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Here is another in NBC's great parade of new shows. ["The Star-Spangled Banner"] Now Dick Powell as Richard Diamond, private detective. ["The Star-Spangled Banner"] Hello there, this is Diamond. You know, I saw something the other day that's as typical of New York as the Empire State Building. I was walking down Second Avenue when I spotted some kids around the fire hydrant. They had turned it on and the whole gang was splashing around keeping cool. They'd done something els…

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Synopsis

In The Eddie Garrett Case, Richard Diamond, portrayed by Dick Powell, finds himself embroiled in the life of a troubled teenager, Eddie Garrett. Eddie, only seventeen, is on the brink of execution for a crime that has the potential to define his future. The episode opens with Diamond reflecting on the carefree nature of childhood in New York City, contrasting it with Eddie's grim reality. As Diamond receives a call from Lieutenant Levinson, he learns that Eddie's older brother, Bill Garrett, is set to die in the electric chair that very night, and he has requested to see Diamond.

Host

Ed King

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Ed Begley

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Mary Shipp

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Sidney Miller

Virginia Gregg

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  • Audio from Internet Archive (OTRR_Richard_Diamond_Private_Detective_Singles). Curated by OTRR. Goldie does not claim ownership of this broadcast.
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  • Historical context from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

Richard Diamond 49-08-27 (019) The Eddie Garrett Case.mp3

Richard Diamond, Private Detective, Episode 19

The Eddie Garrett Case

Saturday, August 27, 1949 · 29:14

Richard Diamond, Private Detective, Episode 19

The Eddie Garrett Case

Saturday, August 27, 1949 · 29:14

Summary

Richard Diamond investigates the case of Eddie Garrett, a teenager whose life is spiraling out of control as he faces the electric chair for a crime he may not have committed. The stakes rise as Diamond uncovers the truth behind Eddie's actions and the influence of his brother.

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That night in history

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  • 1949 — Soviet atomic bomb project: The Soviet Union tests its first atomic bomb, known as First Lightning or Joe 1, at Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan.
  • 1949 — The treaty creating the North Atlantic Treaty Organization goes into effect.

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