EPISODE · Jun 4, 2026 · 30 MIN
Richard Diamond -- The Ruby Idol Case
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Dick Powell stars as Richard Diamond, the singing private eye, in one of the series' most playful cases. What begins as a routine investigation turns into a gleeful send-up of the whole gumshoe genre after Diamond buries his nose in a lurid pulp detective magazine -- piling cliche on cliche until even he admits the dialogue is bad. A witty, winking detective romp, capped off with a song.
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Dick Powell stars as Richard Diamond, the singing private eye, in one of the series' most playful cases. What begins as a routine investigation turns into a gleeful send-up of the whole gumshoe genre after Diamond buries his nose in a lurid pulp detective magazine -- piling cliche on cliche until even he admits the dialogue is bad. A witty, winking detective romp, capped off with a song.
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