Richard Diamond, Private Detective — Season 3
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 (18)
1. The Sport (a.k.a. The Larry Forsythe Case)
Aired 15 February 1959 • 30 min
Diamond moves to Los Angles where he begins to date Karen after she hires him to find her boyfriend's murderer. A woman hires him to find her playboy son who has gone missing.
2. Pack Rat
Aired 22 February 1959 • 30 min
An old man dies alone in his shack on the beach and $84,000 is found among his pile of junk. A hopeful heir hires Richard Diamond to find out if the man is his second cousin. Diamond uncovers evidence that the old man was murdered.
3. Body of the Crime
Aired 1 March 1959 • 30 min
A mobster wanted by the law fears that he is going to be assassinated and asks Diamond to negotiate his surrender to the police.
4. Soft Touch (a.k.a. The Revolution)
Aired 8 March 1959 • 30 min
A couple from South America hire Diamond to find a political refugee from their country who is hiding in the U.S.
5. Boomerang Bait
Aired 15 March 1959 • 30 min
An attractive young woman pleads with Diamond to investigate the murder of a fiananceer. Diamond later learns that her father is the police detective assigned to solve the case.
6. Matador Murder (a.k.a. Mexican Art Swindle)
Aired 22 March 1959 • 30 min
Diamond heads to Mexico in search of a missing art dealer.
7. Murder at the Mansion
Aired 29 March 1959 • 30 min
Diamond winds up in the middle of a deadly conspiracy when he agrees to help a wealthy young man find his missing bride.
8. Marineland Mystery
Aired 5 April 1959 • 30 min
An antique dealer hires Diamond to find an Oriental cigarette box and his employee who disappeared while delivering the box.
9. Charity Affair
Aired 12 April 1959 • 30 min
A masked gunman steals the box office receipts of a charity jazz festival which Diamond is attending.
10. Two for Paradise
Aired 19 April 1959 • 30 min
After inheriting half of a citrus packing plant, a pair of brothers hire Diamond to investigate a young woman they suspect is a golddigger, who has been romancing their late father's partner.
11. Crown of Silla
Aired 3 May 1959 • 30 min
An art dealer asks Diamond to make a clandestine investigation into the disappearance of a valuable crown which vanished from a safe on board a yacht.
12. Jukebox
Aired 10 May 1959 • 30 min
A jukebox operator asks Diamond for help when he is threatened by racketeers who want him to use their records exclusively.
13. Echo of Laughter
Aired 17 May 1959 • 30 min
Diamond learns that a friend of his, a TV personality, is undergoing marital problems and that his wife may be out to kill him.
14. The Limping Man
Aired 24 May 1959 • 30 min
A terrified woman calls Diamond for help after her life is threatened, but by the time Diamond arrives to meet with her she has disappeared.
15. The Hideout
Aired 31 May 1959 • 30 min
A nun asks Diamond to locate a missing young boy who is a member of a Dixieland band she has organized.
16. Rough Cut
Aired 7 June 1959 • 30 min
Diamond goes undercover as a casino worker in order to find a priceless jewel that has been stolen.
17. Family Affair
Aired 14 June 1959 • 30 min
Diamond discovers some unpleasant facts about a young woman who was murdered after he talks to her roommate, a dance hall hostess.
18. Design for Murder
Aired 21 June 1959 • 30 min
An old flame of Diamond's comes to him hoping to hire him to find out who is attempting to blackmail her.