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The Best Episodes of Richard Diamond, Private Detective

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

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Richard Diamond, Private Detective Season 3 Episode 7 - Murder at the Mansion
    8.1/10(18 votes)

    #1 - Murder at the Mansion

    S3:E7

    Diamond winds up in the middle of a deadly conspiracy when he agrees to help a wealthy young man find his missing bride.

    Director:Stuart Rosenberg
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Richard Diamond, Private Detective Season 3 Episode 14 - The Limping Man
    8.0/10(17 votes)

    #2 - The Limping Man

    S3:E14

    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.

    Director:R.G. Springsteen
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Richard Diamond, Private Detective Season 1 Episode 10 - The Pete Rocco Case (a.k.a. Prison Break)
    7.9/10(32 votes)

    #3 - The Pete Rocco Case (a.k.a. Prison Break)

    S1:E10

    Diamond plays a game of cat and mouse with an escaped convict who bears a grudge against Diamond for bringing him to justice.

    Director:Bernard L. Kowalski
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Richard Diamond, Private Detective Season 1 Episode 3 - Escape from Oak Lane
    7.8/10(31 votes)

    #4 - Escape from Oak Lane

    S1:E3

    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.

    Director:Tom Gries
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Richard Diamond, Private Detective Season 3 Episode 17 - Family Affair
    7.8/10(15 votes)

    #5 - Family Affair

    S3:E17

    Diamond discovers some unpleasant facts about a young woman who was murdered after he talks to her roommate, a dance hall hostess.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Richard Diamond, Private Detective Season 4 Episode 5 - The Runaway
    7.8/10(12 votes)

    #6 - The Runaway

    S4:E5

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Richard Diamond, Private Detective Season 1 Episode 11 - Venus of Park Avenue
    7.7/10(21 votes)

    #7 - Venus of Park Avenue

    S1:E11

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Richard Diamond, Private Detective Season 2 Episode 14 - Another Man's Poison
    7.7/10(22 votes)

    #8 - Another Man's Poison

    S2:E14

    Diamond sets out to find the man who is trying to kill him and who failed in his last attempt, leaving an innocent bystander dead.

    Director:John Rich
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Richard Diamond, Private Detective Season 2 Episode 10 - The George Dale Case
    7.6/10(21 votes)

    #9 - The George Dale Case

    S2:E10

    Diamond is beaten and rendered unconscious by a man he suspects is an art thief. When he recovers he discovers that a beautiful woman has subdued his attacker.

    Director:Richard Whorf
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Richard Diamond, Private Detective Season 2 Episode 11 - Juvenile Jacket
    7.6/10(17 votes)

    #10 - Juvenile Jacket

    S2:E11

    Diamond is hired by a woman to clear her son of charges of murder, since he is a member of a gang which robbed a liquor store and killed the sales clerk.

    Director:Richard Whorf
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Richard Diamond, Private Detective Season 2 Episode 18 - Widow's Walk
    7.6/10(17 votes)

    #11 - Widow's Walk

    S2:E18

    Diamond and his client are kidnapped by gangsters who threaten to kill both of them unless Diamond reveals the location of valuable paintings from another case.

    Director:Richard Whorf
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Richard Diamond, Private Detective Season 2 Episode 21 - Snow Queen
    7.6/10(17 votes)

    #12 - Snow Queen

    S2:E21

    Diamond uncovers a narcotics smuggling operation while investigating the murder of an art restorer who was killed in his workshop.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Richard Diamond, Private Detective Season 3 Episode 3 - Body of the Crime
    7.6/10(23 votes)

    #13 - Body of the Crime

    S3:E3

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Richard Diamond, Private Detective Season 3 Episode 10 - Two for Paradise
    7.6/10(14 votes)

    #14 - Two for Paradise

    S3:E10

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Richard Diamond, Private Detective Season 1 Episode 1 - The Mickey Farmer Case
    7.5/10(43 votes)

    #15 - The Mickey Farmer Case

    S1:E1

    Diamond promises a dying gangster that he will take care of the gangster's girlfriend, unaware that the promise will endanger his life.

    Director:Roy Del Ruth
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Richard Diamond, Private Detective Season 1 Episode 7 - The Big Score
    7.5/10(26 votes)

    #16 - The Big Score

    S1:E7

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Richard Diamond, Private Detective Season 1 Episode 9 - The Torch Carriers
    7.5/10(21 votes)

    #17 - The Torch Carriers

    S1:E9

    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.

    Director:Bernard L. Kowalski
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Richard Diamond, Private Detective Season 2 Episode 1 - The Space Society
    7.5/10(18 votes)

    #18 - The Space Society

    S2:E1

    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.

    Director:Leigh Jason
    Writer:David T. Chantler

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  19. Richard Diamond, Private Detective Season 2 Episode 4 - Double Jeopardy
    7.5/10(25 votes)

    #19 - Double Jeopardy

    S2:E4

    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.

    Director:Tom Gries
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Richard Diamond, Private Detective Season 2 Episode 20 - One Foot in the Grave
    7.5/10(19 votes)

    #20 - One Foot in the Grave

    S2:E20

    After a policeman friend of Diamond's is killed while on patrol, Diamond decides to do an investigation of his own to insure that the killer is brought to justice.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Richard Diamond, Private Detective Season 3 Episode 18 - Design for Murder
    7.5/10(16 votes)

    #21 - Design for Murder

    S3:E18

    An old flame of Diamond's comes to him hoping to hire him to find out who is attempting to blackmail her.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Richard Diamond, Private Detective Season 4 Episode 6 - No Laughing Matter
    7.5/10(13 votes)

    #22 - No Laughing Matter

    S4:E6

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

    Director:Thomas Carr
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Richard Diamond, Private Detective Season 4 Episode 9 - The Image
    7.5/10(16 votes)

    #23 - The Image

    S4:E9

    An old nemesis of Diamond's on the police force has Diamond arrested on murder charges after the girlfriend of an escaped convict is found murdered.

    Director:Thomas Carr
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Richard Diamond, Private Detective Season 1 Episode 2 - Custody
    7.4/10(41 votes)

    #24 - Custody

    S1:E2

    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.

    Director:Tom Gries
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Richard Diamond, Private Detective Season 2 Episode 7 - Chinese Honeymoon (a.k.a. Trouble in Chinatown)
    7.4/10(20 votes)

    #25 - Chinese Honeymoon (a.k.a. Trouble in Chinatown)

    S2:E7

    Diamond uncovers a protection racket when he decides to learn why a pair of his Chinese friends unexpectedly call off their upcoming wedding.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Murder at the Mansion" is the best rated episode of "Richard Diamond, Private Detective". It scored 8.1/10 based on 18 votes. Directed by Stuart Rosenberg and written by Unknown, it aired on 3/29/1959. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Limping Man".