Episodes (37)

Getaway Day
S01E01 · Getaway Day

Sep 08, 1959

After receiving a tip from a dying police officer, Nick joins a gang of thugs planning to rob a racetrack.

The Casino
S01E02 · The Casino

Sep 15, 1959

The local mob is killing off the small operators who are horning in on their gambling business. Nick flashes some cash and gets invited to one of the mob's casinos where he plays like he's a tough guy. This catches the boss' eye because he's always looking for new thugs.

The Frame
S01E03 · The Frame

Sep 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.

Stand on Velvet
S01E04 · Stand on Velvet

Sep 29, 1959

Nick goes undercover in the organization of a numbers racket boss, ultimately hoping to bring him down. Doing so, however, involves a very risky double-cross.

The Cracking Point
S01E05 · The Cracking Point

Oct 06, 1959

Nick infiltrates a bank robbery gang which uses blackmail to accomplish its ends, and which employs a particularly sadistic henchman who often kills in spite of his boss's orders.

Thousand Dollar Bill
S01E06 · Thousand Dollar Bill

Oct 13, 1959

Nick works undercover on a bank robbery. After the thieves are apprehended, the $100,000 they stole is nowhere to be found, and the police lieutenant who apprehended them is accused of taking the money. Now Nick works to prove the lieutenant innocent.

Music and Mink
S01E07 · Music and Mink

Oct 20, 1959

Nick wants to get hired by a gang planning on cleaning out the vault at a jewelry store. He makes sure he's seen as a flashy thug who needs work after a dame (who works for them) slips him a mickey and cleans him out.

Man in the Middle
S01E08 · Man in the Middle

Nov 03, 1959

A mobster just released from prison finds that his former protege now controls half of his old territory. Nick goes undercover to infiltrate the ranks of both men in order to get the evidence against them and prevent a major gang war from erupting.

The Patsy
S01E09 · The Patsy

Nov 10, 1959

To learn the identity of the head of a gambling syndicate and bring him down, Nick plays a dangerous game, holding up and eventually kidnapping the syndicate's underlings and setting up a robbery.

The Money Fight
S01E10 · The Money Fight

Nov 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.

Black Tie Kill
S01E11 · Black Tie Kill

Nov 24, 1959

An obsessive gambler, Jim Collins, is ordered to repay his debts by killing the head of the gambling syndicate. Nick goes undercover to help Collins.

The Perfect Circle
S01E12 · The Perfect Circle

Dec 01, 1959

A police detective vanishes after he is accused of robbing a train and killing two employees. Nick is sent undercover to determine if the officer is really guilty, or if he is even alive, and bring whoever is guilty to justice.

The Lady
S01E13 · The Lady

Dec 08, 1959

After a polished blackmailer drives one woman to suicide, Nick goes undercover to stop the man from his next target, actress Laura Crane. The blackmail scheme involves the suspicious death of Laura's first husband.

Cold Kill
S01E14 · Cold Kill

Dec 15, 1959

A shoe shop owner witnesses a mob murder, and Nick assumes the identity of the hit man who's been sent for to kill him. But the witness goes into hiding, and so the mob decides to smoke out the old man by using his wife and brother. Nick must act carefully to protect all three.

The Neon Wheel
S01E15 · The Neon Wheel

Dec 22, 1959

Posing as a businessman representing an electronic firm, Nick gets in with a mayoral candidate who's part of the mob. He offers Nick some free city land if he'll help frame the current mayor with a phony bribery set-up.

Two Private Eyes
S01E16 · Two Private Eyes

Dec 29, 1959

Nick's assignment is to bring down two crooked private detectives whose latest plan is to shake down a doctor whose wife is missing.

Night of the Gun
S01E17 · Night of the Gun

Jan 05, 1960

One of two witnesses to a mob killing is murdered. Though Nick has had all he can take of undercover work and requests being taken off of it, he is assigned to infiltrate the mob to protect the other witness, who has now gone into hiding.

Broken Rope
S01E18 · Broken Rope

Jan 12, 1960

While undercover on a payroll robbery in which a cashier is killed, Nick is shot by a policeman. Though suspicious of him, the robbery gang takes him to their secret hideout, where he must continue walking the tightrope to avoid giving away his identity and yet stop other innocent people from being killed.

Cold Ice
S01E19 · Cold Ice

Jan 19, 1960

A diamond cutter is robbed of a prize stone, but refuses to cooperate with police in identifying the thieves, because he recognized one as someone close to him. He is thus suspected of involvement with the thieves. Nick goes undercover to learn the truth.

Appointment in Jericho
S01E20 · Appointment in Jericho

Jan 26, 1960

Nick is sent undercover to protect Paul Keel, a witness against a mobster who has now been released and is trying to kill him. But the assignment is complicated by the fact that Nick was once in love with Keel's wife, and she still has feelings for him, not knowing that he is an undercover man.

Three to Make Ready
S01E21 · Three to Make Ready

Feb 02, 1960

Frank Teal, a criminal operator who hides behind legit businesses, has someone on his hit list. The cops' informant is gunned down before they can find out the identity of the marked man . Nick gets himself hired by Teal, hoping to learn the name of the man to be murdered.

The Model and the Mobster
S01E22 · The Model and the Mobster

Feb 09, 1960

Mobster Sid Zero is a man who gets what he wants in business and women by using muscle, threats, and, if necessary, murder. Nick goes undercover to bring him down, and tries to get the help of the latest young model Zero has forced into becoming his mistress.

The Long Odds
S01E23 · The Long Odds

Feb 16, 1960

After an undercover officer is murdered while investigating illegal betting, Nick goes undercover to find the murderer. He soon settles on two bookies, and puts himself on the line by placing opposing bets with each of them.

The Brave Pigeon
S01E24 · The Brave Pigeon

Feb 23, 1960

Family man Fred Anderson identifies a hired killer, who is then killed by police. To send a message to all potential witnesses, gang boss Max Romney orders Anderson killed. To protect him, Nick goes undercover as a man who wants to kill Anderson himself.

First Time Out
S01E25 · First Time Out

Mar 01, 1960

Nick sets out to get hired by master criminal Pierre Renay whose heists are so well planned and executed that there's never any evidence to link him to the robberies.

Park Avenue Story
S01E26 · Park Avenue Story

Mar 08, 1960

A wealthy man is murdered on the street at night in an apparent holdup. But it's actually part of a scheme to cheat the man's niece, who has been gambling in a house run by a crooked casino owner. Nick is sent in undercover to put a stop to the operation.

Big Business
S01E27 · Big Business

Mar 15, 1960

Nick goes undercover to put an end to a racketeer who takes over businesses by threatening the owners and their families.

The Chinese Pendant
S01E28 · The Chinese Pendant

Mar 29, 1960

Nick goes undercover as a jewel thief to bring down mob boss Ben Verlaine, not knowing of an even greater danger in the same town---an old associate from two years earlier who has figured out that Nick was the one who sent him to prison, and now wants revenge.

Achilles and His Heels
S01E29 · Achilles and His Heels

Apr 05, 1960

Nick's plan is to infiltrate Joe Achilles' gang to bring him to justice. But the son of a man Achilles had killed complicates the plan as he seeks revenge.

Gangster's Daughter
S01E30 · Gangster's Daughter

Apr 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.

The Penthouse Story
S01E31 · The Penthouse Story

Apr 19, 1960

A restaurant owner and his wife both witness a murder, but are too afraid to tell the police. Nick goes undercover to bring down the mobster responsible.

The Shark
S01E32 · The Shark

Apr 26, 1960

Nick goes undercover to bring down an organization of loan sharks. To do this, he raises their attention by taking out five different loans from five different underlings.

The Horse Runs High
S01E33 · The Horse Runs High

May 03, 1960

Nick is assigned to bring down a gang that has been increasing the odds on the horses it bets on by drugging them, an act which has resulted in death for both a horse and its jockey.

The Hired Guns
S01E34 · The Hired Guns

May 10, 1960

A witness to a murder committed by a man posing as a cop is so scared, and distrusting of the police, that he decides to hire his own gunman to act as his bodyguard. Nick sets things up to get the job and find the killer as well as protect the witness.

Borderline
S01E35 · Borderline

May 17, 1960

Undercover to expose a narcotics ring operating across the Mexican border, Nick finds that a one-time high-class socialite, now fallen on hard times, is involved with the group.

A Matter of Money
S01E36 · A Matter of Money

May 24, 1960

Nick goes undercover as a key shop assistant to bring down a gang that extorts money from small store owners, and resorts to violence if they hold out.

Bullets and Ballet
S01E37 · Bullets and Ballet

May 31, 1960

Stone ends up joining a pair of gangsters who take over a seaside mansion.

About

Tightrope Season 1 (1959) is released on Sep 08, 1959. Watch Tightrope online - the English Crime TV series from United States. Tightrope is directed by Irving J. Moore,Abner Biberman,Oscar Rudolph,Russell Rouse and created by Clarence Greene with Mike Connors and Jesse White.

As know as:

Na Corda Bamba, Oikeuden mies, タイトロープ(Japanese), En la cuerda floja, Tightrope

Countries:

United States

Language:

English

Production Companies:

Greene-Rouse Productions, Screen Gems Television

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