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.
Tightrope (Staffel 1)
Getaway Day (Folge 1)
Sendedatum: 1959-09-08
Laufzeit: 30 min
The Casino (Folge 2)
Sendedatum: 1959-09-15
Laufzeit: 30 min
The Frame (Folge 3)
Sendedatum: 1959-09-22
Laufzeit: 30 min
Übersicht: 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 (Folge 4)
Sendedatum: 1959-09-29
Laufzeit: 30 min
Übersicht: 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 (Folge 5)
Sendedatum: 1959-10-06
Laufzeit: 30 min
Übersicht: The undercover agent joins in on a robbery.
Thousand Dollar Bill (Folge 6)
Sendedatum: 1959-10-13
Laufzeit: 30 min
Music and Mink (Folge 7)
Sendedatum: 1959-10-20
Laufzeit: 30 min
Man in the Middle (Folge 8)
Sendedatum: 1959-11-03
Laufzeit: 30 min
The Patsy (Folge 9)
Sendedatum: 1959-11-10
Laufzeit: 30 min
The Money Fight (Folge 10)
Sendedatum: 1959-11-17
Laufzeit: 30 min
Übersicht: 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 (Folge 11)
Sendedatum: 1959-11-24
Laufzeit: 30 min
The Perfect Circle (Folge 12)
Sendedatum: 1959-12-01
Laufzeit: 30 min
Übersicht: 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 (Folge 13)
Sendedatum: 1959-12-08
Laufzeit: 30 min
Cold Kill (Folge 14)
Sendedatum: 1959-12-15
Laufzeit: 30 min
Übersicht: 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 (Folge 15)
Sendedatum: 1959-12-22
Laufzeit: 30 min
Two Private Eyes (Folge 16)
Sendedatum: 1959-12-29
Laufzeit: 30 min
Übersicht: 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 (Folge 17)
Sendedatum: 1960-01-05
Laufzeit: 30 min
Übersicht: 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 (Folge 18)
Sendedatum: 1960-01-12
Laufzeit: 30 min
Cold Ice (Folge 19)
Sendedatum: 1960-01-19
Laufzeit: 30 min
Appointment in Jericho (a.k.a. Assignment in Jericho) (Folge 20)
Sendedatum: 1960-01-26
Laufzeit: 30 min
Three to Make Ready (Folge 21)
Sendedatum: 1960-02-02
Laufzeit: 30 min
The Model and the Mobster (Folge 22)
Sendedatum: 1960-02-09
Laufzeit: 30 min
Übersicht: Mobster Sid Zero is a man who gets what he wants in business and women by using muscle, threats, and, if necessary, murder. Nick goes undercover to bring him down, and tries to get the help of the latest young model Zero has forced into becoming his mistress.
The Long Odds (Folge 23)
Sendedatum: 1960-02-16
Laufzeit: 30 min
Übersicht: 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 (Folge 24)
Autor: Steven Ritch
Sendedatum: 1960-02-23
Laufzeit: 30 min
Übersicht: Underworld leader Max Rommey wants Paul Anderson dead. To protect Anderson, the undercover agent becomes part of Rommey's gang.
First Time Out (Folge 25)
Sendedatum: 1960-03-01
Laufzeit: 30 min
Park Avenue Story (Folge 26)
Sendedatum: 1960-03-08
Laufzeit: 30 min
Big Business (Folge 27)
Sendedatum: 1960-03-15
Laufzeit: 30 min
The Chinese Pendant (Folge 28)
Sendedatum: 1960-03-29
Laufzeit: 30 min
Achilles and His Heels (Folge 29)
Sendedatum: 1960-04-05
Laufzeit: 30 min
The Gangster's Daughter (Folge 30)
Sendedatum: 1960-04-12
Laufzeit: 30 min
Übersicht: 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 (Folge 31)
Sendedatum: 1960-04-19
Laufzeit: 30 min
The Shark (Folge 32)
Sendedatum: 1960-04-26
Laufzeit: 30 min
The Horse Runs High (Folge 33)
Sendedatum: 1960-05-03
Laufzeit: 30 min
Übersicht: 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 (Folge 34)
Sendedatum: 1960-05-10
Laufzeit: 30 min
Borderline (Folge 35)
Sendedatum: 1960-05-17
Laufzeit: 30 min
Übersicht: The undercover agent is assigned to smash a dope ring that sells to Americans from a base in Mexico.
A Matter of Money (Folge 36)
Sendedatum: 1960-05-24
Laufzeit: 30 min
Übersicht: 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 (Folge 37)
Sendedatum: 1960-05-31
Laufzeit: 30 min
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