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The Best Episodes of Richard Diamond, Private Detective

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The Best Episodes of 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.

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  1. Background image for Escape from Oak Lane
    7.9/10(29 votes)

    #1 - 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.

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    Director:Tom Gries
    Writer:Unknown
  2. Background image for The Pete Rocco Case (a.k.a. Prison Break)
    7.9/10(31 votes)

    #2 - 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.

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  3. Background image for Another Man's Poison
    7.8/10(20 votes)

    #3 - 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.

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    Director:John Rich
    Writer:Unknown
  4. Background image for The Runaway
    7.8/10(12 votes)

    #4 - The Runaway

    S4:E5

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

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  5. Background image for Venus of Park Avenue
    7.7/10(20 votes)

    #5 - 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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  6. Background image for Snow Queen
    7.7/10(16 votes)

    #6 - Snow Queen

    S2:E21

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

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for The Mickey Farmer Case
    7.6/10(38 votes)

    #7 - 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.

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    Director:Roy Del Ruth
    Writer:Unknown
  9. Background image for The Big Score
    7.6/10(24 votes)

    #8 - 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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  10. Background image for The George Dale Case
    7.6/10(20 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.

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    Director:Richard Whorf
    Writer:Unknown
  11. Background image for Juvenile Jacket
    7.6/10(16 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.

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    Director:Richard Whorf
    Writer:Unknown
  12. Background image for Widow's Walk
    7.6/10(16 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.

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    Director:Richard Whorf
    Writer:Unknown
  13. Background image for The Image
    7.6/10(15 votes)

    #12 - 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.

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    Director:Thomas Carr
    Writer:Unknown
  14. Background image for The Torch Carriers
    7.5/10(20 votes)

    #13 - 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.

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  15. Background image for The Space Society
    7.5/10(16 votes)

    #14 - 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.

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  16. Background image for One Foot in the Grave
    7.5/10(18 votes)

    #15 - 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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  17. Background image for No Laughing Matter
    7.5/10(13 votes)

    #16 - No Laughing Matter

    S4:E6

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

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    Director:Thomas Carr
    Writer:Unknown
  18. Background image for Custody
    7.4/10(37 votes)

    #17 - 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.

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    Director:Tom Gries
    Writer:Unknown
  19. Background image for Hit and Run
    7.4/10(24 votes)

    #18 - Hit and Run

    S1:E6

    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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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  20. Background image for The Dark Horse (a.k.a. The Allison Garvey Case)
    7.4/10(20 votes)

    #19 - The Dark Horse (a.k.a. The Allison Garvey Case)

    S2:E2

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

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    Director:Leigh Jason
    Writer:Unknown
  21. Background image for Double Jeopardy
    7.4/10(24 votes)

    #20 - 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.

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    Director:Tom Gries
    Writer:Unknown
  22. Background image for Arson
    7.4/10(19 votes)

    #21 - Arson

    S2:E5

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

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  23. Background image for Chinese Honeymoon (a.k.a. Trouble in Chinatown)
    7.4/10(19 votes)

    #22 - 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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  24. Background image for Rodeo
    7.4/10(26 votes)

    #23 - Rodeo

    S2:E8

    A cowboy performing in a Madison Square garden rodeo comes to Diamond for help after he discovers his saddle strap cut and suspects that someone is trying to kill him.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  25. Background image for Pension Plan
    7.4/10(18 votes)

    #24 - Pension Plan

    S2:E12

    A jewelry store owner comes to Diamond for help when one of his employees refuses to return gems he had been assigned to clean unless he is given a large cash stipend.

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  26. Background image for Short Haul
    7.4/10(17 votes)

    #25 - Short Haul

    S2:E13

    Diamond goes under cover as a truck driver in order to investigate a truck hijacking in which the driver was killed.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Escape from Oak Lane" is the best rated episode of "Richard Diamond, Private Detective". It scored 7.9/10 based on 29 votes. Directed by Tom Gries and written by Unknown, it aired on 7/15/1957. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Pete Rocco Case (a.k.a. Prison Break)".