prisoner.

13
The Lady
The Lady
Dec 8, 1959
14
Cold Kill
Cold Kill
Dec 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 task is to smoke him out.

15
The Neon Wheel
The Neon Wheel
Dec 22, 1959
16
Two Private Eyes
Two Private Eyes
Dec 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.

17
Night of the Gun
Night of the Gun
Jan 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. 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
Broken Rope
Jan 12, 1960
19
Cold Ice
Cold Ice
Jan 19, 1960
20
Appointment in Jericho (a.k.a. Assignment in Jericho)
Appointment in Jericho (a.k.a. Assignment in Jericho)
Jan 26, 1960
21
Three to Make Ready
Three to Make Ready
Feb 2, 1960
22
The Model and the Mobster
The Model and the Mobster
Feb 9, 1960

Mobster Sid Zero is a man who gets what he wants in business and women by using muscle, threats, and, if necessary, murder. Nick goes undercover to bring him down, and tries to get the help of the latest young model Zero has forced into becoming his mistress.

23
The Long Odds
The Long Odds
Feb 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 gangsters that he's a gambler on the run.

24
The Brave Pigeon
The Brave Pigeon
Feb 23, 1960

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

25
First Time Out
First Time Out
Mar 1, 1960
26
Park Avenue Story
Park Avenue Story
Mar 8, 1960
27
Big Business
Big Business
Mar 15, 1960
28
The Chinese Pendant
The Chinese Pendant
Mar 29, 1960
29
Achilles and His Heels
Achilles and His Heels
Apr 5, 1960
30
The Gangster's Daughter
The Gangster's Daughter
Apr 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 with a young upstart who wants to push Baron out as leader. What Nick was not expecting was to fall for the daughter.

31
The Penthouse Story
The Penthouse Story
Apr 19, 1960
32
The Shark
The Shark
Apr 26, 1960
33
The Horse Runs High
The Horse Runs High
May 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 them.

34
The Hired Guns
The Hired Guns
May 10, 1960
35
Borderline
Borderline
May 17, 1960

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

36
A Matter of Money
A Matter of Money
May 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 shopkeepers to pay for protection.

37
Bullets and Ballet
Bullets and Ballet
May 31, 1960

Cast

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Mike Connors
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