TV Show

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

Richard Diamond, Private Detective is an American detective drama which aired on radio from 1949 to 1953, and on television from 1957 to 1960.

TV Show Stats +8%

4 seasons

77 episodes total

Status

Ended

First Aired

1957

Rating

TV Show

6.2/10

4 votes • HD

Season 1

12 episodes
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The Mickey Farmer Case
Episode 1

The Mickey Farmer Case

Episode 1 • Jul 01, 1957

Diamond 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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Custody
Episode 2

Custody

Episode 2 • Jul 08, 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.

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Escape from Oak Lane
Episode 3

Escape from Oak Lane

Episode 3 • Jul 15, 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.

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The Homicide Habit
Episode 4

The Homicide Habit

Episode 4 • Jul 22, 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.

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Picture of Fear
Episode 5

Picture of Fear

Episode 5 • Jul 29, 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.

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Hit and Run
Episode 6

Hit and Run

Episode 6 • Aug 05, 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.

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Season 2

21 episodes
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The Space Society
Episode 1

The Space Society

Episode 1 • Jan 02, 1958

A man hires Diamond to investigate an outer space society which he suspects is out to bilk his rich uncle since they have talked him into leaving the society $100,000 in his will.

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The Dark Horse (a.k.a. The Allison Garvey Case)
Episode 2

The Dark Horse (a.k.a. The Allison Garvey Case)

Episode 2 • Jan 09, 1958

Diamond is hired to protect a lady politician whose supporters fear she may be kidnapped by the opposition.

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The Payoff
Episode 3

The Payoff

Episode 3 • Jan 16, 1958

Diamond is hired to track down a gang of safe crackers and recover the money that they stole.

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Double Jeopardy
Episode 4

Double Jeopardy

Episode 4 • Jan 23, 1958

A man convicted of a jewel theft years earlier still claims to be innocent even though the jewels start to show up on the black market as soon as he is released from prison.

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Arson
Episode 5

Arson

Episode 5 • Jan 30, 1958

Diamond is hired to investigate a fire in a fur shop which killed an accountant who was working there.

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The Ed Church Case
Episode 6

The Ed Church Case

Episode 6 • Feb 06, 1958

A veteran journalist and a recovering alcoholic join forces in order to get a story on a protection racket.

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Season 3

18 episodes
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The Sport (a.k.a. The Larry Forsythe Case)
Episode 1

The Sport (a.k.a. The Larry Forsythe Case)

Episode 1 • Feb 15, 1959

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.

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Pack Rat
Episode 2

Pack Rat

Episode 2 • Feb 22, 1959

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.

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Body of the Crime
Episode 3

Body of the Crime

Episode 3 • Mar 01, 1959

A mobster wanted by the law fears that he is going to be assassinated and asks Diamond to negotiate his surrender to the police.

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Soft Touch (a.k.a. The Revolution)
Episode 4

Soft Touch (a.k.a. The Revolution)

Episode 4 • Mar 08, 1959

A couple from South America hire Diamond to find a political refugee from their country who is hiding in the U.S.

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Boomerang Bait
Episode 5

Boomerang Bait

Episode 5 • Mar 15, 1959

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.

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Matador Murder (a.k.a. Mexican Art Swindle)
Episode 6

Matador Murder (a.k.a. Mexican Art Swindle)

Episode 6 • Mar 22, 1959

Diamond heads to Mexico in search of a missing art dealer.

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Season 4

26 episodes
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The Hoodlum
Episode 1

The Hoodlum

Episode 1 • Oct 05, 1959

A racketeer's bookkeeper gets Diamond involved in a blackmail scheme against his boss, when he asks him to find a book and gives him only one hour to do so.

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Act of Grace
Episode 2

Act of Grace

Episode 2 • Oct 12, 1959

An acquaintance of Diamond's is murdered. At his grave at a potter's field, Diamond sees a wealthy old woman laying flowers at some of the unmarked graves. Diamond tries to find the connection between her and his down-on-his-luck friend.

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The Bookie
Episode 3

The Bookie

Episode 3 • Oct 19, 1959

A bookie decides to get rid of Lt. Kile, whose efforts to put a stop to the bookie's operation have begun to annoy him.

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The Client
Episode 4

The Client

Episode 4 • Oct 26, 1959

A financier hires Diamond to search for his partner who has gone missing in Mexico.

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30m
The Runaway
Episode 5

The Runaway

Episode 5 • Nov 02, 1959

While briefly stopping in San Francisco, Diamond finds himself the target of a gunman.

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30m
No Laughing Matter
Episode 6

No Laughing Matter

Episode 6 • Nov 09, 1959

Diamond finds himself in a deserted amusement park on the trail of a desperate fugitive murderer.

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