Tightrope!
American television series 1959-1960 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tightrope! is an American crime drama series that aired on CBS from September 1959 to September 1960, under the alternating sponsorship of the J.B. Williams Company (Aqua Velva, Lectric Shave, etc.), and American Tobacco (Pall Mall). 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 originally to have been titled Undercover Man, but it was changed before going to air.[1] Actor Robert Phillips, a former Los Angeles undercover policeman and US Marine claimed the show was based on his exploits, but that he was not chosen to portray himself.[2]
Tightrope! | |
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Genre | Crime drama |
Created by | Clarence Greene Russell Rouse |
Written by | Frederick Brady Berne Giler Clarence Greene Steven Ritch Russell Rouse Al C. Ward |
Directed by | Abner Biberman Irving J. Moore Russell Rouse Oscar Rudolph |
Starring | Mike Connors |
Theme music composer | George Duning |
Opening theme | Vic Schoen & Orchestra |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 37 |
Production | |
Producers | Clarence Greene Russell Rouse |
Cinematography | Scotty Welbourne |
Camera setup | Single-camera |
Running time | 22ā24 minutes |
Production companies | Greene-Rouse Productions Screen Gems |
Original release | |
Network | CBS |
Release | September 8, 1959 (1959-09-08) ā September 13, 1960 (1960-09-13) |