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Rated 6.8 on TMDB

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 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.

Status: Ended
First aired: 1959
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 37 aired
Average episode: 30m
Genres: Drama, Crime
Network: CBS
Language: English

Direction and writing

Clarence GreeneCreator

Seasons

Season 137 episodes

Cast

Mike Connors
James Anderson

RR

Russell RouseCreator

Don TaylorDirector

Where to watch

Unavailable

John Marley
Alan Baxter
George Mitchell
Murvyn Vye
John Pinette

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