Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1957)
Richard Diamond, Private Detective is an American detective drama which aired on radio from 1949 to 1953, and on television from 1957 to 1960.
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Episode 1 - The Mickey Farmer Case
Release Date: 1957-07-01Diamond promises a dying gangster that he will take care of the gangster's girlfriend, unaware that the promise will endanger his life.
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Episode 2 - Custody
Release Date: 1957-07-08A woman in the hospital hires Diamond to trail her ex-husband, who she believes has obtained custody of their daughter to use as cover for his shady business practices.
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Episode 3 - Escape from Oak Lane
Release Date: 1957-07-15A man hires Diamond to watch over his frightened wife while he is out of town, but then Diamond is approached by a pair of doctors from a mental institution who claim she is an escaped patient.
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Episode 4 - The Homicide Habit
Release Date: 1957-07-22Diamond sets out to con a recently widowed woman and her lover into believing that he witnessed them kill her late husband so that they could collect the insurance money.
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Episode 5 - Picture of Fear
Release Date: 1957-07-29While on holiday in the mountains Diamond befriends a young woman who is being pursued by thugs who believe that she has taken some incriminating photos.
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Episode 6 - Hit and Run
Release Date: 1957-08-05Diamond finds himself facing off against the mob when is hired by a woman to prove that her fiancee is innocent of killing a man in a hit and run auto accident.
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Episode 7 - The Big Score
Release Date: 1957-08-12Diamond poses as a rich Canadian and infiltrates a gambling racket in order to learn the truth about a businessman's claims that he witnessed a murder.
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Episode 8 - The Chess Player
Release Date: 1957-08-19Diamond is hired by a woman to become a bodyguard to her husband, without him knowing it. He is a businessman who has received several threats against his life which he refuses to take seriously.
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Episode 9 - The Torch Carriers
Release Date: 1957-08-26Diamond unravels a story of unrequited love and revenge while tracking down a fugitive gangster who is in the possession of a valuable stolen necklace.
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Episode 10 - The Pete Rocco Case (a.k.a. Prison Break)
Release Date: 1957-09-09Diamond plays a game of cat and mouse with an escaped convict who bears a grudge against Diamond for bringing him to justice.
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Episode 11 - Venus of Park Avenue
Release Date: 1957-09-16Diamond is hired to verify the authenticity of an ancient Greek statue, which is suspected of being fake when it is offered for sale at a figure far below its true value.
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Episode 12 - The Merry-Go-Round Case
Release Date: 1957-09-23Diamond attempts to convince an old war buddy who has turned to a life of crime to give himself up to the authorities.