Blake Edwards
Director
Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1957)
Season 1
Richard Diamond, Private Detective is an American detective drama which aired on radio from 1949 to 1953, and on television from 1957 to 1960.
Released July 1, 1957
Episode 30 min
None+
Genres: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama
Keywords: tmdb.private-investigator, imdb.based-on-radio-show, imdb.character-name-as-series-title, imdb.four-word-series-title, imdb.richard-diamond-character, imdb.private-eye, imdb.detective, imdb.private-detective
Production Companies: Four Stars Productions
Network: CBS
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S1E1 - 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.
July 1, 1957, midnight
S1E2 - 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.
July 8, 1957, midnight
S1E3 - 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.
July 15, 1957, midnight
S1E4 - 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.
July 22, 1957, midnight
S1E5 - 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.
July 29, 1957, midnight
S1E6 - 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.
Aug. 5, 1957, midnight
S1E7 - 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.
Aug. 12, 1957, midnight
S1E8 - 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.
Aug. 19, 1957, midnight
S1E9 - 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.
Aug. 26, 1957, midnight
S1E10 - 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.
Sept. 9, 1957, midnight
S1E11 - 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.
Sept. 16, 1957, midnight
S1E12 - 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.
Sept. 23, 1957, midnight
Network: CBS
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 2310 min.
Released: July 1, 1957
Last Air Date: Sept. 6, 1960, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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