Cannon
Die einzige Hauptfigur ist der übergewichtige Privatdetektiv Frank Cannon er sich auf Kriminalfälle spezialisiert hat. Seine Ermittlungen, die er stets im Alleingang durchführt, lässt sich der ehemalige Polizist gut bezahlen: er lebt in einer großzügigen Wohnung in Los Angeles und fährt einen Lincoln.
Originaltitel
Cannon
Produktionsland
Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika
Originalsprache
Englisch
Regie
Jerry Jameson
FSK
12
Untertitel
Nein
Besetzung
William Conrad, John Vernon, Keith Andes, Charles Bateman, Tim O'Connor, David Hedison, Robert Webber, Lee Purcell, Virginia Gregg, Dana Elcar
Episoden-Guide
1. Staffel 1 (24 Episoden)
01
Raub beim Rodeo
Zwei Gangster überfallen bei einem Rodeo die Kasse des Wettbüros. Kaltblütig erschießen sie vier Zeugen und entkommen unerkannt. Frank Cannon übernimmt den Fall. Doch seine Nachforschungen verlaufen anfänglich im Sande. (Text: Premiere)
02
Die Sechserbande
Die Geliebte des Bankdirektors Harry Kendrix fällt einem Verkehrsunfall zum Opfer. Kendrix beauftragt Cannon mit der Untersuchung. Denn er glaubt, dass mehr dahinter steckt. Kendrix soll recht behalten. Kaum hat Cannon die Ermittlug aufgenommen, gibt es eine zweite Leiche. (Text: Premiere)
03
Kennwort Unicorn
Dem Transportunternehmer Steuben werden immer wieder Lastwagen entführt und Ladungen gestohlen. Drei Privatdetektive wurden während der Ermittlungen bereits ermordet. Nun bekommt Cannon den Fall. (Text: Premiere)
04
Der letzte Flug
Der County-Sänger Woody Long kommt beim Absturz seines Sportflugzeugs ums Leben. Pilot Pete überlebt schwer verletzt. Im Auftrag der Versicherung soll Cannon klären, ob es ein Unfall oder Mord war. (Text: Premiere)
05
Der stumme Schrei
The son of a gubernatorial candidate is kidnapped.
06
Die Geisterstadt
A deceptive premise: small town citizens harbor a thief on the promise of a cut.
07
Ein Mädchen verschwindet
08
Drei Schüsse im Strandhaus
09
Der Mann mit dem Stock
10
Der Eremitenmillionär
11
Heimfahrt in den Tod
A closed case gets reopened and leads to further consequences.
12
Bahnreise in den Tod
13
Der Idealist
14
Der Fluchtplan
15
Der Teufelsspielplatz
16
Der einarmige Räuber
17
Der verlorene Sohn
18
Das Versuchskaninchen
19
Ein unentbehrlicher Spezialist
20
Der Guru
Larry Bolinger, a charismatic young man, cons the youth of a quiet town into his cult.
21
Die Söldnerbande
A pilot's apparent suicide leads to plans for a military putsch by a predatory flock.
22
Ein heißer Fall
23
Feindliche Brüder
24
Die Bewährung
A young prisoner is forced to do the bidding of a gang boss.
2. Staffel 2 (24 Episoden)
01
Rechnung mit einem Unbekannten
That's about as unlucky as you can get. An assistant DA investigating a car theft ring is framed for his wife's murder.
02
Mord im Sessellift
Keeping your double chin up. A draft dodger winesses a murder on his way to the Yukon.
03
Kommando der Verlierer
Cannon goes undercover to find a missing man in a gang. ""Why did the barmaid champagne?""
04
Bomben für die Dame
That was my wife? A lady lawyer gets threatened with death for defending punks who robbed a charity.
05
Tote Zeugen reden nicht
Served with a good Victor Hugo sauce, preferably. A girl wounded in a holdup mysteriously refuses to identify the crook.
06
Kojoten und andere Raubtiere
Alien-smuggling.
07
Kein Alibi für Dr. Grant
A doctor is accused of drug-dealing.
08
Diebstahl mit Computer
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.
09
Geschäft mit der Angst
A farmer is missing and guards have replaced the hands.
10
Tod eines Gangsters
A corpse missing with valuable bonds.
11
Wanzen und anderes Ungeziefer
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 and catching three guests in compromising positions. The three are being blackmailed, and think Dale is behind it. Cannon interviews them and determines that one of the three is blackmailing the other two.
12
Der Staranwalt
A murder suspect has a dubious counsel.
13
Das letzte Pokerspiel
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. Toby will turn himself over to Logan rather than have anything happen to Cathy, who, sensing one of them will be hurt, calls in Cannon to help.
Cannon tries to broker a deal with Logan. Cannon can get $25,000 paid up front and the rest on installment. Logan rejects this deal, because it would ruin his reputation if anybody got a break like that. Jason Logan (Ben's son) runs a gambling operation on his own—competing against his father in a juvenile attempt to come out from his father's shadow.
Toby takes one last shot to get the $200,000. He shows up at Jason's house to get in a poker game. Jason has a couple of card-marking plants at Toby's table, but Toby gets $35,000 ahead. Then Cannon shows up undercover as Billy Thompson (owner of Thompson Tool),
14
Der Schmugglerprofi
A diamond smuggler is drugged to reveal his contraband.
15
Der tote Samariter
A fellow who intervenes in a fight gets made the fall guy.
16
Ein Seepferd aus Stein
A drug dealer's infirm sister takes the rap for a murder.
17
Bewegliche Ziele
The co-author of an industrialist's unauthorized biography is murdered.
18
Peggys letzte Party
A case of revenge for a daughter's death at a swinging affair.
19
Der gute Mensch von Port Verde
A kidnapping case involving the funds of a halfway house and a diabetic lawyer.
20
Türkischer Kaffee
A young man is persuaded to extort $50,000 from his father, who turns out to be bankrupt.
21
Das siebente Opfer
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.
22
Fünfmal Mord und mehr
A serial killer dogs Cannon to put him out of his misery.
23
Kein Geschäft ohne Risiko
A columnist faces contempt charges; Cannon takes the case.
24
Gefährliches Erbe
A terrorized woman asks Cannon to find her husband's illegitimate son.
3. Staffel 3 (26 Episoden)
01
Der Abschiedsbrief - Teil 1
A writer is down for the murder of his wife and her lover, but she's left a contradictory note. ""Who builds stronger than a mason, a shipwright, or a carpenter?""
02
Der Abschiedsbrief - Teil 2
Cannon begins to see a doubtful situation. ""The houses he makes last till doomsday.""
03
Auftrag von einem Toten
04
Der stumme Veteran
05
Episode 5
06
Mord im Appartement 24
07
Nachtflug in den Tod
08
Ein reizendes Paar
Cannon's engaged to protect a gang boss from the innocent man he sent up the river.
09
Ein perfektes Alibi
10
Tod eines Fotomodells
11
Der Hinkende
12
Von Gangstern entführt
A mob boss on trial has the judge's daughter kidnapped.
13
Gefährliches Doppelspiel
14
Tal ohne Hoffnung
15
Ein Alptraum für die Geisel
16
Der Weltmeister von morgen
17
Pappkameraden und andere Ziele
18
Duell in der Wüste
Cannon suffers amnesia after a ransom drop goes afoul.
19
Die tote Schwester
20
Die Münzen im Brunnen
21
Tod eines Großwildjägers
A big game hunter is killed by a lion supposedly tranquilized.
22
Der falsche Gottesmann
A con man of God.
23
Ernies Solo-Club
24
Kubanisches Gold
25
Gejagt von einem Mörder
A banker's daughter finds his suicide in the Caribbean incredible.
26
Episode 26
Ein Massenmörder, den Cannon einst verhaftete, stellt ihm bei einem Angelausflug nach.
4. Staffel 4 (24 Episoden)
01
Der Lockvogel
""Anybody Ask About Me?"" A former hooker goes back on the hoof to catch a big wheel.
02
Stadt in Angst
Not a vocation, more like a calling. Cannon is mistaken for a bishop's assassin.
03
Der Mordkontakt
Cannon reopens the case of an old shooting.
04
Die Frau in Rot
Cannon bodyguards a securities courier.
05
Die Tochter des Generals
A general wants Cannon to find the daughter he put up for adoption years before, but there is opposition to the search.
06
Der Rachefeldzug
A Cuban exile wants revenge for his brother's death at the hands of police.
07
Der Rächer seines Bruders
A missing person case leads to a cop's death and the pursuit of vengeance.
08
Ein Mord in der Familie
Cannon deals with an insurance company in a suspicious auto accident.
09
Mutter und Sohn
A psychiatric patient falls in with bad company and is accused of rape and murder.
10
Der Mann, der nicht vergessen konnte
A Dutch Nazi-hunter is on the trail of an SS man.
11
Das Wunderkind
Cannon reluctantly takes the case of a disappearing bridegroom, but it's more than it appears.
12
Feigling mit Orden
An ex-POW is in danger from a cowardly officer.
13
Ein Toter packt aus
A football player doesn't know his father-in-law is a mob boss.
14
Das Mädchen mit dem Kanu
A girl's suspicious death brings Cannon to Texas.
15
Flucht ohne Ende
A torpedo plays dead to testify, but the mob sniffs him out.
16
Ein Opfer für die Falle
Cannon gets set up for a murder charge.
17
Der Anschlag
A contractor refuses to pay bribes, and is accused of plotting a political asassination.
18
Wettlauf um die Beute
A released prisoner disappears en route.
19
Gefährliche Ähnlichkeit
A case of mistaken identity: Cannon is greeted by a stranger, and later almost killed.
20
Die Untersuchung
A case of police corruption and the death of a reporter.
21
Zuflucht bei falschen Freunden
22
Der ahnungslose Kurier
Cannon's help is sought by a man who went to jail without reason.
23
Fabianas Freund
Palestinian terroists kidnap an Italian industrialist's daughter to free a jailed comrade.
24
Die Zeugin
Cannon searches for a missing girl who's on the lam after witnessing a murder.
5. Staffel 5 (25 Episoden)
01
Die Stimme aus dem Grab
History of a Dedalus.
02
Der Kronzeuge
Cannon and colleague Barnaby Jones investigate a murder in a large corporation.
03
Die Fehldiagnose
Not what the doctor ordered. He's accused of administering in error, and claims his innocence.
04
Ein Mann will keine Gnade
He who cools your vegetables. A man falsely convicted of murder comes under the reluctant eye of Cannon, with more murders and new evidence at his heels.
05
Armer reicher Popstar
He who pays the bills. Cannon looks into the curious disappearance of a pop singer.
06
Die Rückkehr
A case of mistaken identity. Eight years dead, a crooked cop re-emerges.
07
Gift im Kaffee
A little bit goes a long way; Cannon is poisoned with 72 hours to find the antidote.
08
Haie in Mexiko
Cannon to the right... Cannon to the left... an old buddy's last request: go to Mexico and bring back his son's body.
09
Der Sündenbock
10
Ein Schneemann im Sommer
A desert heiress is terrified by the sight of a snowman with an ominous axe in its noggin.
11
Richter Killians Karriere
Down the primrose path, a judge is compromised by his wife.
12
Held wider Willen
A figure of fame, the son of a general is thought to have killed a gang leader.
13
Der letzte Wahlkampf
Dead men tell no tales out of school. A leader of the black community is murdered on the verge of uncovering a wrong.
14
Das Komplott - Teil 1
A film star's son is missing, or is he?
15
Das Komplott - Teil 2
Snapshots reveal a dubious link between policy and high crime.
16
Ein Kind als Zeuge
Who will believe a child who has seen an Arabian heir made off with?
17
Die Falle
A publisher is accused of murder, for various reasons.
18
Der Millionenbetrug
An embezzler has disappeared, but there's more than meets the eye.
19
Rache auf Koreanisch
Cannon is menaced by memories of his service in Korea.
20
Enkel auf Abwegen
A bad speculation leads to an apparent abduction.
21
Tod aus dem Weltraum?
A suspicious death in a space lab.
22
Alte Mörder vergißt man nicht
Deporting an old gangster proves fraught with peril.
23
Der Verdacht
A case of vengeance. The girlfriend of a pro ballplayer is murdered.
24
Todessprung in Acapulco
A well-to-do young man's death in Acapulco is ruled an accident, but his family hires Cannon to investigate.
25
Projekt Achilles
An Army researcher goes berserk; his wife pleads with Cannon to intervene.
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