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Tightrope

Tightrope

1959 - 1960

Getaway Day

8th September 1959
Episode 1
No overview available.

The Casino

15th September 1959
Episode 2
No overview available.

The Frame

22nd September 1959
Episode 3
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.

Stand on Velvet

29th September 1959
Episode 4
The agent joins the gang of William Kane, their objective is to run the leader of the numbers racket out of town.

The Cracking Point

6th October 1959
Episode 5
The undercover agent joins in on a robbery.

Thousand Dollar Bill

13th October 1959
Episode 6
No overview available.

Music and Mink

20th October 1959
Episode 7
No overview available.

Man in the Middle

3rd November 1959
Episode 8
No overview available.

The Patsy

10th November 1959
Episode 9
No overview available.

The Money Fight

17th November 1959
Episode 10
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.

Black Tie Kill

24th November 1959
Episode 11
No overview available.

The Perfect Circle

1st December 1959
Episode 12
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.

The Lady

8th December 1959
Episode 13
No overview available.

Cold Kill

15th December 1959
Episode 14
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.

The Neon Wheel

22nd December 1959
Episode 15
No overview available.

Two Private Eyes

29th December 1959
Episode 16
Sam Keely and Jeff Stewart are a bit on the shady side. The undercover agent's strategy is to muscle in on their racket.

Night of the Gun

5th January 1960
Episode 17
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.

Broken Rope

12th January 1960
Episode 18
No overview available.

Cold Ice

19th January 1960
Episode 19
No overview available.

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

26th January 1960
Episode 20
No overview available.

Three to Make Ready

2nd February 1960
Episode 21
No overview available.

The Model and the Mobster

9th February 1960
Episode 22
No overview available.

The Long Odds

16th February 1960
Episode 23
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.

The Brave Pigeon

23rd February 1960
Episode 24
Underworld leader Max Rommey wants Paul Anderson dead. To protect Anderson, the undercover agent becomes part of Rommey's gang.

First Time Out

1st March 1960
Episode 25
No overview available.

Park Avenue Story

8th March 1960
Episode 26
No overview available.

Big Business

15th March 1960
Episode 27
No overview available.

The Chinese Pendant

29th March 1960
Episode 28
No overview available.

Achilles and His Heels

5th April 1960
Episode 29
No overview available.

The Gangster's Daughter

12th April 1960
Episode 30
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.

The Penthouse Story

19th April 1960
Episode 31
No overview available.

The Shark

26th April 1960
Episode 32
No overview available.

The Horse Runs High

3rd May 1960
Episode 33
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.

The Hired Guns

10th May 1960
Episode 34
No overview available.

Borderline

17th May 1960
Episode 35
The undercover agent is assigned to smash a dope ring that sells to Americans from a base in Mexico.

A Matter of Money

24th May 1960
Episode 36
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.

Bullets and Ballet

31st May 1960
Episode 37
No overview available.
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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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