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All 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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Season 1

  • Getaway Day
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    Getaway Day

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/8/1959

    No description available

    Director: Russell Rouse

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Casino
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    The Casino

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/15/1959

    No description available

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Frame
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    The Frame

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/22/1959

    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.

    Director: Abner Biberman

    Writer: Unknown

  • Stand on Velvet
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    Stand on Velvet

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 9/29/1959

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

    Director: Abner Biberman

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Cracking Point
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    The Cracking Point

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/6/1959

    The undercover agent joins in on a robbery.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Thousand Dollar Bill
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    Thousand Dollar Bill

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/13/1959

    No description available

    Director: Abner Biberman

    Writer: Unknown

  • Music and Mink
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    Music and Mink

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 10/20/1959

    No description available

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Man in the Middle
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    Man in the Middle

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/3/1959

    No description available

    Director: Abner Biberman

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Patsy
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    The Patsy

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/10/1959

    No description available

    Director: Abner Biberman

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Money Fight
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    The Money Fight

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/17/1959

    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.

    Director: Abner Biberman

    Writer: Unknown

  • Black Tie Kill
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    Black Tie Kill

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 11/24/1959

    No description available

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Perfect Circle
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    The Perfect Circle

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/1/1959

    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.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Lady
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    The Lady

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 12/8/1959

    No description available

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Cold Kill
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    Cold Kill

    Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 12/15/1959

    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.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Neon Wheel
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    The Neon Wheel

    Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 12/22/1959

    No description available

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Two Private Eyes
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    Two Private Eyes

    Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 12/29/1959

    Sam Keely and Jeff Stewart are a bit on the shady side. The undercover agent's strategy is to muscle in on their racket.

    Director: Don Taylor

    Writer: Unknown

  • Night of the Gun
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    Night of the Gun

    Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 1/5/1960

    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.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Broken Rope
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    Broken Rope

    Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 1/12/1960

    No description available

    Director: Irving J. Moore

    Writer: Unknown

  • Cold Ice
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    Cold Ice

    Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 1/19/1960

    No description available

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

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

    Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 1/26/1960

    No description available

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Three to Make Ready
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    Three to Make Ready

    Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 2/2/1960

    No description available

    Director: Irving J. Moore

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Model and the Mobster
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    The Model and the Mobster

    Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 2/9/1960

    No description available

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Long Odds
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    The Long Odds

    Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 2/16/1960

    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.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Brave Pigeon
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    The Brave Pigeon

    Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 2/23/1960

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

    Director: Irving J. Moore

    Writer: Unknown

  • First Time Out
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    First Time Out

    Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 3/1/1960

    No description available

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Park Avenue Story
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    Park Avenue Story

    Season 1 Episode 26 - Aired 3/8/1960

    No description available

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Big Business
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    Big Business

    Season 1 Episode 27 - Aired 3/15/1960

    No description available

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Chinese Pendant
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    The Chinese Pendant

    Season 1 Episode 28 - Aired 3/29/1960

    No description available

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Achilles and His Heels
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    Achilles and His Heels

    Season 1 Episode 29 - Aired 4/5/1960

    No description available

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Gangster's Daughter
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    The Gangster's Daughter

    Season 1 Episode 30 - Aired 4/12/1960

    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.

    Director: Irving J. Moore

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Penthouse Story
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    The Penthouse Story

    Season 1 Episode 31 - Aired 4/19/1960

    No description available

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Shark
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    The Shark

    Season 1 Episode 32 - Aired 4/26/1960

    No description available

    Director: Sidney Miller

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Horse Runs High
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    The Horse Runs High

    Season 1 Episode 33 - Aired 5/3/1960

    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.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Hired Guns
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    The Hired Guns

    Season 1 Episode 34 - Aired 5/10/1960

    No description available

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Borderline
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    Borderline

    Season 1 Episode 35 - Aired 5/17/1960

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

    Director: Irving J. Moore

    Writer: Unknown

  • A Matter of Money
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    A Matter of Money

    Season 1 Episode 36 - Aired 5/24/1960

    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.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Bullets and Ballet
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    Bullets and Ballet

    Season 1 Episode 37 - Aired 5/31/1960

    No description available

    Director: Allen H. Miner

    Writer: Unknown