Tightrope

30min

Drama

Crime

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.

Production Companies

Screen Gems Television

Greene-Rouse Productions

Episodes

Cast

Getaway Day

1. Getaway Day

30min

8th Sep 1959

The Casino

2. The Casino

30min

15th Sep 1959

The Frame

3. The Frame

30min

22nd Sep 1959

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

4. Stand on Velvet

30min

29th Sep 1959

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

5. The Cracking Point

30min

6th Oct 1959

The undercover agent joins in on a robbery.

Thousand Dollar Bill

6. Thousand Dollar Bill

30min

13th Oct 1959

Music and Mink

7. Music and Mink

30min

20th Oct 1959

Man in the Middle

8. Man in the Middle

30min

3rd Nov 1959

The Patsy

9. The Patsy

30min

10th Nov 1959

The Money Fight

10. The Money Fight

30min

17th Nov 1959

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

11. Black Tie Kill

30min

24th Nov 1959

The Perfect Circle

12. The Perfect Circle

30min

1st Dec 1959

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

13. The Lady

30min

8th Dec 1959

Cold Kill

14. Cold Kill

30min

15th Dec 1959

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

15. The Neon Wheel

30min

22nd Dec 1959

Two Private Eyes

16. Two Private Eyes

30min

29th Dec 1959

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

17. Night of the Gun

30min

5th Jan 1960

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

18. Broken Rope

30min

12th Jan 1960

Cold Ice

19. Cold Ice

30min

19th Jan 1960

Appointment in Jericho (a.k.a. Assignment in Jericho)

20. Appointment in Jericho (a.k.a. Assignment in Jericho)

30min

26th Jan 1960

Three to Make Ready

21. Three to Make Ready

30min

2nd Feb 1960

The Model and the Mobster

22. The Model and the Mobster

30min

9th Feb 1960

The Long Odds

23. The Long Odds

30min

16th Feb 1960

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

24. The Brave Pigeon

30min

23rd Feb 1960

Underworld leader Max Rommey wants Paul Anderson dead. To protect Anderson, the undercover agent becomes part of Rommey's gang.

First Time Out

25. First Time Out

30min

1st Mar 1960

Park Avenue Story

26. Park Avenue Story

30min

8th Mar 1960

Big Business

27. Big Business

30min

15th Mar 1960

The Chinese Pendant

28. The Chinese Pendant

30min

29th Mar 1960

Achilles and His Heels

29. Achilles and His Heels

30min

5th Apr 1960

The Gangster's Daughter

30. The Gangster's Daughter

30min

12th Apr 1960

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

31. The Penthouse Story

30min

19th Apr 1960

The Shark

32. The Shark

30min

26th Apr 1960

The Horse Runs High

33. The Horse Runs High

30min

3rd May 1960

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

34. The Hired Guns

30min

10th May 1960

Borderline

35. Borderline

30min

17th May 1960

The undercover agent is assigned to smash a dope ring that sells to Americans from a base in Mexico.

A Matter of Money

36. A Matter of Money

30min

24th May 1960

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

37. Bullets and Ballet

30min

31st May 1960

First air date

8th Sep 1959

Last air date

31st May 1960

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

Networks