Richard Diamond, Private Detective

30min

Crime

Drama

Action & 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.

Episodes

Cast

The Mickey Farmer Case

1. The Mickey Farmer Case

30min

1st Jul 1957

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

Custody

2. Custody

30min

8th Jul 1957

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.

Escape from Oak Lane

3. Escape from Oak Lane

30min

15th Jul 1957

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 escaped patient.

The Homicide Habit

4. The Homicide Habit

30min

22nd Jul 1957

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.

Picture of Fear

5. Picture of Fear

30min

29th Jul 1957

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.

Hit and Run

6. Hit and Run

30min

5th Aug 1957

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.

The Big Score

7. The Big Score

30min

12th Aug 1957

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.

The Chess Player

8. The Chess Player

30min

19th Aug 1957

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 take seriously.

The Torch Carriers

9. The Torch Carriers

30min

26th Aug 1957

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.

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

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

30min

9th Sep 1957

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

Venus of Park Avenue

11. Venus of Park Avenue

30min

16th Sep 1957

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.

The Merry-Go-Round Case

12. The Merry-Go-Round Case

30min

23rd Sep 1957

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

First air date

1st Jul 1957

Last air date

6th Sep 1960

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

Networks