Cannon
The Shadow Man
TV Flash files “The Shadow Man” as hour 34 of 120 in the TV Flash guide — Cannon (1971–1976) on CBS, season 2, episode 10, aired 1972-11-22, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S02E10: listed hour 34 of 120 in the Cannon guide, hour 10 of 24 in season 2. It aired 1972-11-22 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Child of Fear” (S02E09). Next is “Hear No Evil” (S02E11).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
A hotel developer falls off a cliff... and his body disappears. The widow hires Cannon to find her husband, dead or alive, along with the fortune in bonds that disappeared with him.
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Shadow Man sit in the Cannon guide?
S02E10 is listed hour 34 of 120 — hour 10 of 24 in season 2, season 2 episode 10.
When did Cannon S02E10 air?
The Shadow Man aired 1972-11-22 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…