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Portsions of the following program are transcribed. The National Broadcasting Company presents Dick Powell as Richard Diamond, private detective. The National Broadcasting Company presents Dick Powell as Richard Diamond, private detective. Roberts. Hello, Walt. Hi, Rick. They show? Not yet. Fisher's covering the service entrance. We'll go in. Hunk the horn if you spot anything. Right. We'll get out here, Otis. Get the car out of the way. Like old times, Rick. Yeah, but I don…

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Synopsis

In the episode Photographer's Card, Richard Diamond, a private detective, finds himself in a precarious situation when he is approached by a nervous street photographer named George Phipps. Phipps insists that he is being followed and hands Diamond a card that he claims is crucial for his safety. The card, however, contains a hidden negative, which Diamond soon discovers could be the key to unraveling a dangerous mystery.

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Richard Diamond 50-03-26 (047) Photographer's Card.mp3

Richard Diamond, Private Detective, Episode 47

Photographer's Card

Sunday, March 26, 1950 · 29:31

Richard Diamond, Private Detective, Episode 47

Photographer's Card

Sunday, March 26, 1950 · 29:31

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Richard Diamond encounters a street photographer who believes he is being followed and hands Diamond a mysterious card. The stakes rise as Diamond discovers a hidden negative that may hold dangerous secrets.

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