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Private detective Richard Diamond and lieutenant Walt Levinson are attending a police convention in Chapel Hill, North…
Apr 12, 1950 · 28:00
Dick Powell guides a taut, late-night case that edges from a casual errand into a grim pattern of violence against…
Apr 19, 1950 · 29:33
There's nothing like stepping out of a nice hot shower, into a nice warm murder... When Richard Diamond answered the…
Apr 26, 1950 · 29:31
When Ralph Baxter escapes from prison, and a woman's body is found floating off Pier 14 - it seems to be too much of a…
Apr 4, 1952 · 29:31
'Big Ed' Barton spent his life building his metal works factory, but recently a series of accidents have been plaguing…
Apr 5, 1950 · 28:07
A guy comes in to Richard Diamond’s office with a bullet hole in his back. He gives him a package and asks him to look…
Apr 5, 1951
A late call pulls Diamond into a city unsettled by a man who selects his victims with chilly purpose. What follows is a…
Aug 16, 1950 · 30:13
The carnival is in town and Helen calls Richard Diamond to suggest that they go tonight. When they arrive Helen wants a…
Aug 16, 1953 · 23:57
It doesn't take much for private detective Richard Diamond to agree to investigate the murder of cowboy, Clay Baxter's…
Aug 2, 1950 · 28:07
Frank Bowers has a half interest in a gym and invites Richard Diamond to a fight tonight to watch his boy Max Farmer…
Aug 2, 1953 · 30:34
Lieutenant Walt Levinson who was a personal friend of Richard Diamond’s has been kidnapped. Richard Diamond suspects…
Aug 20, 1949 · 29:29
It all started in Central Park Tom Cook was on his way to meet the girl he loved Jean Cooper when he ran her over and…
Aug 20, 1949
A late-night call lands Diamond in a quietly unnerving tangle: a young woman dead, a worried parent at his door, and a…
Aug 23, 1950 · 29:48
Dr William Evens calls private detective Richard Diamond with a business arrangement to which Diamond stands to profit…
Aug 23, 1953 · 25:35
George L. Harvey Hollywood producer met a beautiful woman named Mary Conrad after being introduced by his associate…
Aug 27, 1949 · 27:57
Diamond receives a call from Lieutenant Walter Levinson. A prisoner, Bill Garrett, who is in the nearby prison has…
Aug 30, 1950 · 29:37
Lieutenant Walt Levinson calls private detective Richard Diamond for a favour. He wants him to go to the funeral that…
Aug 30, 1953 · 24:18
Lieutenant Walt Levinson calls private detective Richard Diamond for a favour. He wants him to go to the funeral that…
Aug 6, 1949 · 29:21
Trouble was Richard Diamond’s silent partner and he sends him everything from divorce labels to some marked city…
Aug 9, 1950 · 29:52
Edna Wolf suspects that her husband is cheating on her and employs Richard Diamond to follow him. But he discovers more…
Aug 9, 1953 · 30:15
Shortly after his friend Seymour leaves after showing Richard some Judo moves in his office Richard hears a noise in…
Dec 10, 1949 · 29:30
Julia Bates wants Richard diamond to stay at her house tonight as she is afraid of the house she lives in. Her husband…
Dec 17, 1949 · 30:00
A man with initials on his briefcase that read JB but who says his name is not important wants to employ Richard…
Dec 21, 1951 · 29:30
Every year, around this time, Richard Diamond's detective agency takes a big nose dive because people start packing up…
Dec 24, 1949 · 30:02
As the show was broadcast on Christmas Eve 1949, Richard Diamond and his fellow partners decided that it would be a…
Dec 28, 1951 · 30:00
For reasons unknown to Richard Diamond Duke Crandall arrived at his office and slugged him knocking him out. Diamond…
Dec 3, 1949 · 29:15
Richard Diamond is at his girlfriend Helen’s house and starts reading one of her Gory Detectives magazines and finds…
Dec 3, 1949
A midnight knock draws Diamond into a tangle of fear, money and a curious relic: a ruby idol with a reputation that…
Dec 31, 1949 · 28:07
Retired stockbroker Thomas Jason is worried that his adopted daughter Carol is trying to kill him for his money. In his…
Dec 7, 1951 · 30:13
After Dick Powell is involved in a car accident a man turns up at his office looking for a brown envelope having being…
Dec 7, 1953
A nervous Bavarian gunsmith steps into Richard Diamond’s office with a simple request: two days of quiet protection…
Feb 1, 1952 · 29:23
Richard Diamond is sat in his office when a strange man, Freddie, enters and tells Diamond to accompany him. He takes…
Feb 12, 1950 · 29:30
Multi millionaire and wolf Maurice Clinton hires private detective Richard Diamond to find Elaine Tanner. When he goes…
Feb 16, 1951 · 29:11
A 6-foot well-dressed man in a dark grey overcoat turned up at Diamond's office. But his face raised goose bumps, it…
Feb 19, 1950 · 29:33
Richard Diamond, private detective is called upon to help Sergeant Lieutenant Walter Levinson with a case. The police…
Feb 2, 1951 · 29:13
Mrs Caspary, wife of Phil Caspary the gambler turns up at Diamond's office concerned that her husband is going to kill…
Feb 23, 1951 · 22:41
A woman in distress called at Richard Diamond’s office all the way from Brooklyn with $300 and asked him to work for…
Feb 26, 1950 · 29:31
Before Richard Diamond was a private detective he was a cop working out of the 5th precinct on homicide. Homicide means…
Feb 5, 1950 · 29:32
Casper Willington needs a bodyguard, for Timothy, because he suspects that someone's trying to kill him. He's been to…
Feb 8, 1952 · 24:30
Eddie Burke turned up at Richard Diamonds and demanded he hand over the package. Diamond didn’t know what he was…
Feb 9, 1951 · 29:18
David Barr calls upon Diamond to discuss a business arrangement. He wants him to guard his store, a most fashionable…
Jan 11, 1952 · 29:42
Arthur Stevens was prepared to pay Richard Diamond $500 for a quick trip to Florida. That was easy enough but Loucious…
Jan 12, 1951 · 29:31
Ten years ago Richard Diamond had helped to put Joe Conner away for his involvement in an armed robbery. Now Marlene…
Jan 12, 1951
A knock at the office door draws Diamond into a tangle of nightclub smoke, backstage nerves, and a set of keys that…
Jan 15, 1950 · 30:02
George Victor wants to hire Diamond. He has bought the controlling interest in one of the city's leading newspapers and…
Jan 18, 1952 · 28:31
Richard Diamond is sitting in his office when a beautiful, stunning blonde enters. She is Mrs. Simpson and she wants to…
Jan 19, 1951 · 28:00
Some tough guys call at Richard Diamond’s office and put heavy pressure on him not to work for Mr Wharton. After…
Jan 19, 1951
A cosy evening at home ends early when a nervous visitor points Richard Diamond toward a scar-faced brute and a woman…
Jan 22, 1950 · 29:30
Martin White wants Richard Diamond to help him. He keeps seeing a man he knows is dead, and he's scared stiff! Paul…
Jan 25, 1952 · 25:16
Al Brenner has skipped and was supposed to appear before the grand jury. There was a $5000 reward for his return. Tiny…
Jan 26, 1951 · 29:35
B.B.E. Rollins is a very wealthy man who sends his secretary, Collins to hire Richard Diamond to find his brother,…
Jan 4, 1952 · 26:06
Lieutenant Walt Levinson stops by to tell Richard the news that a punk named Smiley Brill had shot one of their cops.…
Jan 7, 1950 · 29:31
An Italian butcher asks Richard Diamond to help break up a protection racket - but he will be forced to use his…
Jul 12, 1950 · 30:15
When Private Detective Richard Diamond hears a sound coming from the hall he opens his door to find a man leaning…
Jul 12, 1953
A jailbreak puts Richard Diamond in an awkward spot: the escapee once swore he’d settle a score, and the city suddenly…
Jul 16, 1949 · 29:21
When Lynnette Knight quits her job as a café photographer she is surprised at the unprovoked attempts on her life. She…
Jul 19, 1953
A speaking invitation draws Richard Diamond to Chapel Hill, where a relaxed visit with Helen soon edges into duty. A…
Jul 2, 1949 · 29:42
When taxi driver Hennessey found a hat with the initials B.K. in it and blood around the rim in the gutter with a 38…
Jul 23, 1949 · 29:15
Leon and June are having an affair and are planning on getting rid of their respective partners. Leon is planning on…
Jul 26, 1950 · 29:38
Diana Campbell calls in to Private Detective Richard Diamond’s office for help as something terrible had happened. Her…
Jul 26, 1953 · 24:15
Arnold Brice was married only six months ago and discovers that his wife doesn’t like him very much and has now decided…
Jul 5, 1950 · 29:31
When a truck driver, named Mike Burton, is killed by a hit and run driver, His wrestler friend, Tobias P Briggs decides…
Jul 5, 1953
A worried mother, a missing young man, and a whisper of fast cash pull Richard Diamond into a trail that winds from…
Jul 9, 1949 · 29:33
Charles Walsh and Bob Wells two lifers were planning to bust out of the state penitentiary and head for safety in Cuba.…
Jun 14, 1950 · 29:44
Jewels have been stolen from Mrs Carter’s safe three months ago and until yesterday neither the insurance indemnity…
Jun 14, 1950
A nervous young wife steps into Diamond’s office with a photograph, a missing husband, and no name to give. What…
Jun 19, 1949 · 29:20
It’s breakfast time and Fred Sears is reading the paper with disregard for his wife who is vying for an argument. When…
Jun 21, 1950 · 29:32
Richard Diamond is at his usual haunt, in the bar, chatting with the bartender, Charlie, when a beautiful woman walks…
Jun 21, 1953 · 31:16
Mr Cranby is the manager of the Far Eastern Company. When he went down to the store this morning the night watchman was…
Jun 26, 1949 · 28:13
A union meeting is in full swing. Tom Waxman, a charismatic young speaker has the audience in the palm of his hand, but…
Jun 28, 1950 · 29:33
Richard Diamond gets a call from Raymond R Waldren, an attorney, requesting to hire him. His client, Miss Mary Bellman,…
Jun 28, 1953 · 31:52
Gustov Hyden is a gun maker who immigrated to America from Germany. His wife had died in a concentration camp during…
Jun 7, 1953 · 31:41
Richard Diamond gets involved in a case when a man rings Lieutenant Levinson telling him that tonight he will kill a…
Mar 12, 1950 · 28:15
When someone takes a shot at actress Joyce Wallace while she is sitting in her living room, trying to kill her, she…
Mar 14, 1952 · 28:14
Fred Lane wants to hire Richard Diamond. Mary Lane, his wife, is being blackmailed. Before she met Fred she made a few…
Mar 16, 1951 · 29:55
Being a private detective is like ordering stew in a cheap restaurant, you never know what you’re getting until it is…
Mar 19, 1950 · 28:51
Diamond has received a letter from the police requesting that he go into the 5th precinct station for an examination.…
Mar 2, 1951 · 30:17
Two days ago he made arrangements for his own assassination as he was bankrupt and in danger of going to prison. He had…
Mar 21, 1952 · 28:14
The previous month Hank Burton had stolen $50,000 worth of jewels. The reward for bringing him in is $1000. Hank wants…
Mar 23, 1951 · 29:40
Abel Gunther travelled from Haiti to New York to seek the help of Richard Diamond. He was gravely ill and his wife was…
Mar 26, 1950 · 29:16
On his way to the office that morning, a man jumped out of the crowd and took a picture of Diamond, he then crept up to…
Mar 28, 1952 · 29:31
Thomas Walker has a case for Richard Diamond and he hopes that is nothing more than his suspicious mind. He doesn’t…
Mar 30, 1951 · 24:04
Adam Raeburn was almost eight feet tall worked for a carnival and was billed as the thinnest man in the world. He…
Mar 5, 1950 · 29:11
Lewis Spence, a convicted killer escaped from prison, is holding the police station. He just walked straight in with a…
Mar 9, 1951 · 28:56
Angelino Guiseppie runs butchers shop and was a friend of Richard Diamond’s. He came to Diamond for some help on behalf…
May 1, 1949 · 27:12
Two heavies turn up at Richard Diamond's office and warn him that when he gets a call from a Mr. Barton he's to turn…
May 15, 1949 · 29:32
Chris and Elizabeth didn’t like their stepfather Ralph Chase who was their legal guardian and executer of their estates…
May 22, 1949 · 29:35
Two hard looking thugs are watching a pretty young blonde get in a cab, but they're not too happy. After a heated…
May 29, 1949 · 29:16
The bell of Mrs. Moran's door rings. She answers it. It's a blackmailer called Matt Grayson. He wants another…
May 31, 1953 · 29:31
Arthur Holland calls in to Richard Diamonds office when he discovers a man is following him. He doesn't know why the…
Nov 11, 1953
Dick Powell’s cool, dry charm sets the tone as a late-night phone call nudges Diamond from cosy patter with Helen into…
Nov 12, 1949 · 29:30
The headlines in the paper that morning reported that the police commissioner’s house was robbed of $50,000 worth of…
Nov 15, 1950 · 24:15
Arnold Brice was married only six months ago and discovers that his beautiful wife Della doesn’t like him very much and…
Nov 16, 1951
A studio power-broker, a jittery aide, and a woman with a past give Richard Diamond a case that starts on a private…
Nov 18, 1953
A late dinner with Helen turns into a restless night as a society scandal pulls Diamond from easy charm to hard…
Nov 19, 1949 · 29:30
Lieutenant Walt Levinson wants Richard Diamonds help. He has three dead bodies to date and believes they are all…
Nov 2, 1951 · 28:22
Lieutenant Walter Levinson came to Richard Diamond’s office in a very serious mood. Smiley Brill had shot one of their…
Nov 22, 1950 · 23:58
When a man calls the police and tells them he is going to kill a someone at eight o'clock tonight they think it must be…
Nov 22, 1953 · 25:38
While Richard Diamond is in lieutenant Levinsons’s office a man phones and tells them that tonight promptly at eight…
Nov 26, 1949 · 29:30
Dr Edward Carson is a psychiatrist. For the past 4 days he has been treating a young man for an unusual type of shock.…
Nov 5, 1949 · 28:25
Richard is in high spirits and has gone round to his girlfriends, Helen Asher. He has a letter from the lady in the…
Nov 5, 1949
A quiet evening of light flirtation and easy song turns unexpectedly complicated when a teasing phone call and a…
Nov 8, 1950 · 27:02
A man falls in to private detective Richard Diamond's office on his last legs, handed him a sealed plain white envelope…
Oct 11, 1950 · 29:30
Private detective Richard Diamond has two cases on his hand but both too similar to be a coincidence. Both men are…
Oct 15, 1949 · 28:28
When Richard Diamond stops at the corner to buy a newspaper and to see his young friend the newsstand boy he discovers…
Oct 18, 1950 · 29:02
Lieutenant Walt Levinson has been kidnapped and Richard Diamond thinks it is something to do with Bert Fisher. Walt had…
Oct 22, 1949 · 29:30
Rene Benet is a hat maker and wants Richard Diamond to prevent the theft of his three latest creations, which he thinks…
Oct 25, 1950
A nervous visitor asks Diamond for two days of protection while he completes work on a new rifle, and a seemingly…
Oct 29, 1949 · 28:46
Mrs Lenore Kirkby feels that her son Bill Kirkby who is also a private detective has been acting strangely for the last…
Oct 4, 1950 · 23:25
Pete Rocco a convicted murderer who Diamond had put in jail had broken out. Pete swore he would get out and kill…
Oct 5, 1951
A worried teenager walks into Diamond’s office with a simple plea: find his brother, Pete Rocco, before the city’s…
Oct 8, 1949 · 29:05
It started last Tuesday morning at about eleven o'clock in an apartment on the upper east side. Virginia and Carthy,…
Sep 10, 1949 · 28:36
Mrs. Van Dyke is at a séance with Dr Langley. Her mother is calling her from the grave, telling her that she is in…
Sep 13, 1950 · 29:13
George Lexington was in fear of his life and requested that Richard Diamond call to his house to see him at six o’clock…
Sep 17, 1949 · 28:31
At eleven o'clock one morning, Richard Diamond - Private Detective is in his office when he receives a visitor, Jerome…
Sep 20, 1950 · 29:18
Pat Stones had an uptown hair salon for men and was a longstanding friend of Richard Diamond. She calls him when one of…
Sep 20, 1953
A worried wife brings a delicate problem to a cool, quick-witted sleuth: her husband is keeping late hours, making…
Sep 24, 1949 · 29:30
Two men come round to Richard Diamonds place and demand he give them the bundle. Diamond doesn’t know what they are…
Sep 27, 1950 · 29:30
It doesn't take much for private detective Richard Diamond to agree to investigate the murder of cowboy, Clay Baxter's…
Sep 27, 1953
A late-night visit, a cryptic envelope, and a stranger with no name set Richard Diamond on a tense, twisting trail. A…
Sep 3, 1949 · 28:09
Diamond got mixed up in a gruesome murder the past week. It started in a house out in Long Island. A guy named Harry…
Sep 6, 1950 · 29:15
Mr Green who owns the Bluebell Laundry calls Richard Diamond at three o’clock in the morning and asks him to come over…
Sep 6, 1953
A glittering Long Island evening takes a sharp turn, and Richard Diamond steps into a tangle of privilege, pride, and…
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