Cannon
Memo from a Dead Man
TV Flash files “Memo from a Dead Man” as hour 50 of 120 in the TV Flash guide — Cannon (1971–1976) on CBS, season 3, episode 2, aired 1973-09-19, 60 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S03E02: listed hour 50 of 120 in the Cannon guide, hour 2 of 24 in season 3. It aired 1973-09-19 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “He Who Digs a Grave” (S03E01). Next is “Hounds of Hell” (S03E03).
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Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
A business tycoon who dies in an auto crash leaves a will ordering Cannon to conduct an investigation into his death. Three greedy heirs immediately become suspects in the rigged crash.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Memo from a Dead Man sit in the Cannon guide?
S03E02 is listed hour 50 of 120 — hour 2 of 24 in season 3, season 3 episode 2.
When did Cannon S03E02 air?
Memo from a Dead Man aired 1973-09-19 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…