Tightrope

Season 1

37 episodes · premiered Sep 8, 1959

Where to watch Tightrope

  1. E1 Getaway Day

    Sep 8, 1959 · 30m

  2. E2 The Casino

    Sep 15, 1959 · 30m

  3. E3 The Frame

    Sep 22, 1959 · 30m

    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.

  4. E4 Stand on Velvet

    Sep 29, 1959 · 30m

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

  5. E5 The Cracking Point

    Oct 6, 1959 · 30m

    The undercover agent joins in on a robbery.

  6. E6 Thousand Dollar Bill

    Oct 13, 1959 · 30m

  7. E7 Music and Mink

    Oct 20, 1959 · 30m

  8. E8 Man in the Middle

    Nov 3, 1959 · 30m

  9. E9 The Patsy

    Nov 10, 1959 · 30m

  10. E10 The Money Fight

    Nov 17, 1959 · 30m

    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.

  11. E11 Black Tie Kill

    Nov 24, 1959 · 30m

  12. E12 The Perfect Circle

    Dec 1, 1959 · 30m

    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.

  13. E13 The Lady

    Dec 8, 1959 · 30m

  14. E14 Cold Kill

    Dec 15, 1959 · 30m

    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.

  15. E15 The Neon Wheel

    Dec 22, 1959 · 30m

  16. E16 Two Private Eyes

    Dec 29, 1959 · 30m

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

  17. E17 Night of the Gun

    Jan 5, 1960 · 30m

    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.

  18. E18 Broken Rope

    Jan 12, 1960 · 30m

  19. E19 Cold Ice

    Jan 19, 1960 · 30m

  20. E20 Appointment in Jericho (a.k.a. Assignment in Jericho)

    Jan 26, 1960 · 30m

  21. E21 Three to Make Ready

    Feb 2, 1960 · 30m

  22. E22 The Model and the Mobster

    Feb 9, 1960 · 30m

    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.

  23. E23 The Long Odds

    Feb 16, 1960 · 30m

    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.

  24. E24 The Brave Pigeon

    Feb 23, 1960 · 30m

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

  25. E25 First Time Out

    Mar 1, 1960 · 30m

  26. E26 Park Avenue Story

    Mar 8, 1960 · 30m

  27. E27 Big Business

    Mar 15, 1960 · 30m

  28. E28 The Chinese Pendant

    Mar 29, 1960 · 30m

  29. E29 Achilles and His Heels

    Apr 5, 1960 · 30m

  30. E30 The Gangster's Daughter

    Apr 12, 1960 · 30m

    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.

  31. E31 The Penthouse Story

    Apr 19, 1960 · 30m

  32. E32 The Shark

    Apr 26, 1960 · 30m

  33. E33 The Horse Runs High

    May 3, 1960 · 30m

    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.

  34. E34 The Hired Guns

    May 10, 1960 · 30m

  35. E35 Borderline

    May 17, 1960 · 30m

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

  36. E36 A Matter of Money

    May 24, 1960 · 30m

    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.

  37. E37 Bullets and Ballet

    May 31, 1960 · 30m