The Cannonball TV series follows the adventures of Mike Malone, nicknamed Cannonball (Paul Birch), and Jerry Austin (William Campbell), two truckers hauling for Toronto-based C&A Transport Company Ltd. Their truck is a GMC Model 950 Cab Over diesel tractor.
S01E01 The Runaway Truck (Oct.06.1958)
Stars Paul Birch William Campbell Beth Lockerbie Steven Barringer Beth Morris Carleton Young
Stars Paul Birch William Campbell Beth Lockerbie Steven Barringer Beth Morris Carleton Young
In this episode some hijackers figure they can hijack Cannonball's truck. They should know better than to mess with these truckers. The supporting cast includes Beth Lockerbie as Mary Malone, Mike's wife, Beth Morris as Ginny Malone, and Steve Barringer as Butch Malone. Howard Milsom appears as C&A Transport Company Ltd.'s dispatcher Harry Butler. This episode also includes Carelton G. Young, Ann Doran, Stafford Repp, Eddie Little, Isabelle Dwan, Alan Dinehart, and Joan Young. Air Date: October 6, 1958. Transferred from 16mm b-w film. (Moviecraft Inc.)