Cannon
The Torch
TV Flash files “The Torch” as hour 22 of 120 in the TV Flash guide — Cannon (1971–1976) on CBS, season 1, episode 22, aired 1972-02-29, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S01E22: listed hour 22 of 120 in the Cannon guide, hour 22 of 24 in season 1. It aired 1972-02-29 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “A Flight of Hawks” (S01E21). Next is “Cain's Mark” (S01E23).
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Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
A textile manufacturer hires Cannon to find out who set fire to his plant and killed his wife.
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Torch sit in the Cannon guide?
S01E22 is listed hour 22 of 120 — hour 22 of 24 in season 1, season 1 episode 22.
When did Cannon S01E22 air?
The Torch aired 1972-02-29 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Is Cannon's size the joke?
No. Conrad's bulk is text, not a punchline. The series is a heavyweight PI who never auditioned as a pretty leading man and did not need to.
In the series
Why this series still plays
William Conrad's Frank Cannon is the heavyweight detective who never auditioned as a leading man and did not need to. Radio's Gunsmoke marshal finds a new generation via Lincoln Continentals and stubborn casework. A Quinn Martin mystery that stars a voice, a bulk, and zero apology.
So the group chat wants a pretty-boy PI in a tuxedo (Lana would call it a *gown of authority*) and then Cannon rolls up in a Lincoln Continental like that was the whole look. CBS, 1971–1976: William Conrad's Frank Cannon is overweight, expensive, and brilliant, and Edward Hume and Quinn Martin put him at the center of the early-1970s detective boom without asking him to audition as a leading man. Radio's Gunsmoke marshal found a new generation via stubborn casework and gourmet side trips. (I said spoiler-free.…
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- William Conrad as Frank Cannon
William Conrad’s Frank Cannon never auditioned as a leading man and did not need to — heavyweight detective, Lincoln Continentals, stubborn casework, a Quinn Martin mystery that stars a voice, a bulk, and zero apology. Radio muscle…