Category: Video Theater

Video Theater 124: Richard Diamond: The Merry Go Round Case

The sister of an old Army buddy of Diamond’s ask him to bring her brother in after he killed a service state attendant.

Original Air Date: September 23, 1957

Season 1, Episode 12

Video Theater 123: Dragnet: The Big Will

Friday and Smith investigate the death of a middle-aged man.

Original Air Date: November 12, 1953

Season 3, Episode 11

Video Theater 121: Sherlock Holmes: The Christmas Pudding

A serial killer threatens to get Holmes before he’s executed.

Episode 23 of the 1954-55 Sherlock Holmes series.

Original Air Date: April 4, 1955

Video Theater 121: Dragnet: The Big Little Jesus

Friday and Smith try to recover a stolen statue of the child Jesus for a church before the Christmas Mass.

Original Air Date: December 24, 1953

Season 3, Episode 17

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Video Theater 120: Boston Blackie: The Queen of Thieves

A pickpocket runs afoul of his boss who appears to be a harmless old lady. When the pickpocket nearly gets killed, Blackie steps in to stop her ultimate scheme.

Season 2, Episode 8

Original Air Date: December 5, 1952

Video Theater 119: Dragnet: The Big Betty

Friday and Smith try to find a gang that’s running on a con man of the families of recently deceased people.

Season 3, Episode 4

Original Air Date: September 24, 1953

Video Theater 118: Four Star Playhouse: Search in the Night

While on the Night Beat, Randy Stone becomes curious when he sees a diver searching the river for something. 

Season 2, Episode 7

Original Air Date: November 5, 1953

Video Theater 117: Richard Diamond: The Pete Rocco Case

A criminal escapes prison, vowing revenge on Diamond for sending him up. The criminal’s mother hires Diamond to bring him in.

Season 1, Episode 10

Original Air Date: September 9, 1957

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Video Theater 116: Dragnet: The Big Dance

Friday and Smith search for two young hold up men.

Season 2, Episode 33 (June 25, 1953)

Video Theater 115: Dragnet: Big Barrette

Friday and Smith investigate the death of a girl who apparently had no enemies.

Season 2, Episode 32

Air Date: June 18, 1953

Video Theater 114: Richard Diamond: The Torch Carriers

Diamond is hired to find a man, but finds out the client isn’t telling him the truth.

Original Air Date: August 26, 1957

Video Theater 113: Dragnet: The Big Hands

Friday and Smith search for a man who strangled a woman in a hotel room.

Season 2, Episode 28

Original Air Date: May 21, 1953

Video Theater 112: Richard Diamond: The Chess Player

The wife of an eccentric businessman hires Diamond to keep her husband safe, to do so he’ll need to brush up on his chess.

Season 1, Episode 8

Original Air Date: August 19, 1957

Video Theater 111: Dragnet: The Big Lease

Joe Friday and Frank Smith search for a missing landlord.

Season 2, Episode 27 (May 14, 1953)

Video Theater 110: Richard Diamond: The Big Score

Diamond goes undercover as a Canadian businessman to connect with a gambling racket and find out if a client’s husband actually witnessed a murder.

Original Air Date: August 12, 1957

Season 1, Episode 7