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| Diamond (David Janssen) takes a call on his car phone |
RICHARD DIAMOND, PRIVATE DETECTIVE Season 4. 1960.
In its fourth and final season, Richard Diamond had only ten episodes. The show remained watchable, bolstered by David Janssen's smooth playing and some decent scripts. Among the more notable: Diamond is hired to find a missing woman even though everyone he talks to denies her very existence in "Double Trouble." Diamond investigates whether or not "The Lovely Fraud" is genuinely crippled or faking it for the money. And Rick is hired to find a poodle whose pretty owner has been murdered in "Accent on Murder." Guest-stars on the brief fourth season include Rita Moreno, James Coburn, Lyle Talbot and Joanna Barnes. Although a few episodes can be found on DVD or on youtube, or in private editions collected from broadcast, Richard Diamond is essentially a forgotten series but for TV detective buffs. The show was by no means a failure, however, but Janssen would have to wait for the super-hit The Fugitive to become a household name.
Verdict: For hardcore private eye fans. **1/2.
I love shows like these! Theese show actualy inspired me to become a private investigator in NYC. The job it'self can be boring at times (which is nothing like how they are portrayed in the shows) but there are also parts of it that are exhilarating.
ReplyDeleteGreat show based on the private investigators and their experiences.
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