The Big Foot Grafton Case: Richard Diamond, Private Detective (August 30, 1953)

“The Big Foot Grafton Case” is an episode of Richard Diamond, Private Detective, the old-time radio show, first broadcast August 30, 1953. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Private detective Richard Diamond is pulled into a case when a women's softball team asks him to find their missing second baseman, Lottie Wierich. Meanwhile, police lieutenant Walt pressures Diamond to attend the funeral of notorious criminal Bigfoot Grafton, whose body was supposedly fished from the harbor. As Diamond investigates Lottie's disappearance, he discovers dangerous connections to Grafton and becomes entangled in a web of murder and threats.

New York City, including West Franklin, a cemetery, a women's softball park, a dental office, and various city locations

Characters: Richard Diamond, Walt (police lieutenant), Billy (first baseman), Lottie Wierich (missing second baseman), Joe Gabberding (messenger/gunsel), Bigfoot Grafton (criminal), Dr. Percy Almond (dentist), Helen (Lottie)

Listen for: The chemistry between Diamond and the police lieutenant, with sharp banter and interruptions; the revelation that Grafton may still be alive; the climactic fight scenes; and Diamond's romantic moment with the rescued Lottie at episode's end.

Written from the episode itself; it never gives away the ending. Every recording is remastered for the stream: cleaned of rumble, hiss and mains hum (and the old TV whine where we found it), then levelled in two passes to steady broadcast loudness, so one show is never quieter than the next.