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    TV Series

    Cannon

    "L.A.'s biggest crime fighter!"

    IMDb6.8/10
    1971 - 1976
    1h 0m/ep
    Ended
    Seasons: 5
    Episodes: 123

    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
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    Seasons & Episodes

    1. Salinas Jackpot

    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.

    9/14/197160 min

    2. Death Chain

    8.5

    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.

    9/21/197160 min

    3. Call Unicorn

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

    9/28/197160 min

    4. Country Blues

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

    10/5/197160 min

    5. Scream of Silence

    The son of a gubernatorial candidate is kidnapped.

    10/12/197160 min
    Fool's Gold

    6. Fool's Gold

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

    10/19/197160 min
    The Girl in the Electric Coffin

    7. The Girl in the Electric Coffin

    The latest thing is a runaway on the lam.

    10/26/197160 min
    Dead Pigeon

    8. Dead Pigeon

    A perfect frame for a cop.

    11/9/197160 min
    A Lonely Place to Die

    9. A Lonely Place to Die

    A murder is witnessed, but the body disappears.

    11/16/197160 min
    No Pockets in a Shroud

    10. No Pockets in a Shroud

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

    11/23/197160 min
    Stone Cold Dead

    11. Stone Cold Dead

    A closed case gets reopened and leads to further consequences.

    11/30/197160 min
    Death Is a Double Cross

    12. Death Is a Double Cross

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

    12/7/197160 min
    The Nowhere Man

    13. The Nowhere Man

    Should the weapons manufacturer be judged by its bookeeper?

    12/14/197160 min
    Flight Plan

    14. Flight Plan

    Cannon helps a supposed political refugee.

    12/28/197160 min
    Devil's Playground

    15. Devil's Playground

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

    1/4/197260 min
    Treasure of San Ignacio

    16. Treasure of San Ignacio

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

    1/11/197260 min
    Blood On the Vine

    17. Blood On the Vine

    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.

    1/18/197260 min
    To Kill a Guinea Pig

    18. To Kill a Guinea Pig

    Prison doctor and experimental pressures.

    2/1/197260 min
    The Island Caper

    19. The Island Caper

    An ex-con is blackmailed into crime.

    2/8/197260 min
    A Deadly Quiet Town

    20. A Deadly Quiet Town

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

    2/15/197260 min
    A Flight of Hawks

    21. A Flight of Hawks

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

    2/22/197260 min
    The Torch

    22. The Torch

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

    2/29/197260 min
    Cain's Mark

    23. Cain's Mark

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

    3/7/197260 min
    Murder By Moonlight

    24. Murder By Moonlight

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

    3/14/197260 min

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