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The Best Episodes of Tightrope

Every episode of Tightrope ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Tightrope!

The Best Episodes of Tightrope

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...

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  1. Background image for Cold Kill
    7.8/10(10 votes)

    #1 - Cold Kill

    S1:E14

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  2. Background image for Thousand Dollar Bill
    7.6/10(23 votes)

    #2 - Thousand Dollar Bill

    S1:E6

    No description available

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    Writer:Unknown
  3. Background image for The Cracking Point
    7.5/10(21 votes)

    #3 - The Cracking Point

    S1:E5

    The undercover agent joins in on a robbery.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  4. Background image for Getaway Day
    7.4/10(29 votes)

    #4 - Getaway Day

    S1:E1

    No description available

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    Director:Russell Rouse
    Writer:Unknown
  5. Background image for The Frame
    7.4/10(26 votes)

    #5 - The Frame

    S1:E3

    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.

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    Writer:Unknown
  6. Background image for The Shark
    7.4/10(19 votes)

    #6 - The Shark

    S1:E32

    No description available

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    Director:Sidney Miller
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for Stand on Velvet
    7.3/10(20 votes)

    #7 - Stand on Velvet

    S1:E4

    The agent joins the gang of William Kane, their objective is to run the leader of the numbers racket out of town.

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    Writer:Unknown
  9. Background image for Man in the Middle
    7.2/10(18 votes)

    #8 - Man in the Middle

    S1:E8

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    Writer:Unknown
  10. Background image for The Money Fight
    7.2/10(18 votes)

    #9 - The Money Fight

    S1:E10

    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.

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    Writer:Unknown
  11. Background image for Night of the Gun
    7.2/10(17 votes)

    #10 - Night of the Gun

    S1:E17

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  12. Background image for Bullets and Ballet
    7.2/10(11 votes)

    #11 - Bullets and Ballet

    S1:E37

    No description available

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    Writer:Unknown
  13. Background image for The Casino
    7.1/10(20 votes)

    #12 - The Casino

    S1:E2

    No description available

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  14. Background image for The Gangster's Daughter
    7.0/10(16 votes)

    #13 - The Gangster's Daughter

    S1:E30

    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.

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    Writer:Unknown
  15. Background image for The Model and the Mobster
    6.9/10(15 votes)

    #14 - The Model and the Mobster

    S1:E22

    No description available

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  16. Background image for Music and Mink
    6.8/10(19 votes)

    #15 - Music and Mink

    S1:E7

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  17. Background image for The Lady
    6.8/10(17 votes)

    #16 - The Lady

    S1:E13

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  18. Background image for Broken Rope
    6.8/10(16 votes)

    #17 - Broken Rope

    S1:E18

    No description available

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    Writer:Unknown
  19. Background image for Park Avenue Story
    6.8/10(14 votes)

    #18 - Park Avenue Story

    S1:E26

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  20. Background image for The Long Odds
    6.7/10(14 votes)

    #19 - The Long Odds

    S1:E23

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  21. Background image for The Penthouse Story
    6.7/10(15 votes)

    #20 - The Penthouse Story

    S1:E31

    No description available

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  22. Background image for The Patsy
    6.6/10(15 votes)

    #21 - The Patsy

    S1:E9

    No description available

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    Writer:Unknown
  23. Background image for The Perfect Circle
    6.6/10(14 votes)

    #22 - The Perfect Circle

    S1:E12

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  24. Background image for Achilles and His Heels
    6.5/10(15 votes)

    #23 - Achilles and His Heels

    S1:E29

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  25. Background image for A Matter of Money
    6.5/10(13 votes)

    #24 - A Matter of Money

    S1:E36

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  26. Background image for The Neon Wheel
    6.4/10(15 votes)

    #25 - The Neon Wheel

    S1:E15

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

Best Episodes Summary

"Cold Kill" is the best rated episode of "Tightrope". It scored 7.8/10 based on 10 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 12/15/1959. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Thousand Dollar Bill".