Frank cannon revolver, 70s tv series?

shurshot · November 24, 2012, 07:08 AM

I loved this fat tv detective as a kid, and wish the reruns would return. William Conrad was the actor. I cant remember if he carried a SW 36, or a Colt Detective, but it was a blue snub .38. Anyone know for sure?

Whirlwind06 · November 24, 2012, 09:47 AM

Looking at the pictures I can find it looks like a Colt DS. Or a model 10 snub.

PetahW · November 24, 2012, 10:59 AM

IIRC, watching the series back in the day, it was a Colt DS.

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g.willikers · November 24, 2012, 05:16 PM

Probably the same gun that Peter Gunn used.
Gotta' keep those prop expenses down.

RUT · November 24, 2012, 05:33 PM

And although it was a mere snubby, he never missed!!

shurshot · November 24, 2012, 06:27 PM

Yes, he never missed, and he fought pretty good for an old fat guy who smoked a pipe.

ltc444 · November 24, 2012, 10:14 PM

I can't remember, did Cannon like Steve Mcgarret (Hawaii 5 0) jump out of his car, draw his snubby 38 spl and blow out a tire at 100 yds.

ratshooter · November 24, 2012, 10:35 PM

MeTV had the "Cannon" series on just a few weeks ago. And like the OP I liked the series and watched it as a kid in the 70s. I think he had a dick special. Thats what it looked like to me.

I also like Jim Rockford "The Rockford Files" and have the complete set on DVDs. He also carried a DS when he totes a gun. I liked it on one episode when he gets his gun out of the cookie jar where he keeps it and the woman asked,

"are you going to shoot them?"

"Naw,you don't shoot 'em, you just point it at 'em."

What great shows they had back then.

Also Cannon had a phone in his car. Rockford had to use payphones but did have an answering machine.

ratshooter · November 24, 2012, 10:43 PM

Do a google search on William Conrad (Cannon). The guy had a pretty notible career. Anybody remember "Bullwinkle"?

**James K** · November 24, 2012, 10:46 PM

I always liked the old TV detective shows and Westerns. Some folks wonder how come the hero never missed, but I explain about shooting ability, practice, and mainly that the script writer was on their side.

Jim

egor20 · November 24, 2012, 10:48 PM

.44 cal Finger

Can't really tell.

Jim Watson · November 24, 2012, 10:57 PM

William Conrad was the RADIO Gunsmoke's Matt Dillon.
Wonderful voice for the part.
He probably looked the part more than James Arness, too.
More short tubby lawmen than tall, tall, lanky ones, I bet.
Would have needed a longer moustache, though.

ratshooter · November 24, 2012, 11:36 PM

Quote:

More short tubby lawmen than tall, tall, lanky ones, I bet.

I don't know about that. I think folks were lean and better excersized back then. I always makes me laugh when I see civil war reinactors and they are all fat. Those guys were slim from all the marching and the boys from the south looked like scarecrows. They were some very hungry people. And from the photos I have seen from the later western period they didn't look too overfed either.

I think life in the 1840s and even a few decades later were very tough times for most people. I don't think most living today have even the slightest clue what people lived a century ago. Or even what they lived 60-80 years ago.

Japle · November 25, 2012, 12:05 AM

Quote:

I can't remember, did Cannon like Steve Mcgarret (Hawaii 5 0) jump out of his car, draw his snubby 38 spl and blow out a tire at 100 yds.

I remember a scene where he was bending over a body when the BG appeared on a balcony behind him to his left. Cannon poked his snubby under his left armpit and shot the guy without even looking.

Funny the things that stick with you.

sam colt · November 25, 2012, 12:26 AM

Could not have been too fat in his younger days, flew fighters in WW2.

RUT · November 25, 2012, 12:39 AM

Husqvarna · November 25, 2012, 06:59 AM

www.imfdb.com

got all the info you'd need I reckon

PetahW · November 25, 2012, 01:44 PM

A 400% screen blowup shows me it's a 6-shot DS

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shurshot · November 25, 2012, 03:23 PM

Well, pictures don't lie. I thought I saw an ejector rod, but couldn't see it on the Youtube clips. Thanks Guys. Now I just hope they bring back the reruns!

napg19 · November 25, 2012, 04:21 PM

I only seen one episode where anti-gunner, in real life, steve mcgarret(five-o) have a gun in his hand and it was for just a few seconds.

nate45 · November 25, 2012, 04:32 PM

Cannon used to look extra hefty to me when I was a kid, he looked like he was really giving the shocks on his Lincoln a work out.

Now in 2012, he looks the same size as the average American standing in line at Cinnabon.

As an aside, IIRC McGarret shot down a helicopter with his snub.

royal barnes · November 25, 2012, 04:58 PM

Conrad was not offered the job of Matt Dillon on TV because of his size. It was an interesting radio cast . Parley Bear of Keebler Cookie fame was Chester and Doc was Floyd the Barber from the Andy Griffith Show. I don't recall his real name at the moment.

RUT · November 27, 2012, 09:36 AM

>>he fought pretty good for an old fat guy who smoked a pipe.<<

And you can't forget his trademark "rabbit punch"!

CajunBass · November 27, 2012, 10:05 AM

Back in my younger days, I was saddled with the nickname "Cannon" when I reported to a new job, because one of my co-workers thought the TV character looked like me. They even produced a hard hat with the name on it for me.

Jeff #111 · November 27, 2012, 11:00 AM

Jack Lord was seen many times throughout the run of the original Hawaii Five-O carrying and using a Colt Detective Special, S&W Model 36 and even an M1 carbine. He was a rabid anti-gun owner in real life. Something of a hypocrite.

http://www.imfdb.org/wiki/Hawaii_Five-O_%281968%29

November 24, 2012, 05:16 PM	#4
g.willikers Senior Member Join Date: September 28, 2008 Posts: 2,725	Probably the same gun that Peter Gunn used. Gotta' keep those prop expenses down. __________________ Lock the doors, they're coming in the windows.

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November 24, 2012, 10:35 PM	#8
ratshooter Senior Member Join Date: January 22, 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 555	MeTV had the "Cannon" series on just a few weeks ago. And like the OP I liked the series and watched it as a kid in the 70s. I think he had a dick special. Thats what it looked like to me. I also like Jim Rockford "The Rockford Files" and have the complete set on DVDs. He also carried a DS when he totes a gun. I liked it on one episode when he gets his gun out of the cookie jar where he keeps it and the woman asked, "are you going to shoot them?" "Naw,you don't shoot 'em, you just point it at 'em." What great shows they had back then. Also Cannon had a phone in his car. Rockford had to use payphones but did have an answering machine. __________________ Some people think an English Bulldog looks great... many more people can't tell one end from the other, even by smell. A village in Kenya called. They want their idiot back. Last edited by ratshooter; November 24, 2012 at 11:22 PM.

November 24, 2012, 10:43 PM	#9
ratshooter Senior Member Join Date: January 22, 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 555	Do a google search on William Conrad (Cannon). The guy had a pretty notible career. Anybody remember "Bullwinkle"? __________________ Some people think an English Bulldog looks great... many more people can't tell one end from the other, even by smell. A village in Kenya called. They want their idiot back.

November 24, 2012, 10:46 PM	#10
James K Staff Join Date: March 17, 1999 Posts: 16,611	I always liked the old TV detective shows and Westerns. Some folks wonder how come the hero never missed, but I explain about shooting ability, practice, and mainly that the script writer was on their side. Jim __________________ Jim K

November 24, 2012, 07:08 AM	#1
shurshot Senior Member Join Date: August 25, 2006 Posts: 712	Frank cannon revolver, 70s tv series? I loved this fat tv detective as a kid, and wish the reruns would return. William Conrad was the actor. I cant remember if he carried a SW 36, or a Colt Detective, but it was a blue snub .38. Anyone know for sure?

November 24, 2012, 09:47 AM	#2
Whirlwind06 Senior Member Join Date: March 3, 2006 Location: NE Ohio Posts: 714	Looking at the pictures I can find it looks like a Colt DS. Or a model 10 snub.

November 24, 2012, 10:59 AM	#3
PetahW Senior Member Join Date: September 19, 2008 Posts: 3,398	IIRC, watching the series back in the day, it was a Colt DS. .

November 24, 2012, 06:27 PM	#6
shurshot Senior Member Join Date: August 25, 2006 Posts: 712	Yes, he never missed, and he fought pretty good for an old fat guy who smoked a pipe.

November 24, 2012, 10:14 PM	#7
ltc444 Senior Member Join Date: March 3, 2011 Location: Vernon AZ Posts: 1,192	I can't remember, did Cannon like Steve Mcgarret (Hawaii 5 0) jump out of his car, draw his snubby 38 spl and blow out a tire at 100 yds.

November 24, 2012, 10:48 PM	#11
egor20 Senior Member Join Date: November 14, 2010 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 1,744	.44 cal Finger Can't really tell. __________________ Chief stall mucker and grain chef Country don't mean dumb. Steven King. The Stand

November 24, 2012, 10:57 PM	#12
Jim Watson Senior Member Join Date: October 25, 2001 Location: Alabama Posts: 9,753	William Conrad was the RADIO Gunsmoke's Matt Dillon. Wonderful voice for the part. He probably looked the part more than James Arness, too. More short tubby lawmen than tall, tall, lanky ones, I bet. Would have needed a longer moustache, though.

November 25, 2012, 12:26 AM	#15
sam colt Member Join Date: February 12, 2012 Location: nc Posts: 92	william conrad Could not have been too fat in his younger days, flew fighters in WW2.

November 25, 2012, 12:39 AM	#16
RUT Senior Member Join Date: November 17, 2004 Location: NH, USA Posts: 609	__________________ "Foreign Aid: The transfer of money from poor people in rich countries to rich people in poor countries."

November 25, 2012, 06:59 AM	#17
Husqvarna Senior Member Join Date: May 7, 2012 Location: Sweden Posts: 344	www.imfdb.com got all the info you'd need I reckon

November 25, 2012, 01:44 PM	#18
PetahW Senior Member Join Date: September 19, 2008 Posts: 3,398	A 400% screen blowup shows me it's a 6-shot DS .

November 25, 2012, 03:23 PM	#19
shurshot Senior Member Join Date: August 25, 2006 Posts: 712	Well, pictures don't lie. I thought I saw an ejector rod, but couldn't see it on the Youtube clips. Thanks Guys. Now I just hope they bring back the reruns!

November 25, 2012, 04:21 PM	#20
napg19 Senior Member Join Date: December 5, 2009 Location: Arkansas Posts: 335	I only seen one episode where anti-gunner, in real life, steve mcgarret(five-o) have a gun in his hand and it was for just a few seconds.

November 25, 2012, 04:32 PM	#21
nate45 Senior Member Join Date: July 16, 2007 Location: Illinois Posts: 3,732	Cannon used to look extra hefty to me when I was a kid, he looked like he was really giving the shocks on his Lincoln a work out. Now in 2012, he looks the same size as the average American standing in line at Cinnabon. As an aside, IIRC McGarret shot down a helicopter with his snub. __________________ "No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms."- Thomas Jefferson ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ (>_<)

November 25, 2012, 04:58 PM	#22
royal barnes Senior Member Join Date: March 11, 2012 Location: Wendell, N.C. Posts: 102	Conrad was not offered the job of Matt Dillon on TV because of his size. It was an interesting radio cast . Parley Bear of Keebler Cookie fame was Chester and Doc was Floyd the Barber from the Andy Griffith Show. I don't recall his real name at the moment.

November 27, 2012, 09:36 AM	#23
RUT Senior Member Join Date: November 17, 2004 Location: NH, USA Posts: 609	>>he fought pretty good for an old fat guy who smoked a pipe.<< And you can't forget his trademark "rabbit punch"! __________________ "Foreign Aid: The transfer of money from poor people in rich countries to rich people in poor countries."

November 27, 2012, 10:05 AM	#24
CajunBass Senior Member Join Date: May 6, 2005 Location: Chancellorsville, Virginia Posts: 3,130	Back in my younger days, I was saddled with the nickname "Cannon" when I reported to a new job, because one of my co-workers thought the TV character looked like me. They even produced a hard hat with the name on it for me. __________________ For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16 (NKJV)