About this season
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.
Episodes (37)
1. Getaway Day
Aired 8 September 1959 • 30 min
2. The Casino
Aired 15 September 1959 • 30 min
3. The Frame
Aired 22 September 1959 • 30 min
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.
4. Stand on Velvet
Aired 29 September 1959 • 30 min
The agent joins the gang of William Kane, their objective is to run the leader of the numbers racket out of town.
5. The Cracking Point
Aired 6 October 1959 • 30 min
The undercover agent joins in on a robbery.
6. Thousand Dollar Bill
Aired 13 October 1959 • 30 min
7. Music and Mink
Aired 20 October 1959 • 30 min
8. Man in the Middle
Aired 3 November 1959 • 30 min
9. The Patsy
Aired 10 November 1959 • 30 min
10. The Money Fight
Aired 17 November 1959 • 30 min
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.
11. Black Tie Kill
Aired 24 November 1959 • 30 min
12. The Perfect Circle
Aired 1 December 1959 • 30 min
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.
13. The Lady
Aired 8 December 1959 • 30 min
14. Cold Kill
Aired 15 December 1959 • 30 min
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.
15. The Neon Wheel
Aired 22 December 1959 • 30 min
16. Two Private Eyes
Aired 29 December 1959 • 30 min
Sam Keely and Jeff Stewart are a bit on the shady side. The undercover agent's strategy is to muscle in on their racket.
17. Night of the Gun
Aired 5 January 1960 • 30 min
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.
18. Broken Rope
Aired 12 January 1960 • 30 min
19. Cold Ice
Aired 19 January 1960 • 30 min
20. Appointment in Jericho (a.k.a. Assignment in Jericho)
Aired 26 January 1960 • 30 min
21. Three to Make Ready
Aired 2 February 1960 • 30 min
22. The Model and the Mobster
Aired 9 February 1960 • 30 min
23. The Long Odds
Aired 16 February 1960 • 30 min
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.
24. The Brave Pigeon
Aired 23 February 1960 • 30 min
Underworld leader Max Rommey wants Paul Anderson dead. To protect Anderson, the undercover agent becomes part of Rommey's gang.
25. First Time Out
Aired 1 March 1960 • 30 min
26. Park Avenue Story
Aired 8 March 1960 • 30 min
27. Big Business
Aired 15 March 1960 • 30 min
28. The Chinese Pendant
Aired 29 March 1960 • 30 min
29. Achilles and His Heels
Aired 5 April 1960 • 30 min
30. The Gangster's Daughter
Aired 12 April 1960 • 30 min
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.
31. The Penthouse Story
Aired 19 April 1960 • 30 min
32. The Shark
Aired 26 April 1960 • 30 min
33. The Horse Runs High
Aired 3 May 1960 • 30 min
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.
34. The Hired Guns
Aired 10 May 1960 • 30 min
35. Borderline
Aired 17 May 1960 • 30 min
The undercover agent is assigned to smash a dope ring that sells to Americans from a base in Mexico.
36. A Matter of Money
Aired 24 May 1960 • 30 min
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.
37. Bullets and Ballet
Aired 31 May 1960 • 30 min