Tightrope(TV show/series, 1959-1960)

Name: Tightrope
Genre: Drama, Crime
Released: 1959

30min per episode | Genres: Drama, Crime

Scripted Reality in 1 season with 37 episodes

Rating: 2.8/5 (with 1 vote)

Tightrope! is an American crime drama series that aired on CBS from September 1959 to September 1960, under the alternating sponsorship of the J.B. Williams Company (Aqua Velva, Lectric Shave, etc.), and American Tobacco (Pall Mall). 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 originally to have been titled Undercover Man, but it was changed before going to air. Actor Robert Phillips, a former Los Angeles undercover policeman and US Marine claimed the show was based on his exploits, but that he was not chosen to portray himself. ()

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About 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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Tightrope Seasons and Episodes

09/08/1959Season 1 - 37 episodes

#1 | 09/08/1959Getaway Day

#2 | 09/15/1959The Casino

#3 | 09/22/1959The Frame

#4 | 09/29/1959Stand on Velvet

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

#5 | 10/06/1959The Cracking Point

#6 | 10/13/1959Thousand Dollar Bill

#7 | 10/20/1959Music and Mink

#8 | 11/03/1959Man in the Middle

#9 | 11/10/1959The Patsy

#10 | 11/17/1959The Money Fight

#11 | 11/24/1959Black Tie Kill

#12 | 12/01/1959The 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.

#13 | 12/08/1959The Lady

#14 | 12/15/1959Cold 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.

#15 | 12/22/1959The Neon Wheel

#16 | 12/29/1959Two 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.

#17 | 01/05/1960Night 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.

#18 | 01/12/1960Broken Rope

#19 | 01/19/1960Cold Ice

#20 | 01/26/1960Appointment in Jericho (a.k.a. Assignment in Jericho)

#21 | 02/02/1960Three to Make Ready

#22 | 02/09/1960The Model and the Mobster

#23 | 02/16/1960The 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.

#24 | 02/23/1960The Brave Pigeon

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

#25 | 03/01/1960First Time Out

#26 | 03/08/1960Park Avenue Story

#27 | 03/15/1960Big Business

#28 | 03/29/1960The Chinese Pendant

#29 | 04/05/1960Achilles and His Heels

#30 | 04/12/1960The Gangster's Daughter

#31 | 04/19/1960The Penthouse Story

#32 | 04/26/1960The Shark

#33 | 05/03/1960The 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.

#34 | 05/10/1960The Hired Guns

#35 | 05/17/1960Borderline

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

#36 | 05/24/1960A 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.

#37 | 05/31/1960Bullets and Ballet

Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)

Made by: Screen Gems Television

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 1 language: English (EN)

Status: Ended

First episode released on: 09/08/1959

Last episode released on: 05/31/1960

Cast: Mike Connors

Creator: Clarence Greene

Directors: Abner Biberman, Irving J. Moore

Composer: George Duning

Keywords: police, organized crime, gang, undercover agent

Color: Black & White (B/W)

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