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Cannon

1971 · 5 seasons · 123 episodes · Ended · CBS

Drama, Action & Adventure

TMDB 6.7 · 41 votes

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L.A.'s biggest crime fighter!

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.

Episodes

  • S01E01Salinas Jackpot1971-09-1460m

    Dressed 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.

  • S01E02Death Chain1971-09-2160m

    If 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.

  • S01E03Call Unicorn1971-09-2860m

    Unexpected overhead in the trucking business as costly loads are hijacked, and private detectives murdered.

  • S01E04Country Blues1971-10-0560m

    A wry tale with a twang and a twist: was the country singer's plane crash accidental or not?

  • S01E05Scream of Silence1971-10-1260m

    The son of a gubernatorial candidate is kidnapped.

  • S01E06Fool's Gold1971-10-1960m

    A deceptive premise: small town citizens harbor a thief on the promise of a cut.

  • S01E07The Girl in the Electric Coffin1971-10-2660m

    The latest thing is a runaway on the lam.

  • S01E08Dead Pigeon1971-11-0960m

    A perfect frame for a cop.

  • S01E09A Lonely Place to Die1971-11-1660m

    A murder is witnessed, but the body disappears.

  • S01E10No Pockets in a Shroud1971-11-2360m

    A newly-discovered heir comes home, and finds you can't get blood from a stone, and you can't take it with you.

  • S01E11Stone Cold Dead1971-11-3060m

    A closed case gets reopened and leads to further consequences.

  • S01E12Death Is a Double Cross1971-12-0760m

    A bridegroom's father-in-law suspects him.

  • S01E13The Nowhere Man1971-12-1460m

    Should the weapons manufacturer be judged by its bookeeper?

  • S01E14Flight Plan1971-12-2860m

    Cannon helps a supposed political refugee.

  • S01E15Devil's Playground1972-01-0460m

    A policeman injured in a payroll robbery asks Cannon for help.

  • S01E16Treasure of San Ignacio1972-01-1160m

    A bad day at the track leaves a race car driver with a taste for vengeance.

  • S01E17Blood On the Vine1972-01-1860m

    Mike 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.

  • S01E18To Kill a Guinea Pig1972-02-0160m

    Prison doctor and experimental pressures.

  • S01E19The Island Caper1972-02-0860m

    An ex-con is blackmailed into crime.

  • S01E20A Deadly Quiet Town1972-02-1560m

    Larry Bolinger, a charismatic young man, cons the youth of a quiet town into his cult.

  • S01E21A Flight of Hawks1972-02-2260m

    A pilot's apparent suicide leads to plans for a military putsch by a predatory flock.

  • S01E22The Torch1972-02-2960m

    Heat and light: a textile manufacturer is suspected of arson and murder in the death of his wife and the destruction of his factory.

  • S01E23Cain's Mark1972-03-0760m

    Murder will out; an under-the-counter arms merchant is unmasked.

  • S01E24Murder By Moonlight1972-03-1460m

    A young prisoner is forced to do the bidding of a gang boss.

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