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6.2/10 TV Opening theme Cannonball theme song First episode date 6 October 1958 Number of seasons 1 | 8.7/10 IMDb Genre Adventure/Drama Original language(s) English Final episode date 13 July 1959 Number of episodes 39 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Directed by Harry KellerLesley SelanderLes Goodwins Starring Paul BirchWilliam Campbell Country of origin CanadaUnited KingdomUnited States Cast Paul Birch, William Campbell, Beth Morris Similar Movin' On, Ripcord, Hawkeye and the Last of th, No Hiding Place, Sky King | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cannonball tv series 1958 full episode part 1
Cannonball is a British/Canadian adventure drama series starring Paul Birch and William Campbell, and aired on CBC Television in Canada, ABC Weekend TV in the United Kingdom, and in syndication in the United States. Produced by Normandie Productions and ITC Entertainment, the series' interiors were filmed at Canadian Film Industries Limited, a studio in Canada. Exteriors were shot in and around Toronto.
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- Cannonball tv series 1958 full episode part 1
- Cannonball fall out original air date feb 23 1959
- Synopsis
- Main cast
- Episode list
- References
The series is one of the few ITC productions to air on ABC Weekend TV in the UK. Because Associated TeleVision (ATV) owners of ITC, also ran the London weekend and Midlands weekdays ITV companies, they tended to hold the rights for ITC series in order to show each one in the Midlands (where ABC was the weekend operator) during the week. The series aired from October 6, 1958 to July 13, 1959, for 39 episodes in black-and-white.
Cannonball fall out original air date feb 23 1959
Synopsis
The series follows the adventures of Mike Malone (Paul Birch) and Jerry Austin (William Campbell), two truckers who haul cargo across the US and Canada for the fictitious Toronto-based C&A Transport Company Ltd. The truck depicted in the series is believed to be that of a GMC Model 950 COE (cab-over engine) diesel tractor built and sold in the same decade by General Motors. The supporting cast includes Beth Lockerbie as Mary Malone, Mike's wife, and Beth Morris as Ginny Malone
The duo's adventures come to an end in the series' final episode, "Tunnel Vision". Austin, who is Malone's co-driver on the truck, has an opportunity to go back and finish college. Malone knows this but realizes Austin will not take the opportunity because it will break up their partnership. In his yearly medical check up, Malone pretends to have tunnel vision (lack of peripheral vision) which means he no longer qualifies to drive trucks. This frees Austin who is able to finish his college education.
Main cast
Episode list
The original production order appears to be lost and all that remains is a partial list based upon Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and ITV air dates. As titles were not shown on-screen, these titles may be speculative.