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Cannon (1971)

Cannon poster
Genre
crime television series, detective television series
Country
United States
Length
5 seasons, 123 episodes
Rated
TV-PG
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 40 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A private detective named Frank Cannon solves crimes in 1970s America. He takes on cases that often involve violence or deception.

methodicalnoir-ishcoolgrittyslow-burnearnestunhurried

What happens

Cannon is an American detective television series produced by Quinn Martin that aired from 1971 to 1976 on CBS. William Conrad played the title character, private detective Frank Cannon. The series was the first Quinn Martin production to run on a network other than ABC. In total, there were 122 episodes, plus the series' two-hour pilot and a "revival" television film, The Return of Frank Cannon (1980). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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