Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1957)
Synopsis
Richard Diamond, Private Detective is an American detective drama which aired on radio from 1949 to 1953, and on television from 1957 to 1960.
First Air Date: 1957-07-01
Last Air Date: 1960-09-06
Number of Seasons: 4
Number of Episodes: 77
Created By: Blake Edwards
Networks: CBS
Top Cast
- David Janssen as Richard Diamond / Chuck Garrett
- Richard Devon as Sgt. Alden
- Russ Conway as Lt. Pete Kile
- Regis Toomey as Lt. Dennis McGough
- Bartlett Robinson as Albert Gunther
- Peter Leeds as Waldo Lattimer
- Robert Quarry as Arnie Bullock
- Peggy Maley as Claire Toujours
- Patricia Donahue as Mindy Parker
- Ross Elliott as Bill Reade
Seasons
None (1957)
No overview available for this season.
Episodes:
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Ep. 1: The Mickey Farmer Case
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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Ep. 2: Custody
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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Ep. 3: Escape from Oak Lane
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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Ep. 4: The Homicide Habit
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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Ep. 5: Picture of Fear
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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Ep. 6: Hit and Run
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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Ep. 7: The Big Score
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.
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Ep. 8: The Chess Player
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.
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Ep. 9: The Torch Carriers
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.
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Ep. 10: The Pete Rocco Case (a.k.a. Prison Break)
Diamond plays a game of cat and mouse with an escaped convict who bears a grudge against Diamond for bringing him to justice.
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Ep. 11: Venus of Park Avenue
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.
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Ep. 12: The Merry-Go-Round Case
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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