Clarence Greene
Director
Tightrope (1959)
Season 1
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.
Released Sept. 8, 1959
Episode 30 min
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Keywords: tmdb.undercover-agent, tmdb.police, tmdb.organized-crime, tmdb.gang, imdb.police
Production Companies: Screen Gems Television, Greene-Rouse Productions
Network: CBS
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S1E1 - Getaway Day
Sept. 8, 1959, midnight
S1E2 - The Casino
Sept. 15, 1959, midnight
S1E3 - The Frame
Sept. 22, 1959, midnight
S1E4 - 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.
Sept. 29, 1959, midnight
S1E5 - The Cracking Point
The undercover agent joins in on a robbery.
Oct. 6, 1959, midnight
S1E6 - Thousand Dollar Bill
Oct. 13, 1959, midnight
S1E7 - Music and Mink
Oct. 20, 1959, midnight
S1E8 - Man in the Middle
Nov. 3, 1959, midnight
S1E9 - The Patsy
Nov. 10, 1959, midnight
S1E10 - The Money Fight
Nov. 17, 1959, midnight
S1E11 - Black Tie Kill
Nov. 24, 1959, midnight
S1E12 - 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.
Dec. 1, 1959, midnight
S1E13 - The Lady
Dec. 8, 1959, midnight
S1E14 - 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.
Dec. 15, 1959, midnight
S1E15 - The Neon Wheel
Dec. 22, 1959, midnight
S1E16 - 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.
Dec. 29, 1959, midnight
S1E17 - 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.
Jan. 5, 1960, midnight
S1E18 - Broken Rope
Jan. 12, 1960, midnight
S1E19 - Cold Ice
Jan. 19, 1960, midnight
S1E20 - Appointment in Jericho (a.k.a. Assignment in Jericho)
Jan. 26, 1960, midnight
S1E21 - Three to Make Ready
Feb. 2, 1960, midnight
S1E22 - The Model and the Mobster
Feb. 9, 1960, midnight
S1E23 - 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.
Feb. 16, 1960, midnight
S1E24 - The Brave Pigeon
Underworld leader Max Rommey wants Paul Anderson dead. To protect Anderson, the undercover agent becomes part of Rommey's gang.
Feb. 23, 1960, midnight
S1E25 - First Time Out
March 1, 1960, midnight
S1E26 - Park Avenue Story
March 8, 1960, midnight
S1E27 - Big Business
March 15, 1960, midnight
S1E28 - The Chinese Pendant
March 29, 1960, midnight
S1E29 - Achilles and His Heels
April 5, 1960, midnight
S1E30 - The Gangster's Daughter
April 12, 1960, midnight
S1E31 - The Penthouse Story
April 19, 1960, midnight
S1E32 - The Shark
April 26, 1960, midnight
S1E33 - 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.
May 3, 1960, midnight
S1E34 - The Hired Guns
May 10, 1960, midnight
S1E35 - Borderline
The undercover agent is assigned to smash a dope ring that sells to Americans from a base in Mexico.
May 17, 1960, midnight
S1E36 - 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.
May 24, 1960, midnight
S1E37 - Bullets and Ballet
May 31, 1960, midnight
Network: CBS
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 30 min.
Released: Sept. 8, 1959
Last Air Date: May 31, 1960, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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