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Tightrope

Season 1 1959 - 1960

  • 1959-09-08T04:00:00Z on CBS
  • 30m
  • 18h 30m (37 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
  • Drama, Crime
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.

37 episodes

Series Premiere

1959-09-08T04:00:00Z

1x01 Getaway Day

Series Premiere

1x01 Getaway Day

  • 1959-09-08T04:00:00Z30m

1959-09-15T04:00:00Z

1x02 The Casino

1x02 The Casino

  • 1959-09-15T04:00:00Z30m

1959-09-22T04:00:00Z

1x03 The Frame

1x03 The Frame

  • 1959-09-22T04:00:00Z30m

1959-09-29T04:00:00Z

1x04 Stand on Velvet

1x04 Stand on Velvet

  • 1959-09-29T04:00:00Z30m

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

1959-10-06T04:00:00Z

1x05 The Cracking Point

1x05 The Cracking Point

  • 1959-10-06T04:00:00Z30m

The undercover agent joins in on a robbery.

1959-10-13T04:00:00Z

1x06 Thousand Dollar Bill

1x06 Thousand Dollar Bill

  • 1959-10-13T04:00:00Z30m

1959-10-20T04:00:00Z

1x07 Music and Mink

1x07 Music and Mink

  • 1959-10-20T04:00:00Z30m

1959-11-03T05:00:00Z

1x08 Man in the Middle

1x08 Man in the Middle

  • 1959-11-03T05:00:00Z30m

1959-11-10T05:00:00Z

1x09 The Patsy

1x09 The Patsy

  • 1959-11-10T05:00:00Z30m

1959-11-17T05:00:00Z

1x10 The Money Fight

1x10 The Money Fight

  • 1959-11-17T05:00:00Z30m

1959-11-24T05:00:00Z

1x11 Black Tie Kill

1x11 Black Tie Kill

  • 1959-11-24T05:00:00Z30m

1959-12-01T05:00:00Z

1x12 The Perfect Circle

1x12 The Perfect Circle

  • 1959-12-01T05:00:00Z30m

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.

1959-12-08T05:00:00Z

1x13 The Lady

1x13 The Lady

  • 1959-12-08T05:00:00Z30m

1959-12-15T05:00:00Z

1x14 Cold Kill

1x14 Cold Kill

  • 1959-12-15T05:00:00Z30m

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.

1959-12-22T05:00:00Z

1x15 The Neon Wheel

1x15 The Neon Wheel

  • 1959-12-22T05:00:00Z30m

1959-12-29T05:00:00Z

1x16 Two Private Eyes

1x16 Two Private Eyes

  • 1959-12-29T05:00:00Z30m

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

1960-01-05T05:00:00Z

1x17 Night of the Gun

1x17 Night of the Gun

  • 1960-01-05T05:00:00Z30m

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.

1960-01-12T05:00:00Z

1x18 Broken Rope

1x18 Broken Rope

  • 1960-01-12T05:00:00Z30m

1960-01-19T05:00:00Z

1x19 Cold Ice

1x19 Cold Ice

  • 1960-01-19T05:00:00Z30m

1960-02-02T05:00:00Z

1x21 Three to Make Ready

1x21 Three to Make Ready

  • 1960-02-02T05:00:00Z30m

1960-02-09T05:00:00Z

1x22 The Model and the Mobster

1x22 The Model and the Mobster

  • 1960-02-09T05:00:00Z30m

1960-02-16T05:00:00Z

1x23 The Long Odds

1x23 The Long Odds

  • 1960-02-16T05:00:00Z30m

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.

1960-02-23T05:00:00Z

1x24 The Brave Pigeon

1x24 The Brave Pigeon

  • 1960-02-23T05:00:00Z30m

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

1960-03-01T05:00:00Z

1x25 First Time Out

1x25 First Time Out

  • 1960-03-01T05:00:00Z30m

1960-03-08T05:00:00Z

1x26 Park Avenue Story

1x26 Park Avenue Story

  • 1960-03-08T05:00:00Z30m

1960-03-15T05:00:00Z

1x27 Big Business

1x27 Big Business

  • 1960-03-15T05:00:00Z30m

1960-03-29T05:00:00Z

1x28 The Chinese Pendant

1x28 The Chinese Pendant

  • 1960-03-29T05:00:00Z30m

1960-04-05T05:00:00Z

1x29 Achilles and His Heels

1x29 Achilles and His Heels

  • 1960-04-05T05:00:00Z30m

1960-04-12T05:00:00Z

1x30 The Gangster's Daughter

1x30 The Gangster's Daughter

  • 1960-04-12T05:00:00Z30m

1960-04-19T05:00:00Z

1x31 The Penthouse Story

1x31 The Penthouse Story

  • 1960-04-19T05:00:00Z30m

1960-04-26T04:00:00Z

1x32 The Shark

1x32 The Shark

  • 1960-04-26T04:00:00Z30m

1960-05-03T04:00:00Z

1x33 The Horse Runs High

1x33 The Horse Runs High

  • 1960-05-03T04:00:00Z30m

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.

1960-05-10T04:00:00Z

1x34 The Hired Guns

1x34 The Hired Guns

  • 1960-05-10T04:00:00Z30m

1960-05-17T04:00:00Z

1x35 Borderline

1x35 Borderline

  • 1960-05-17T04:00:00Z30m

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

1960-05-24T04:00:00Z

1x36 A Matter of Money

1x36 A Matter of Money

  • 1960-05-24T04:00:00Z30m

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.

Season Finale

1960-05-31T04:00:00Z

1x37 Bullets and Ballet

Season Finale

1x37 Bullets and Ballet

  • 1960-05-31T04:00:00Z30m
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