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 (Temporada 1)
Getaway Day (Episodio 1)
Fecha de emisión: 1959-09-08
Duración: 30 min
The Casino (Episodio 2)
Fecha de emisión: 1959-09-15
Duración: 30 min
The Frame (Episodio 3)
Fecha de emisión: 1959-09-22
Duración: 30 min
Sinopsis: 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 (Episodio 4)
Fecha de emisión: 1959-09-29
Duración: 30 min
Sinopsis: 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 (Episodio 5)
Fecha de emisión: 1959-10-06
Duración: 30 min
Sinopsis: The undercover agent joins in on a robbery.
Thousand Dollar Bill (Episodio 6)
Fecha de emisión: 1959-10-13
Duración: 30 min
Music and Mink (Episodio 7)
Fecha de emisión: 1959-10-20
Duración: 30 min
Man in the Middle (Episodio 8)
Fecha de emisión: 1959-11-03
Duración: 30 min
The Patsy (Episodio 9)
Fecha de emisión: 1959-11-10
Duración: 30 min
The Money Fight (Episodio 10)
Fecha de emisión: 1959-11-17
Duración: 30 min
Sinopsis: 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 (Episodio 11)
Fecha de emisión: 1959-11-24
Duración: 30 min
The Perfect Circle (Episodio 12)
Fecha de emisión: 1959-12-01
Duración: 30 min
Sinopsis: 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 (Episodio 13)
Fecha de emisión: 1959-12-08
Duración: 30 min
Cold Kill (Episodio 14)
Fecha de emisión: 1959-12-15
Duración: 30 min
Sinopsis: 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 (Episodio 15)
Fecha de emisión: 1959-12-22
Duración: 30 min
Two Private Eyes (Episodio 16)
Fecha de emisión: 1959-12-29
Duración: 30 min
Sinopsis: 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 (Episodio 17)
Fecha de emisión: 1960-01-05
Duración: 30 min
Sinopsis: 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 (Episodio 18)
Fecha de emisión: 1960-01-12
Duración: 30 min
Cold Ice (Episodio 19)
Fecha de emisión: 1960-01-19
Duración: 30 min
Appointment in Jericho (a.k.a. Assignment in Jericho) (Episodio 20)
Fecha de emisión: 1960-01-26
Duración: 30 min
Three to Make Ready (Episodio 21)
Fecha de emisión: 1960-02-02
Duración: 30 min
The Model and the Mobster (Episodio 22)
Fecha de emisión: 1960-02-09
Duración: 30 min
The Long Odds (Episodio 23)
Fecha de emisión: 1960-02-16
Duración: 30 min
Sinopsis: 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 (Episodio 24)
Fecha de emisión: 1960-02-23
Duración: 30 min
Sinopsis: Underworld leader Max Rommey wants Paul Anderson dead. To protect Anderson, the undercover agent becomes part of Rommey's gang.
First Time Out (Episodio 25)
Fecha de emisión: 1960-03-01
Duración: 30 min
Park Avenue Story (Episodio 26)
Fecha de emisión: 1960-03-08
Duración: 30 min
Big Business (Episodio 27)
Fecha de emisión: 1960-03-15
Duración: 30 min
The Chinese Pendant (Episodio 28)
Fecha de emisión: 1960-03-29
Duración: 30 min
Achilles and His Heels (Episodio 29)
Fecha de emisión: 1960-04-05
Duración: 30 min
The Gangster's Daughter (Episodio 30)
Fecha de emisión: 1960-04-12
Duración: 30 min
Sinopsis: 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 (Episodio 31)
Fecha de emisión: 1960-04-19
Duración: 30 min
The Shark (Episodio 32)
Fecha de emisión: 1960-04-26
Duración: 30 min
The Horse Runs High (Episodio 33)
Fecha de emisión: 1960-05-03
Duración: 30 min
Sinopsis: 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 (Episodio 34)
Fecha de emisión: 1960-05-10
Duración: 30 min
Borderline (Episodio 35)
Fecha de emisión: 1960-05-17
Duración: 30 min
Sinopsis: The undercover agent is assigned to smash a dope ring that sells to Americans from a base in Mexico.
A Matter of Money (Episodio 36)
Fecha de emisión: 1960-05-24
Duración: 30 min
Sinopsis: 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 (Episodio 37)
Fecha de emisión: 1960-05-31
Duración: 30 min
Temporadas
Episodios 37