Richard Diamond, Private Detective — Season 1
About this season
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 (12)
1. The Mickey Farmer Case
Aired 1 July 1957 • 30 min
Diamond promises a dying gangster that he will take care of the gangster's girlfriend, unaware that the promise will endanger his life.
2. Custody
Aired 8 July 1957 • 30 min
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.
3. Escape from Oak Lane
Aired 15 July 1957 • 30 min
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.
4. The Homicide Habit
Aired 22 July 1957 • 30 min
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.
5. Picture of Fear
Aired 29 July 1957 • 30 min
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.
6. Hit and Run
Aired 5 August 1957 • 30 min
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.
7. The Big Score
Aired 12 August 1957 • 30 min
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.
8. The Chess Player
Aired 19 August 1957 • 30 min
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.
9. The Torch Carriers
Aired 26 August 1957 • 30 min
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.
10. The Pete Rocco Case (a.k.a. Prison Break)
Aired 9 September 1957 • 30 min
Diamond plays a game of cat and mouse with an escaped convict who bears a grudge against Diamond for bringing him to justice.
11. Venus of Park Avenue
Aired 16 September 1957 • 30 min
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.
12. The Merry-Go-Round Case
Aired 23 September 1957 • 30 min
Diamond attempts to convince an old war buddy who has turned to a life of crime to give himself up to the authorities.