Cannon
Trial by Terror
TV Flash files “Trial by Terror” as hour 59 of 120 in the TV Flash guide — Cannon (1971–1976) on CBS, season 3, episode 11, aired 1973-11-21, 60 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S03E11: listed hour 59 of 120 in the Cannon guide, hour 11 of 24 in season 3. It aired 1973-11-21 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “The Limping Man” (S03E10). Next is “Murder by the Numbers” (S03E12).
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Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
A crime boss on trial has the judge's daughter kidnapped to force a favorable verdict, and the judge hires Cannon to find her.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Trial by Terror sit in the Cannon guide?
S03E11 is listed hour 59 of 120 — hour 11 of 24 in season 3, season 3 episode 11.
When did Cannon S03E11 air?
Trial by Terror aired 1973-11-21 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…