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Cannon: Season 1

Pilot (26 Mar. 1971)

TV Episode  -  NOT_RATED 98 min  -  Action | Crime | Mystery
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A private detective investigates the murder of his ex-girlfriend's husband and gets entangled in small-town corruption.

Director:

George McCowan

Writer:

Edward Hume (teleplay)
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Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
William Conrad ...
J.D. Cannon J.D. Cannon ...
Lt. Kelly Redfield
Lynda Day George ...
Christie Redfield (as Lynda Day)
Murray Hamilton ...
Virgil Holley
Earl Holliman Earl Holliman ...
Magruder
Vera Miles ...
Diana Langston
Barry Sullivan Barry Sullivan ...
Calhoun
Keenan Wynn ...
Eddie
Lynne Marta Lynne Marta ...
Trudy Hewett - girl at Holley's house
Norman Alden Norman Alden ...
Mitchell
Ellen Corby Ellen Corby ...
Teacher
John Fiedler John Fiedler ...
Jake
Lawrence Pressman Lawrence Pressman ...
Herb Mayer
Ross Hagen Ross Hagen ...
Red Dunleavy
Robert Sorrells Robert Sorrells ...
Tough in Blue Moon bar
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A private detective investigates the murder of his ex-girlfriend's husband and gets entangled in small-town corruption.

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Mystery | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Cannon: Der Stich ins Wespennest (#1.0) See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

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Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1
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Trivia

In the pilot of the series, Cannon drove a Mercury Marquis sedan (not a Mark III) . The car was wrecked by the bad guys in an attempt to scare Cannon off the case. Then, for most of the series, Cannon barreled around in a Lincoln Continental Mark IV(Mark III for the first season & a Mark IV for the remainder of the series). During the last part of the series' run, the chubby private eye's Cannonmobile was the Lincoln Continental Mark V(Not correct. The series ended in 1976. The Continental Mark V was introduced in 1977. The final year of the series was a 1976 Continental Mark IV) See more »

Quotes

Boy: [Looking, at Frank's stomach] Hi.
Frank Cannon: Hi.
Boy: How did you get, that fat?
Frank Cannon: [Frank, pats his stomach jokingly] It's not easy.
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Connections

Followed by "Cannon" (1971) See more »