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 - Bad Cats and Sudden Death
Release Date: 1972-09-13That's about as unlucky as you can get. An assistant DA investigating a car theft ring is framed for his wife's murder.
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Episode 2 - Sky Above, Death Below
Release Date: 1972-09-20Keeping your double chin up. A draft dodger winesses a murder on his way to the Yukon.
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Episode 3 - Bitter Legion
Release Date: 1972-09-27Cannon goes undercover to find a missing man in a gang. ""Why did the barmaid champagne?""
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Episode 4 - That Was No Lady
Release Date: 1972-10-04That was my wife? A lady lawyer gets threatened with death for defending punks who robbed a charity.
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Episode 5 - Stakeout
Release Date: 1972-10-11Served with a good Victor Hugo sauce, preferably. A girl wounded in a holdup mysteriously refuses to identify the crook.
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Episode 6 - The Predators
Release Date: 1972-10-18Alien-smuggling.
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Episode 7 - A Long Way Down
Release Date: 1972-10-25A doctor is accused of drug-dealing.
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Episode 8 - The Rip-Off
Release Date: 1972-11-01There's only one way to deal with that: serve equal portions. Freight shipments are stolen by computer, and Cannon's in the middle of a custody fight.
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Episode 9 - Child of Fear
Release Date: 1972-11-15A farmer is missing and guards have replaced the hands.
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Episode 10 - The Shadow Man
Release Date: 1972-11-22A corpse missing with valuable bonds.
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Episode 11 - Hear No Evil
Release Date: 1972-11-29Dale and Laura Corey are a happily married couple who own an electronics store; he does a lot of electronic eavesdropping for clients, she was a cop on the force with Cannon a few years back, and hires him because Dale is being threatened after bugging some hotel rooms for the owner.
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Episode 12 - The Endangered Species
Release Date: 1972-12-13A murder suspect has a dubious counsel.
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Episode 13 - Nobody Beats the House
Release Date: 1972-12-20Toby Hauser is a compulsive gambler who is $200,000 in debt to Ben Logan (who runs local illegal gaming operations). The bill is due and Hauser has about $5000; they threaten to come after Hauser's wife Cathy if payment isn't made. Cathy, sensing one of them will be hurt, calls in Cannon to help.
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Episode 14 - Hard Rock Roller Coaster
Release Date: 1973-01-03A diamond smuggler is drugged to reveal his contraband.
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Episode 15 - The Dead Samaritan
Release Date: 1973-01-10A fellow who intervenes in a fight gets made the fall guy.
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Episode 16 - Death of a Stone Seahorse
Release Date: 1973-01-17A drug dealer's infirm sister takes the rap for a murder.
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Episode 17 - Moving Target
Release Date: 1973-01-31The co-author of an industrialist's unauthorized biography is murdered.
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Episode 18 - Murder for Murder
Release Date: 1973-02-07A case of revenge for a daughter's death at a swinging affair.
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Episode 19 - To Ride a Tiger
Release Date: 1973-02-14A kidnapping case involving the funds of a halfway house and a diabetic lawyer.
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Episode 20 - The Prisoners
Release Date: 1973-02-21A young man is persuaded to extort $50,000 from his father, who turns out to be bankrupt.
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Episode 21 - The Seventh Grave
Release Date: 1973-02-28One step forward, two steps back as Cannon hunts a mass murderer. Helping to cloud the facts: a police lab technician who's altering the evidence as quickly as it is found.
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Episode 22 - Catch Me If You Can
Release Date: 1973-03-07A serial killer dogs Cannon to put him out of his misery.
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Episode 23 - Press Pass to the Slammer
Release Date: 1973-03-14A columnist faces contempt charges; Cannon takes the case.
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Episode 24 - Deadly Heritage
Release Date: 1973-03-21A terrorized woman asks Cannon to find her husband's illegitimate son.