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Cannon

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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.

Created by:
Edward Hume
Cast:
William Conrad
Language:
English
Country:
United States of America
Network:
CBS

Episode guide

Seasons

6 available

Season 2

Episodes

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Episode 1

Bad Cats and Sudden Death

1972-09-13 · 60m

That'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

1972-09-20 · 60m

Keeping your double chin up. A draft dodger winesses a murder on his way to the Yukon.

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Episode 3

Bitter Legion

1972-09-27 · 60m

Cannon 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

1972-10-04 · 60m

That was my wife? A lady lawyer gets threatened with death for defending punks who robbed a charity.

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Episode 5

Stakeout

1972-10-11 · 60m

Served 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

1972-10-18 · 60m

Alien-smuggling.

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Episode 7

A Long Way Down

1972-10-25 · 60m

A doctor is accused of drug-dealing.

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Episode 8

The Rip-Off

1972-11-01 · 60m

There'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

1972-11-15 · 60m

A farmer is missing and guards have replaced the hands.

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Episode 10

The Shadow Man

1972-11-22 · 60m

A corpse missing with valuable bonds.

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Episode 11

Hear No Evil

1972-11-29 · 60m

Dale 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

1972-12-13 · 60m

A murder suspect has a dubious counsel.

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Episode 13

Nobody Beats the House

1972-12-20 · 60m

Toby 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

1973-01-03 · 60m

A diamond smuggler is drugged to reveal his contraband.

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Episode 15

The Dead Samaritan

1973-01-10 · 60m

A bystander is charged after he sees a woman being assaulted by a businessman, he intervenes, and the businessman dies of a heart attack. But was it a set-up?

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Episode 16

Death of a Stone Seahorse

1973-01-17 · 60m

A drug dealer's infirm sister takes the rap for a murder.

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Episode 17

Moving Target

1973-01-31 · 60m

The co-author of an industrialist's unauthorized biography is murdered.

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Episode 18

Murder for Murder

1973-02-07 · 60m

A case of revenge for a daughter's death at a swinging affair.

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Episode 19

To Ride a Tiger

1973-02-14 · 60m

A kidnapping case involving the funds of a halfway house and a diabetic lawyer.

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Episode 20

The Prisoners

1973-02-21 · 60m

A 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

1973-02-28 · 60m

One 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

1973-03-07 · 60m

A serial killer dogs Cannon to put him out of his misery.

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Episode 23

Press Pass to the Slammer

1973-03-14 · 60m

A columnist faces contempt charges; Cannon takes the case.

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Episode 24

Deadly Heritage

1973-03-21 · 60m

A terrorized woman asks Cannon to find her husband's illegitimate son.

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Cast

William Conrad

William Conrad

Frank Cannon

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