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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 Worst Episode
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    Richard Diamond, Private Detective Season 1 Episode 4 - The Homicide Habit
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #1 - The Homicide Habit

    S1:E4

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Richard Diamond, Private Detective Season 3 Episode 13 - Echo of Laughter
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    #2 - Echo of Laughter

    S3:E13

    Diamond learns that a friend of his, a TV personality, is undergoing marital problems and that his wife may be out to kill him.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Richard Diamond, Private Detective Season 4 Episode 11 - Marked for Murder
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    #3 - Marked for Murder

    S4:E11

    Diamond finds himself in a lonely hearts club when he is hired to investigate the confusing circumstances surrounding a robbery and murder.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Richard Diamond, Private Detective Season 4 Episode 12 - The Caller
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    #4 - The Caller

    S4:E12

    Diamond receives a mysterious telephone call which informs him that he will die at a specific time later that evening.

    Director:Thomas Carr
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Richard Diamond, Private Detective Season 4 Episode 13 - One Dead Cat
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    #5 - One Dead Cat

    S4:E13

    A night club singer hires Diamond to protect her and her band leader from a disgruntled pianist who once played in their band.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Richard Diamond, Private Detective Season 4 Episode 14 - Dead to the World
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    #6 - Dead to the World

    S4:E14

    A friend of Sam's wants Diamond to prove that her uncle's death was murder.

    Director:Thomas Carr
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Richard Diamond, Private Detective Season 4 Episode 15 - Seven Swords
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #7 - Seven Swords

    S4:E15

    Summoned to a theater by a phone call, Diamond watches a magician thrust seven swords into a box containing his assistant. Is this the dangerous situation he was called to deal with?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Richard Diamond, Private Detective Season 4 Episode 16 - The Fine Art of Murder
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    #8 - The Fine Art of Murder

    S4:E16

    An actress hires Diamond after she learns that a valuable painting which she purchased is a fake.

    Director:Thomas Carr
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Richard Diamond, Private Detective Season 4 Episode 17 - The Popskull
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #9 - The Popskull

    S4:E17

    Diamond follows a dog which is pursuing a bedraggled cat.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Richard Diamond, Private Detective Season 4 Episode 18 - And Whose Little Baby Are You?
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #10 - And Whose Little Baby Are You?

    S4:E18

    After returning to his apartment with a date, Diamond finds an infant abandoned on his couch.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Richard Diamond, Private Detective Season 4 Episode 19 - Fallen Star
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #11 - Fallen Star

    S4:E19

    A journalist hires Diamond to look into the death of a singer who fell to her death, which he suspects was a murder but that the police have ruled a suicide.

    Director:Thomas Carr
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Richard Diamond, Private Detective Season 4 Episode 20 - Coat of Arms
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #12 - Coat of Arms

    S4:E20

    A landlady finds one of her tenants dead in his room and shortly afterwards is greeted by a gun-wielding stranger looking for the man.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Richard Diamond, Private Detective Season 4 Episode 21 - Double Trouble
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #13 - Double Trouble

    S4:E21

    A diplomat who does not want the police to be involved, asks Diamond to find his missing fiancee.

    Director:Arthur Hilton
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Richard Diamond, Private Detective Season 4 Episode 22 - The Lovely Fraud
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    #14 - The Lovely Fraud

    S4:E22

    Shortly after a dancer takes out a large insurance policy on her legs, she gets injured by a hit and run driver and is forced to collect on the policy.

    Director:Thomas Carr
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Richard Diamond, Private Detective Season 4 Episode 23 - Accent on Murder
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #15 - Accent on Murder

    S4:E23

    A woman is killed after hiring Diamond to protect ""a young lady from France"" who turns out to be a poodle.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Richard Diamond, Private Detective Season 4 Episode 24 - East of Danger
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #16 - East of Danger

    S4:E24

    A woman hires Diamond when her father is attacked after he finds heroin hidden in his antique store warehouse.

    Director:Thomas Carr
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Richard Diamond, Private Detective Season 4 Episode 25 - Running Scared
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    #17 - Running Scared

    S4:E25

    A man is concerned about his daughter, whom he feels has been spending too much time brooding over her husband's death.

    Director:Thomas Carr
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Richard Diamond, Private Detective Season 4 Episode 8 - The Counselor
    6.4/10(21 votes)

    #18 - The Counselor

    S4:E8

    A marriage counselor whose life has been threatened hires Diamond to protect him.

    Director:Thomas Carr
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Richard Diamond, Private Detective Season 4 Episode 10 - The Adjustor
    6.5/10(19 votes)

    #19 - The Adjustor

    S4:E10

    Diamond receives a tip that a man who has been presumed dead for over a year is still alive.

    Director:Thomas Carr
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Richard Diamond, Private Detective Season 1 Episode 5 - Picture of Fear
    6.6/10(57 votes)

    #20 - Picture of Fear

    S1:E5

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:David T. Chantler

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  21. Richard Diamond, Private Detective Season 3 Episode 9 - Charity Affair
    6.7/10(15 votes)

    #21 - Charity Affair

    S3:E9

    A masked gunman steals the box office receipts of a charity jazz festival which Diamond is attending.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Richard Diamond, Private Detective Season 3 Episode 6 - Matador Murder (a.k.a. Mexican Art Swindle)
    6.8/10(16 votes)

    #22 - Matador Murder (a.k.a. Mexican Art Swindle)

    S3:E6

    Diamond heads to Mexico in search of a missing art dealer.

    Director:Richard Whorf
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Richard Diamond, Private Detective Season 4 Episode 7 - The Messenger
    6.8/10(14 votes)

    #23 - The Messenger

    S4:E7

    Diamond is hired to deliver a note to a bank teller and is somewhat surprised when the teller screams after she reads the note.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Richard Diamond, Private Detective Season 1 Episode 12 - The Merry-Go-Round Case
    6.9/10(47 votes)

    #24 - The Merry-Go-Round Case

    S1:E12

    Diamond attempts to convince an old war buddy who has turned to a life of crime to give himself up to the authorities.

    Director:Roy Del Ruth
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Richard Diamond, Private Detective Season 2 Episode 15 - The Purple Penguin
    6.9/10(21 votes)

    #25 - The Purple Penguin

    S2:E15

    Diamond fails in his efforts to protect a shady night club owner who believes that someone is out to kill him.

    Director:John Rich
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Homicide Habit" is the worst rated episode of "Richard Diamond, Private Detective". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 7/22/1957. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Echo of Laughter".