The Bloody Hat Case

Here's Dick Powell as Richard Diamond, Private Detective. Hello there. My name's Diamond.

If you spotted me on the street, you'd probably figure me for an average working man, but you'd be wrong. I fit the description all right because I break my back six days a week to keep my picky bank nice and stuff.

But my occupation puts me in a class by myself. myself. I'm a private, the honey in nothing in this world but detective. You probably say so what, the average working man comes under the heading of a lot of different jobs and you'd be right on that count. But there's one little thing that puts me in the class

all by myself. Trouble. Mr. and Mrs. Average John Doe worked six days a week to keep clear of it. I put in the same time playing footses with it. It's a kind of silent partner with references dating all the way back to the year one.

People get in trouble every second and I count on a small percentage to come to me to get them out of it. The rest, odds and good advertising. As an example, take the other night and a little bistro over on 48th Street.

A couple of guys sitting at a back table were getting set for a special brand of trouble. The big kind that you find under the heading of murder. Oh, bird old boy, this is turning out to be a wonderful evening.

I'm glad you're enjoying it, George. Yes, she's here. Who's a blonde over there in the boot? Well, I've never seen her before, but she's cute. Yes, she's sure. Good evening, baby! George, don't take it easy.