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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 originally to have been titled Undercover Man, but it was changed before going to air.
Original Release
09/08/1959 on CBS
US Release
09/08/1959
Cast
Name | Character |
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Mike Connors | Nick Stone |
Jesse White | Pete Granger / Mike Davis |
Ted de Corsia | Charlie Miller / Ben Verlaine |
Lewis Charles | Yosh / Jimmy Farrow |
Jan Arvan | Joe Simpson / Augie |
Stuart Randall | Capt. Stevens / Capt. Clark |
Art Baker | Mr. Allen / Falkner |
Tom McKee | Lt. Marley / Captain Camillo |
Richard Jaeckel | Cruncher |
John Marley | Arthur Marco |
# | Title | Air Date |
---|---|---|
1 | Getaway Day | Tuesday, 08 September 1959 |
2 | The Casino | Tuesday, 15 September 1959 |
3 | The Frame | Tuesday, 22 September 1959 |
4 | Stand on Velvet | Tuesday, 29 September 1959 |
5 | The Cracking Point | Tuesday, 06 October 1959 |
6 | Thousand Dollar Bill | Tuesday, 13 October 1959 |
7 | Music and Mink | Tuesday, 20 October 1959 |
8 | Man in the Middle | Tuesday, 03 November 1959 |
9 | The Patsy | Tuesday, 10 November 1959 |
10 | The Money Fight | Tuesday, 17 November 1959 |
11 | Black Tie Kill | Tuesday, 24 November 1959 |
12 | The Perfect Circle | Tuesday, 01 December 1959 |
13 | The Lady | Tuesday, 08 December 1959 |
14 | Cold Kill | Tuesday, 15 December 1959 |
15 | The Neon Wheel | Tuesday, 22 December 1959 |
16 | Two Private Eyes | Tuesday, 29 December 1959 |
17 | Night of the Gun | Tuesday, 05 January 1960 |
18 | Broken Rope | Tuesday, 12 January 1960 |
19 | Cold Ice | Tuesday, 19 January 1960 |
20 | Appointment in Jericho | Tuesday, 26 January 1960 |
21 | Three to Make Ready | Tuesday, 02 February 1960 |
22 | The Model and the Mobster | Tuesday, 09 February 1960 |
23 | The Long Odds | Tuesday, 16 February 1960 |
24 | The Brave Pigeon | Tuesday, 23 February 1960 |
25 | First Time Out | Tuesday, 01 March 1960 |
26 | Park Avenue Story | Tuesday, 08 March 1960 |
27 | Big Business | Tuesday, 15 March 1960 |
28 | The Chinese Pendant | Tuesday, 29 March 1960 |
29 | Achilles and His Heels | Tuesday, 05 April 1960 |
30 | Gangster's Daughter | Tuesday, 12 April 1960 |
31 | The Penthouse Story | Tuesday, 19 April 1960 |
32 | The Shark | Tuesday, 26 April 1960 |
33 | The Horse Runs High | Tuesday, 03 May 1960 |
34 | The Hired Guns | Tuesday, 10 May 1960 |
35 | Borderline | Tuesday, 17 May 1960 |
36 | A Matter of Money | Tuesday, 24 May 1960 |
37 | Bullets and Ballet | Tuesday, 31 May 1960 |
Directors
Irving J. Moore, Abner Biberman, Oscar Rudolph, Russell Rouse, Sidney Miller, Allen H. Miner, Paul Wendkos, Don Taylor
Writers
Frederick Brady, Steven Ritch, Al C. Ward, Clarence Greene, Russell Rouse, Berne Giler, Tony Barrett, Kitty Buhler, Leslie Edgley, Bill S. Ballinger, George Bruce, Sidney Marshall, Stirling Silliphant
Creators
Clarence Greene, Russell Rouse
Cast
Name | Character |
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Mike Connors | Nick Stone |
Jesse White | Pete Granger / Mike Davis |
Ted de Corsia | Charlie Miller / Ben Verlaine |
Lewis Charles | Yosh / Jimmy Farrow |
Jan Arvan | Joe Simpson / Augie |
Stuart Randall | Capt. Stevens / Capt. Clark |
Art Baker | Mr. Allen / Falkner |
Tom McKee | Lt. Marley / Captain Camillo |
Richard Jaeckel | Cruncher |
John Marley | Arthur Marco |
Patricia Medina | Laura Crane |
Karl Swenson | Brahn |
Gerald Mohr | Mike Conover |
James Westerfield | Healy |
Alan Reed | Barney Chamalis |
Bert Freed | Dutch Reese |
Sandy Kenyon | Jeff Stewart |
Murvyn Vye | Arnie |
Fredd Wayne | Danny |
Kent Taylor | Harry Brockton |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Clarence Greene | Producer |
Russell Rouse | Producer |