Cannon (1971)
Cannon is a CBS detective television series produced by Quinn Martin which aired from March 26, 1971 to March 3, 1976. The primary protagonist is the title character, private detective Frank Cannon, played by William Conrad. He also appeared on two episodes of Barnaby Jones. Cannon is the first Quinn Martin-produced series to be aired on a network other than ABC. A "revival" television film, The Return of Frank Cannon, was aired on November 1, 1980. In total, there were 124 episodes.
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Episode 1 - Salinas Jackpot
Release Date: 1971-09-14Dressed as rodeo clowns, two men rob a rodeo. Cannon is summoned to figure out what's going on, after authorities spend six weeks and come up with nothing.
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Episode 2 - Death Chain
Release Date: 1971-09-21If it isn't one thing, it's another: a bank manager's mistress is killed, and Cannon finds that's not the end of it.
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Episode 3 - Call Unicorn
Release Date: 1971-09-28Unexpected overhead in the trucking business as costly loads are hijacked, and private detectives murdered.
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Episode 4 - Country Blues
Release Date: 1971-10-05A wry tale with a twang and a twist: was the country singer's plane crash accidental or not?
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Episode 5 - Scream of Silence
Release Date: 1971-10-12The son of a gubernatorial candidate is kidnapped.
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Episode 6 - Fool's Gold
Release Date: 1971-10-19A deceptive premise: small town citizens harbor a thief on the promise of a cut.
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Episode 7 - The Girl in the Electric Coffin
Release Date: 1971-10-26The latest thing is a runaway on the lam.
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Episode 8 - Dead Pigeon
Release Date: 1971-11-09A perfect frame for a cop.
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Episode 9 - A Lonely Place to Die
Release Date: 1971-11-16A murder is witnessed, but the body disappears.
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Episode 10 - No Pockets in a Shroud
Release Date: 1971-11-23A newly-discovered heir comes home, and finds you can't get blood from a stone, and you can't take it with you.
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Episode 11 - Stone Cold Dead
Release Date: 1971-11-30A closed case gets reopened and leads to further consequences.
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Episode 12 - Death Is a Double Cross
Release Date: 1971-12-07A bridegroom's father-in-law suspects him.
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Episode 13 - The Nowhere Man
Release Date: 1971-12-14Should the weapons manufacturer be judged by its bookeeper?
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Episode 14 - Flight Plan
Release Date: 1971-12-28Cannon helps a supposed political refugee.
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Episode 15 - Devil's Playground
Release Date: 1972-01-04A policeman injured in a payroll robbery asks Cannon for help.
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Episode 16 - Treasure of San Ignacio
Release Date: 1972-01-11A bad day at the track leaves a race car driver with a taste for vengeance.
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Episode 17 - Blood On the Vine
Release Date: 1972-01-18Mike Tampa, a vineyard owner in northern California, has been the victim of three murder attempts. After the third attempt, his secretary calls on Cannon, secretly, because Mike has stubbornly refused to do anything.
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Episode 18 - To Kill a Guinea Pig
Release Date: 1972-02-01Prison doctor and experimental pressures.
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Episode 19 - The Island Caper
Release Date: 1972-02-08An ex-con is blackmailed into crime.
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Episode 20 - A Deadly Quiet Town
Release Date: 1972-02-15Larry Bolinger, a charismatic young man, cons the youth of a quiet town into his cult.
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Episode 21 - A Flight of Hawks
Release Date: 1972-02-22A pilot's apparent suicide leads to plans for a military putsch by a predatory flock.
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Episode 22 - The Torch
Release Date: 1972-02-29Heat and light: a textile manufacturer is suspected of arson and murder in the death of his wife and the destruction of his factory.
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Episode 23 - Cain's Mark
Release Date: 1972-03-07Murder will out; an under-the-counter arms merchant is unmasked.
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Episode 24 - Murder By Moonlight
Release Date: 1972-03-14A young prisoner is forced to do the bidding of a gang boss.