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Cannon is a CBS detective television series produced by Quinn Martin which aired from March 26, 1971 to March 3, 1976. The primary protagonist is the title character, private detective Frank Cannon, played by William
Season 1
7.3/10198 votesSalinas Jackpot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/14/1971
Dressed as rodeo clowns, two men rob a rodeo. Cannon is summoned to figure out what's going on, after authorities spend six weeks and come up with nothing.
Director: George McCowan
Writer: Ken Trevey
- 7.5/10164 votes
Death Chain
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/21/1971
If it isn't one thing, it's another: a bank manager's mistress is killed, and Cannon finds that's not the end of it.
Director: Jerry Jameson
Writer: Paul Playdon, David Moessinger
- 7.5/10171 votes
Call Unicorn
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/28/1971
Unexpected overhead in the trucking business as costly loads are hijacked, and private detectives murdered.
Director: Allen Reisner
Writer: Paul Playdon, David Moessinger
- 7.5/10179 votes
Country Blues
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/5/1971
A wry tale with a twang and a twist: was the country singer's plane crash accidental or not?
Director: Allen Reisner
Writer: James D. Buchanan, Ronald Austin
- 7.6/10156 votes
Scream of Silence
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/12/1971
The son of a gubernatorial candidate is kidnapped.
Director: Jerry Jameson
Writer: Robert L. Collins
7.5/10163 votesFool's Gold
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/19/1971
A deceptive premise: small town citizens harbor a thief on the promise of a cut.
Director: Don Medford
Writer: Edward Hume
7.4/10146 votesThe Girl in the Electric Coffin
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 10/26/1971
The latest thing is a runaway on the lam.
Director: Jerry Jameson
Writer: Unknown
7.5/10139 votesDead Pigeon
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/9/1971
A perfect frame for a cop.
Director: Don Taylor
Writer: James D. Buchanan, Ronald Austin
7.3/10148 votesA Lonely Place to Die
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/16/1971
A murder is witnessed, but the body disappears.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Jack Turley
7.6/10141 votesNo Pockets in a Shroud
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/23/1971
A newly-discovered heir comes home, and finds you can't get blood from a stone, and you can't take it with you.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
7.7/10133 votesStone Cold Dead
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 11/30/1971
A closed case gets reopened and leads to further consequences.
Director: Seymour Robbie
Writer: Paul Playdon, David Moessinger
7.9/10158 votesDeath Is a Double Cross
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/7/1971
A bridegroom's father-in-law suspects him.
Director: Richard Donner
Writer: George Eckstein, Edward Hume
7.1/10134 votesThe Nowhere Man
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 12/14/1971
Should the weapons manufacturer be judged by its bookeeper?
Director: George McCowan
Writer: Michael Gleason
7.5/10133 votesFlight Plan
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 12/28/1971
Cannon helps a supposed political refugee.
Director: Richard Donner
Writer: Robert C. Dennis
7.4/10140 votesDevil's Playground
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 1/4/1972
A policeman injured in a payroll robbery asks Cannon for help.
Director: Marvin J. Chomsky
Writer: Unknown
7.1/10125 votesTreasure of San Ignacio
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 1/11/1972
A bad day at the track leaves a race car driver with a taste for vengeance.
Director: Allen Reisner
Writer: Bill S. Ballinger, Paul Playdon
7.7/10125 votesBlood On the Vine
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 1/18/1972
Mike Tampa, a vineyard owner in northern California, has been the victim of three murder attempts. After the third attempt, his secretary calls on Cannon, secretly, because Mike has stubbornly refused to do anything.
Director: George McCowan
Writer: Unknown
7.4/10138 votesTo Kill a Guinea Pig
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 2/1/1972
Prison doctor and experimental pressures.
Director: Allen Reisner
Writer: Unknown
7.7/10136 votesThe Island Caper
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 2/8/1972
An ex-con is blackmailed into crime.
Director: Lewis Allen
Writer: George Bellak
7.2/10138 votesA Deadly Quiet Town
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 2/15/1972
Larry Bolinger, a charismatic young man, cons the youth of a quiet town into his cult.
Director: Seymour Robbie
Writer: Unknown
7.5/10140 votesA Flight of Hawks
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 2/22/1972
A pilot's apparent suicide leads to plans for a military putsch by a predatory flock.
Director: Charles S. Dubin
Writer: Unknown
7.8/10130 votesThe Torch
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 2/29/1972
Heat and light: a textile manufacturer is suspected of arson and murder in the death of his wife and the destruction of his factory.
Director: Michael O'Herlihy
Writer: James D. Buchanan, Ronald Austin
8.0/10133 votesCain's Mark
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 3/7/1972
Murder will out; an under-the-counter arms merchant is unmasked.
Director: Don Taylor
Writer: George Bellak
7.4/10128 votesMurder By Moonlight
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 3/14/1972
A young prisoner is forced to do the bidding of a gang boss.
Director: Seymour Robbie
Writer: Unknown