The Hollywood Story: Richard Diamond, Private Detective (August 23, 1953)

“The Hollywood Story” is an episode of Richard Diamond, Private Detective, the old-time radio show, first broadcast August 23, 1953. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Private detective Richard Diamond travels to Hollywood at the request of wealthy film producer George L. Harvey, who is being blackmailed by a beautiful woman named Mary Conrad. When Diamond arrives to investigate, he discovers Mary murdered in her home, and Harvey becomes the prime suspect. Diamond must uncover the real killer before Harvey takes the fall.

Hollywood, California and Las Vegas, Nevada in the 1950s

Characters: Richard Diamond, George L. Harvey, Fred Kane, Mary Conrad, Mary Langley

Listen for: Diamond's witty first-person narration as he navigates the Hollywood elite, his dangerous confrontation in the Las Vegas desert, and the revelation of a complex murder scheme involving blackmail and greed.

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.