Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
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Richard Diamond, Private Detective

6.2 / 10
1957
4 seasons
77 episodes
CrimeDramaAction & Adventure

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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Seasons

  • Ep 1

    1.The Mickey Farmer Case

    01-07-195730m

    Diamond promises a dying gangster that he will take care of the gangster's girlfriend, unaware that the promise will endanger his life.

  • Ep 2

    2.Custody

    08-07-195730m

    A 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.

  • Ep 3

    3.Escape from Oak Lane

    15-07-195730m

    A 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 esc...

  • Ep 4

    4.The Homicide Habit

    22-07-195730m

    Diamond 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.

  • Ep 5

    5.Picture of Fear

    29-07-195730m

    While 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.

  • Ep 6

    6.Hit and Run

    05-08-195730m

    Diamond 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.

  • Ep 7

    7.The Big Score

    12-08-195730m

    Diamond 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.

  • Ep 8

    8.The Chess Player

    19-08-195730m

    Diamond 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...

  • Ep 9

    9.The Torch Carriers

    26-08-195730m

    Diamond unravels a story of unrequited love and revenge while tracking down a fugitive gangster who is in the possession of a valuable stolen necklace.

  • Ep 10

    10.The Pete Rocco Case (a.k.a. Prison Break)

    09-09-195730m

    Diamond plays a game of cat and mouse with an escaped convict who bears a grudge against Diamond for bringing him to justice.

  • Ep 11

    11.Venus of Park Avenue

    16-09-195730m

    Diamond 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.

  • Ep 12

    12.The Merry-Go-Round Case

    23-09-195730m

    Diamond attempts to convince an old war buddy who has turned to a life of crime to give himself up to the authorities.

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