Tightrope

Tightrope

1959
Tightrope
Tightrope

Tightrope

8.2 | en | Drama

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 & Episodes

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EP37  Bullets and Ballet
May. 31,1960
Bullets and Ballet

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EP36  A Matter of Money
May. 24,1960
A 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.

EP35  Borderline
May. 17,1960
Borderline

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

EP34  The Hired Guns
May. 10,1960
The Hired Guns

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EP33  The Horse Runs High
May. 03,1960
The 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.

EP32  The Shark
Apr. 26,1960
The Shark

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EP31  The Penthouse Story
Apr. 19,1960
The Penthouse Story

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EP30  The Gangster's Daughter
Apr. 12,1960
The Gangster's Daughter

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EP29  Achilles and His Heels
Apr. 05,1960
Achilles and His Heels

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EP28  The Chinese Pendant
Mar. 29,1960
The Chinese Pendant

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EP27  Big Business
Mar. 15,1960
Big Business

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EP26  Park Avenue Story
Mar. 08,1960
Park Avenue Story

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EP25  First Time Out
Mar. 01,1960
First Time Out

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EP24  The Brave Pigeon
Feb. 23,1960
The Brave Pigeon

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

EP23  The Long Odds
Feb. 16,1960
The 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.

EP22  The Model and the Mobster
Feb. 09,1960
The Model and the Mobster

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EP21  Three to Make Ready
Feb. 02,1960
Three to Make Ready

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EP20  Appointment in Jericho (a.k.a. Assignment in Jericho)
Jan. 26,1960
Appointment in Jericho (a.k.a. Assignment in Jericho)

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EP19  Cold Ice
Jan. 19,1960
Cold Ice

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EP18  Broken Rope
Jan. 12,1960
Broken Rope

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EP17  Night of the Gun
Jan. 05,1960
Night 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.

EP16  Two Private Eyes
Dec. 29,1959
Two 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.

EP15  The Neon Wheel
Dec. 22,1959
The Neon Wheel

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EP14  Cold Kill
Dec. 15,1959
Cold 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.

EP13  The Lady
Dec. 08,1959
The Lady

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EP12  The Perfect Circle
Dec. 01,1959
The 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.

EP11  Black Tie Kill
Nov. 24,1959
Black Tie Kill

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EP10  The Money Fight
Nov. 17,1959
The Money Fight

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EP9  The Patsy
Nov. 10,1959
The Patsy

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EP8  Man in the Middle
Nov. 03,1959
Man in the Middle

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EP7  Music and Mink
Oct. 20,1959
Music and Mink

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EP6  Thousand Dollar Bill
Oct. 13,1959
Thousand Dollar Bill

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EP5  The Cracking Point
Oct. 06,1959
The Cracking Point

The undercover agent joins in on a robbery.

EP4  Stand on Velvet
Sep. 29,1959
Stand on Velvet

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

EP3  The Frame
Sep. 22,1959
The Frame

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EP2  The Casino
Sep. 15,1959
The Casino

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EP1  Getaway Day
Sep. 08,1959
Getaway Day

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8.2 | en | Drama , Crime
Synopsis

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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Cast

Mike Connors

Director

Producted By

Screen Gems Television , Greene-Rouse Productions