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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...read more

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

(see additional cast & crew)
# 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

Producers

Editors

Asa Boyd Clark, Gary Freund

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