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Speaker 1 (00:05):
The makers of Camel Cigarettes present Dick Powell as Richard Diamond,
Private Detective. What cigarette do doctors themselves smoke?
Speaker 2 (00:38):
In a nationwide survey a few years ago, one hundred
thirteen thousand, five hundred ninety seven doctors, doctors in every
branch of medicine were.
Speaker 1 (00:47):
Asked what cigarette do you smoke?
Speaker 3 (00:49):
Doctor?
Speaker 2 (00:50):
The brand name most was Camel. Again and again in
repeated surveys, the same preference was shown.
Speaker 1 (00:57):
Yes, these surveys show that more doctors smoke camels than
any other cigarette. Why don't you smoke camels too? Now
we bring you another transcribed adventure with Richard Diamond, Private Detective,
starring Dick Powell.
Speaker 4 (01:25):
Now let's see I play the red nine on the
black ten, moved the eight of spades off this pile
and put over here. That gives me another king. Were's
three clubs? Sneak a look under here, No, ain't there.
I'll be within a minute. I already suppose that's three
(01:47):
club Oh well, I'm a detective agency anyone for pe
kN alcohol.
Speaker 5 (01:54):
Don't tell me you're still at it. You told me
an hour ago you'd quite as soon as you'd won
one game.
Speaker 4 (01:59):
One one game That's nice and confusing, isn't it, Helen? Baby,
I wouldn't admit this to anyone but you. But I
haven't even come close.
Speaker 5 (02:06):
How was afraid of it? If you tried stagging the deck.
Speaker 3 (02:09):
Helen, that's cheating.
Speaker 5 (02:11):
I know. But if you tried it just.
Speaker 4 (02:13):
Once, but only in self defense, and even that didn't help,
I still lost.
Speaker 5 (02:16):
Well, then I'm afraid you're hopeless. Why not give it
up and come over here. We could play some gins.
Speaker 4 (02:21):
Oh no, I owe you one thousand, three hundred and
sixty nine tooth picks now that they don't have to
buy a lumber camp.
Speaker 3 (02:27):
You're there on the telephone me.
Speaker 6 (02:29):
Yeah, you're the boss.
Speaker 3 (02:31):
Well no, not exactly. I'm just the owner.
Speaker 7 (02:33):
That's good enough. If that's somebody wanting to hirey, you
tell him to call back.
Speaker 6 (02:38):
Rick.
Speaker 5 (02:38):
Is that man ordering you around?
Speaker 3 (02:40):
He's trying? Yeah me, I said, tell him to call back.
Now just a minute, I.
Speaker 5 (02:44):
Try killers stand up to him. We don't have to
take no golf.
Speaker 4 (02:47):
Well, Honey, I wish you were here so we could
get a look at the size of You're gonna hang
up or not?
Speaker 5 (02:52):
Yes, sir, yes, sir Richard Damon.
Speaker 4 (02:56):
Did you say yes, sir, Yes, sir, I mean yes, ma'am,
I mean oh bye bye, Helen dar.
Speaker 7 (03:03):
Okay, you said you were the owner of this outfit.
That means your name's diamond. Yes, sir, my name is
Ed Barton Diamond. Don't bother shaking hands because I gotta hunt.
You ain't gonna go for the deal. I'm laying down
that way, there won't be any hard feelings. The reason
I say that is because I've already been to three
or four of you guys and they didn't go for it.
Speaker 4 (03:22):
For my money, are all a bunch of lilies. Look,
mister Barton you now, don't get me wrong. That ain't
saying you're like the rest of them. Truth of the
matter is, I hope you ain't. The deal I got
to offer takes a guy with a little backbone. I
suppose you told me what the deal is before you
get too involved with my sack.
Speaker 7 (03:38):
Really, eye, you've heard of the Barton Metal Works, Well
that's me.
Speaker 3 (03:41):
I'm the boss.
Speaker 7 (03:42):
Started out fifteen years ago with a forge and an anvil.
Today I got over forty men working for me, turning
out some pretty big jobs contracts. A lot of these
guys around town will give their eye teeth for if
it's made of metal, Barton will make it.
Speaker 4 (03:54):
That's my model. Well, let's just good to summer mine.
Go ahead, Diamond.
Speaker 7 (03:58):
It took me a long time to get this thing
going the way I want it, and now somebody is
trying to mess it up for me. Trouble is, I
don't know how much longer I can hold out. Loyalty
is one thing, and staying with the sinking ship is
something else.
Speaker 4 (04:11):
Again, very well said mister Barton. Now, would you like
to tell me what it means?
Speaker 7 (04:15):
Yeah, four men quit on me yesterday, Diamond, six the
day before, and no telling how many today. Word's getting
around that the plant is jinxed. Must be a pretty
good reason for it, mister Barton. Men don't give up
their living over a superstition.
Speaker 3 (04:27):
Of course, there's the reason for it. Why do you
think I'm here?
Speaker 7 (04:30):
You tell me because I've had two accidents down at
the plant in the past four weeks. Two men killed
in less than a month. That's a lot of accidents, Diamond.
Speaker 3 (04:39):
Yeah, it does seem to be stretching things a little
so now.
Speaker 7 (04:42):
Just because of that, the whole plant's supposed to be
bad luck diamond. My production's beginning to slack off. M
or Just how accident are worth? These accidents the craziest
things you ever heard of. Michael' brien tripped and fell
over a steel rod, Larry Martin got in the way
of the big hammer. Just one fool thing after another.
Somebody's out to do me dirt diamond, and they're trying
to get at me through the plant.
Speaker 3 (05:03):
Yeah, but why, mister Barton, How do I know why?
They just are?
Speaker 7 (05:06):
That's all. Don't ask me if I got any enemies.
I probably got more enemies than any man in the
face of the earth. People just don't like me.
Speaker 3 (05:13):
I can't understand that soft spoken fellow like you.
Speaker 4 (05:17):
So the idea is you want to hire me to
go down there and see who's out to get your answer?
Speaker 7 (05:22):
Right, got a job already picked out for you down
at the plant. You mean I have to work to Certainly,
you don't think I'm going to pay you just to
run around asking a lot of fool questions?
Speaker 3 (05:30):
Do you no? You know? I I guess you wouldn't,
mister Barton. I don't know how about it.
Speaker 4 (05:35):
You're going to back down too, mister Barton, Thanks to you,
my girl already thinks I'm a coward.
Speaker 3 (05:41):
Looks like there's only one way to change your mind.
Speaker 4 (05:47):
Big Ed Barton came as close to a grin as
he probably ever would, dumped a tidy retainer on my
desk and stuck out his hand.
Speaker 3 (05:54):
Coward that I am.
Speaker 4 (05:55):
I took off my ring and lost five fingers somewhere
inside of his callous palm, the bargain being sealed. Big
Ed then drove me down to the planet Miller.
Speaker 7 (06:06):
This here is Richard Diamond, private eye. I told you
I was getting an get him some clothes and put
him on it right away. This Steve Miller, Diamond my foreman,
and this guy gets Andre today.
Speaker 3 (06:18):
Steve see that he earns it. I don't mind big Ed.
Mister Diamond. He means well, but if it isn't made
of metal, he doesn't understand it. Yeah, I wonder how
he would react to a Geiger counter. Which way is
the locker room? Smeller? Down this way? Diamond? Oh just
call me Steve.
Speaker 4 (06:33):
Oh sure, sure, a nice lit the place you got here,
being foreman must keep it pretty busy.
Speaker 8 (06:39):
Full time job, all right. I suppose he had told
you what he wants you to do. Yeah, wait for
an accident that happen. But I mean, yeah, that's about
the size of it. Whoever's behind this was trying to
get rid of you right away.
Speaker 4 (06:52):
Wasn't there something else we could talk about? Income tax
of the war or something pleasant like that.
Speaker 3 (06:57):
Sure, Oh, locker room's right here.
Speaker 8 (07:04):
Big Ed and I have both gone over the entire
personnel looking for possible suspect. But just about everybody down
here has been with us over five years with the plant, that.
Speaker 3 (07:12):
Is Big Ed. Seems things got a lot of enemies, Steve.
Speaker 8 (07:15):
Oh, it's just his way. Diamond Ed hasn't any more
enemies in the next fellow. Oh, here, here's some stuff
that ought to fit you.
Speaker 3 (07:23):
Thanks. That's quite a uniform you fellas wear uniform?
Speaker 8 (07:27):
Oh the overalls, you mean, not so bad after you
get used to him.
Speaker 3 (07:31):
Huh.
Speaker 8 (07:31):
Oh, you've been wearing him, Steve, most of my life,
I guess I was practically born in front of a forge.
Speaker 3 (07:37):
My father was a blacksmith. All right.
Speaker 8 (07:39):
How long have you been with Big Ed from the beginning,
since before he moved out of the old shop into
the plant here. Of course, I haven't always been forming.
That's only happened in the la Oh, I have friend
come in for smoke Diamond meet Fred Laws and met.
Speaker 3 (07:55):
Hey, what's the matter, Fred?
Speaker 9 (07:57):
I'm quitting Steve Quittin. That's what I said. Oh now
wait a minute, fresh, save your breath.
Speaker 3 (08:02):
My mind's made up.
Speaker 8 (08:02):
Oh I see, so it's even got to you. Uh look, Fred,
who's he? Someone who isn't afraid to get down into
the furnace room and take over Larry Martin spot at
the Hammer Diamond? Here?
Speaker 3 (08:13):
Those the places and jinks.
Speaker 9 (08:14):
Don't you letter not answer that until you've been here
a while? Brother, I'm just about headed a couple of
minutes ago myself.
Speaker 3 (08:20):
You how Fred, what happened?
Speaker 9 (08:22):
Raylan gave way up on number five catwalk right there
where the plates are stored.
Speaker 3 (08:26):
That's what I said. It hadn't been for that scaffolding
out of casht right then.
Speaker 8 (08:31):
But those railings are always given out, Fred, you know
that's been happening for years.
Speaker 9 (08:35):
Yeah, but this one just came too close.
Speaker 3 (08:38):
I ain't stopping to pick up my check. Steve mail
it to me.
Speaker 8 (08:44):
Those railings aren't indestructible, Diamond, they just wear out.
Speaker 3 (08:49):
What was he talking about plates?
Speaker 8 (08:51):
I'll show you when we get up there number five
catwalks right above the big hammer.
Speaker 3 (08:55):
Oh, all right, now I'm all dressed. How do I look?
On second thought, don't answer that.
Speaker 8 (09:14):
Oh, here's the place Fred was talking about diamonds. I
guess they can't blame him for quitting. It would have
been a nasty fall. Yeah. What's this stuff under the catwalk, Steve?
Speaker 5 (09:26):
Oh?
Speaker 3 (09:26):
Those are the plates.
Speaker 8 (09:27):
You're too heavy to lug back and forth, so we
just store them up here on the scaffolding.
Speaker 4 (09:31):
Oh, I see, you mean I'm going to work down
there under these things.
Speaker 8 (09:35):
That's where Big Ed told me to put your diamond
He's the boss.
Speaker 3 (09:38):
I guess that's right.
Speaker 4 (09:40):
I ever forget it. I guess he would come around
and remind me that the hammer's a pretty big piece
of equipment, isn't it?
Speaker 6 (09:46):
Sure is?
Speaker 8 (09:47):
But the work you'll do isn't the hart The plates
come out of the furnace hot, sure job to flatten
them out. All you have to do is flip a
switch on the hammer and roll the plates.
Speaker 4 (09:56):
Roll the plates. After that time, I may not even
be able to flip the switch.
Speaker 8 (10:00):
Otto, Yeah, Stevie, that's Otto Schmidt.
Speaker 3 (10:03):
He'll handle a furnace for you. Looks like you can
handle the whole factory.
Speaker 6 (10:06):
Allow, Stevie, here's a fellow gonna take there.
Speaker 8 (10:08):
He's please, that's right, I Rick Diamond, Otto Schmidt. Hello,
he's a new man. I don't never worked in the
shop before.
Speaker 6 (10:15):
Yeah, I see that. Hell, don't worry. I take care
of him.
Speaker 3 (10:19):
Uh just how do you mean that? And I'll take
it easy, Yado. Production isn't as important as safety right now?
Remember that? Yeah?
Speaker 6 (10:25):
Yeah, I remember, Stevie.
Speaker 8 (10:27):
You'll be working all alone down here, Diamond. Just you
went out of that's well. The main thing is to
keep your eyes open. Yeah, that's right, all right, I
don't you can take over now?
Speaker 6 (10:36):
Oh yeah, I take over now? You like it? Yeah? Yeah,
Just don't get too close to hammer.
Speaker 3 (10:55):
No, homes should be a lot of one. It's great
for straightening nails.
Speaker 6 (11:00):
Meet Yeah, maybe pound dog home too? You think maybe
you stay?
Speaker 3 (11:08):
Sure?
Speaker 6 (11:09):
Why not? I don't? Why you not skilled?
Speaker 3 (11:14):
Should I be?
Speaker 1 (11:15):
Yeah?
Speaker 3 (11:15):
Maybe?
Speaker 6 (11:16):
Maybe not? What kind wealth can you do?
Speaker 3 (11:20):
Before?
Speaker 4 (11:21):
Delivered telegrams say you pull out those legs with these
gloves on, silly. You better eat up this plate again?
And this hammer's going crazy. Here's something wor look out.
Speaker 8 (11:38):
Diamond out there out there, up there, look out for
those plates Trump Trump.
Speaker 2 (11:56):
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words about smoking. Enjoyment among the many stars.
Speaker 1 (12:03):
Whose voices, whose throats are their fortunes, is moreen O'Hara.
Speaker 5 (12:08):
Mourn O'Hair a sigur and must suit her taste and throat.
Speaker 10 (12:12):
And that's the reason camels get Marino Harra's vote.
Speaker 2 (12:17):
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Maureen found that camels agree with her throat.
Speaker 1 (12:25):
And Miss O'Hara's only one of the many famous stars
who regularly smoke camels. Some of the others are Dick Haymes,
Dennis O'Keefe, Linda Darnell, Henry Fonda, Vaughn Monroe, and our
own Dick Powell. Why don't you take a tip from
the famous people whose throats are their fortunes and who
smoke camels. Make your own thirty day camel test. Smoke
(12:46):
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full flavor. Pack after pack, see how well camels agree
with your throat. Week after week camels smoke camel.
Speaker 8 (13:00):
See how a cigarette to be.
Speaker 1 (13:05):
And now back to Richard Diamond, Private Detective starring Dick Powell.
Speaker 4 (13:16):
Well, Big Ed Barton had another accident on his hands,
Otto Schmidt.
Speaker 3 (13:21):
They carried him out of the furnished room, in bad shape,
but alive.
Speaker 4 (13:25):
I went up to have a look at number five Catwalk,
and it took me about twenty minutes up there to
decide that it hadn't been any more accidental than my
working for Big Ad.
Speaker 8 (13:37):
Oh, come on in, Diamond, I'll need your signature in
this accident.
Speaker 4 (13:41):
You know, Steve, I don't think it was an accident
that scaffolding didn't come loose all by itself.
Speaker 8 (13:47):
Yeah, I've still got to make out the report.
Speaker 3 (13:51):
I have a chair. I have his finish in a minute. Okay, thanks.
You handle the paperwork to Steve. Yeah, most of it.
Speaker 8 (14:00):
Anything concerning the plant itself usually falls in my lap.
It doesn't care much your offers work.
Speaker 4 (14:06):
I guess he would look a little out of character
to that Inncidentally, how come that railing on number five
catwalk hasn't been fixed yet? Seems to me if Fred
Larson quit on account, whose department does that?
Speaker 3 (14:17):
Anyway?
Speaker 8 (14:18):
I reported at a big head as soon as I could, Oh,
where's that now? Oh, my guess want me to call
and see If you say.
Speaker 4 (14:26):
Oh, that's all right, I think I'll just run over
and surprise him. What's the address?
Speaker 8 (14:31):
One oh five East Parkview, big mansion. You can't miss it,
one oh five East Parkview, Right. I'll sign that report
when I get back Steve.
Speaker 7 (14:47):
So what if it wasn't fixed, Diamond, Those railings cost money.
I told Steve not to let that plant nickel and
diamond to death, and I meant it.
Speaker 3 (14:55):
Then you purposely let it go. Wait a minute, I
didn't say that.
Speaker 4 (14:59):
But you don't have to, Barton. You got the report
over an hour ago. That's plenty of time to get
the work done. Who told you I got the report, Diamond?
And what difference does it make? You're responsible for the repairs,
aren't you.
Speaker 3 (15:09):
That's right, But.
Speaker 7 (15:10):
Don't think you're gonna jump all over me, Diamond. Matter
of fact, I didn't even know the railing was down
until you told me just now. Anyway, I don't see
what this has to do with what happened to Otto Schmidt.
Speaker 4 (15:20):
You don't, huh, Well, I'll tell you, mister Barton. Someone
got up there where the railing is out and loosened
the braces on that scaffolding. If the railing had been up,
he wouldn't have been able to reach it.
Speaker 7 (15:30):
That's a lot of hogwash. I don't believe it.
Speaker 3 (15:32):
I don't expect you to believe me. Bardon, but talk
to Otto. He saw who was up there.
Speaker 4 (15:36):
I saw part of him myself just before the plate
started falling.
Speaker 3 (15:39):
You mean auto SUT's right?
Speaker 7 (15:42):
Hell, don't look at me. I told you I didn't
know anything about that railing.
Speaker 3 (15:46):
That's your story, mister Barton, and you better stick to it.
Speaker 7 (15:49):
Or do you think you're going I didn't say I
was finished with you yet.
Speaker 3 (15:52):
No, and I'm not finished with Hugh Barton.
Speaker 4 (15:55):
As soon as I've had a talk with ott, Oh,
I'm going to take all these overalls and get back
into my.
Speaker 3 (15:58):
Own clothes, and then you make qu walking out. That's right.
I don't worry.
Speaker 4 (16:03):
I'm going to find out who's behind this, but I'm
going to do it on my own in case you
haven't gotten the idea big yet.
Speaker 3 (16:09):
I don't like working for you at all.
Speaker 4 (16:26):
I don't open your eyes. I want to talk to you. No, no, no,
talk Why it wasn't an accident?
Speaker 3 (16:35):
Otto? You know that.
Speaker 6 (16:36):
No, it was accident.
Speaker 3 (16:40):
Don't you want whoever's responsible for this to pay for it?
Speaker 8 (16:44):
No?
Speaker 3 (16:44):
What are you afraid of? Otto? Who you're hiding?
Speaker 8 (16:47):
I'm afraid it's no use to him, and for some
reason he just won't talk.
Speaker 3 (16:51):
But why what's he afraid of? That's all the time
I can let you, gentlemen, have you have to have
some rest?
Speaker 8 (16:56):
Now just a minute, doctor, missus Schmidt, talk to him
see if you don't want doc?
Speaker 3 (17:04):
All right, all right? How long would be before I
can see him again? Doctor? Well that's hard to say.
Several hours.
Speaker 8 (17:10):
Anyway, you might check with the front desk later this evening.
Speaker 3 (17:13):
They could tell you more about it. Then, all right, thanks?
Would one of you mind dropping her off? It's getting late.
There's nothing she could do here.
Speaker 8 (17:20):
I'll take her home, Diamond. You probably feel like a
shower and a change of clothes anyway.
Speaker 3 (17:24):
Thanks Steve. But I've still got some work to do.
Speaker 4 (17:29):
I dropped by the Barton Metalworks to get my clothes
out of the locker room, but the night watchman wouldn't
let me in without pass. Too tired to argue with him,
I hopped the cab to my apartment for a change
of clothes, diamond Yeah, but wait, I sit down.
Speaker 3 (17:49):
I just got in there is that button?
Speaker 10 (17:50):
Never mind sitting down, Get over to my house right away.
I got something to show you.
Speaker 3 (17:53):
I thought I told you.
Speaker 6 (17:54):
You know what you told me.
Speaker 10 (17:55):
But this is pretty important.
Speaker 3 (17:57):
Oh what is it?
Speaker 10 (17:58):
No, it was in my mailbox. No dam have no address, nothing,
just the note.
Speaker 3 (18:02):
The note was it? Say?
Speaker 10 (18:03):
Well, if I used up a lot of words he
didn't need. But the gist of the thing is I'm
supposed to close down the plane to exupfer the consequences.
Speaker 4 (18:10):
Maybe that is the bad idea, mister Barton. If it'll
stop these killings, Well, it'll be a.
Speaker 10 (18:14):
Cold day in the furnace room when I close hip.
Of course, I might get out from under work some
sort of deal so I wouldn't lose any money.
Speaker 3 (18:22):
Yeah, you might do that.
Speaker 4 (18:29):
Whoever it was had been waiting out of the fire escape.
The bullet thudded into the back of my best chair,
and I got on behind it, wondering which drawer I'd
left my gun in this time. After a while, when
nothing happened, I sneaked to look around the arm of
the chair.
Speaker 3 (18:41):
Diamonds, there was no one there.
Speaker 4 (18:44):
Did then I realized big Ed Barton was still talking here, mean, Diamonds,
speak up?
Speaker 6 (18:48):
What's going on over there?
Speaker 10 (18:49):
Anyway?
Speaker 3 (18:50):
What do you think this place gives me the creeps
at night? Diamond?
Speaker 8 (19:05):
Especially way up here, no one around, just a lot
of machinery. Yeah, and what are we looking for anyway? Oh?
Speaker 4 (19:12):
I just wanted to have another look at this railing Steve.
By the way, where were you when I dropped by
your place just getting some air?
Speaker 3 (19:20):
I didn't know you were going to come by. Hey,
couldn't we let this go in the morning.
Speaker 8 (19:26):
I don't like it around here when it's quiet like this?
Why not just don't that? So? You know, you look
pretty good in a suit, Steve. You want to wear
one more often? Thanks, Diamond, you really think so?
Speaker 3 (19:42):
Yeah? I have a nother look at you now that
you were just the foreman in the factory, Just the foreman.
That's your job here at the plant, isn't it, Steve?
Speaker 4 (19:52):
But doesn't ever bother you working so many years for
a guy who doesn't appreciate it, Especially now that the
big tracks have started to come in.
Speaker 3 (20:01):
Ed's pulling in all the graving. You're still nothing but
a foreman.
Speaker 8 (20:04):
Quit saying that will you quit saying I'm nothing but
a foreman?
Speaker 3 (20:07):
Why not? It's true, isn't Steve? There's nothing wrong with
being foreman.
Speaker 8 (20:11):
It's a very important job. I got charge of every
piece of equipment every man, but.
Speaker 4 (20:16):
Not charge of the plant. Isn't that right, Steve? Someone
else has charge of the plant? Well, what if he
has next to him? I'm the boss, that's right, Steve,
next to him, you're the boss.
Speaker 8 (20:32):
I suppose I told you he isn't the boss. What
if I told you I was in partnership with Big Ed?
What would you think of that? I'd think it was
kind of funny, Steve. Funny is it? Well, that's the
way it is. You can ask him. If you don't
believe me, he'll tell you.
Speaker 3 (20:46):
I mean, it's kind of funny.
Speaker 4 (20:47):
You're still wearing overalls and living in a boarding house
when Big Ed has a mansion and a couple of servants.
Speaker 8 (20:53):
Doesn't add up, Steve? Not now it doesn't, But it will.
Partner's entitled the full rights, isn't he? Big Ed kept
promise me all these years. He's been promising me, promising
you what Steve? As soon as the money started coming in,
as soon as things picked up. I could get out
of the plant, I could wear a suit on the job,
meet people. Why should Biden promise you that? Because we're partners.
(21:13):
That's why we went in fifty to fifty.
Speaker 3 (21:16):
When Steve, when did you go in fifty to fifty?
Speaker 8 (21:19):
Almost fifteen years ago? Down at the old place I
used to work the forge? Ed'd go out and get
the jobs. He got to talk to the people. All
I ever got to do was handle the forge.
Speaker 3 (21:31):
M I think I understand Steve.
Speaker 8 (21:34):
Then, because he got the jobs, he thought he was
entitled more than I was.
Speaker 3 (21:38):
He said it was all his doing.
Speaker 8 (21:40):
I was just working for him. He put me on
a salary, made me work in the plant.
Speaker 3 (21:45):
Well what do you hope to get out of all
this hating? Big Ed?
Speaker 4 (21:48):
Is all right, Steve, But if he closes up the plant,
you'd be out of a job.
Speaker 8 (21:51):
But I won't be out of a job. I'll be
in charge. Then I'm a partner in' I all.
Speaker 3 (21:56):
Right, Steve, We can go back down now, down down?
Speaker 8 (22:02):
Where where are you taking.
Speaker 3 (22:05):
Me downtown to talk to some people? You mean that police?
That's right?
Speaker 4 (22:14):
And Steve, just in case you've still got that gun,
I think it's only fair to tell you that this
time I've got one too.
Speaker 11 (22:37):
Kind of quiet tonight.
Speaker 3 (22:38):
Rick, Yeah, kind of quiet? Helen, Honey?
Speaker 11 (22:40):
Is it because you owe me one three and sixty
nine tooth picks?
Speaker 3 (22:44):
Well I could have something to do with it.
Speaker 11 (22:46):
Then I'll get the cards and give you a chance.
Stephen the score?
Speaker 3 (22:49):
Are you kidding? We'll be here for six months?
Speaker 11 (22:52):
What's wrong with that?
Speaker 3 (22:55):
Have to think of it? Nothing?
Speaker 11 (22:56):
Then'll leave us, get the show on the road while
you sing me a song. I'll set up the current table.
Speaker 4 (23:01):
Oh Helen, you are just too good to me. And
the truth fella comes home from the office. It's time
needs comforting.
Speaker 3 (23:09):
There you are. I just don't deserve someone like you.
Speaker 11 (23:14):
Wait a minute, you're reading the wrong part. Maybe you
just better saying yeah, maybe I better.
Speaker 12 (23:22):
I cry for you now it's your turn to cry.
Speaker 3 (23:39):
Me every roll as it turned, that's one thing you're
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I cry.
Speaker 5 (24:08):
For you.
Speaker 3 (24:14):
What a food lie you to be?
Speaker 5 (24:22):
Now?
Speaker 13 (24:23):
I found to wise just a little bit blue. I
found a heart just a little bit true.
Speaker 3 (24:43):
I cry.
Speaker 5 (24:47):
For you.
Speaker 3 (24:55):
Now it's your.
Speaker 6 (24:59):
To crass.
Speaker 3 (25:02):
Over me.
Speaker 11 (25:08):
Where did the trombone come from?
Speaker 3 (25:10):
I played it with my feet, he blinkoln taught it to.
Speaker 5 (25:13):
Mesh gosh and a whole lot of geeze.
Speaker 11 (25:18):
Sometimes, Richard, you really get to me.
Speaker 3 (25:20):
Now, steady girl, Richard fool kiss me?
Speaker 4 (25:25):
Oh well, this is a kiss, honey. After all, I'm tired, sleepy,
worn out, bushed, beat had a busy day.
Speaker 11 (25:37):
You must have had a busy week. When I say
a kiss, I mean a kiss. Now. That's what I mean.
When I said, bick Wick, what's wrong? It serves me
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I'm gonna have to get myself a younger Detective.
Speaker 2 (26:12):
Dick Powell will return in just a moment.
Speaker 1 (26:15):
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cool mildness.
Speaker 2 (26:22):
That's because camel's costly tobaccos are properly aged and expertly
blended for flavor and mildness for true smoking enjoyment.
Speaker 1 (26:31):
Yes, and it's one of the reasons why camel is
America's most popular cigarette by billions of cigarettes per year.
Speaker 2 (26:37):
Are you smoking the cigarette that's enjoyed most in America?
If not, start your own thirty day Camel test tonight.
Speaker 1 (26:45):
It's a sensible test of cigarette mildness based on steady smoking.
Here's all you do. Smoke only Camels for the next thirty.
Speaker 2 (26:54):
Days, You'll soon see how rich, how flavorful a cigarette
can be, and you'll discover what camel is America's most
popular cigarette.
Speaker 11 (27:03):
Oh mild, How mild?
Speaker 8 (27:06):
How mild can a cigarette be?
Speaker 3 (27:09):
Make the camel thirty eight test man, you see.
Speaker 8 (27:13):
Small camels and sea.
Speaker 4 (27:15):
Here's Dick Powell with a special message. Thank you, ladies
and gentlemen. To help bring pleasure to hospitalized veterans and
members of our armed forces, the makers of Camel cigarettes
send thousands of packs of camels to veterans and military
hospitals every week.
Speaker 3 (27:31):
This week's gift.
Speaker 4 (27:32):
Camels are on their way to Veterans Hospitals Dwight, Illinois,
and Whipple, Arizona, Rapid City Air Force Hospital, Rapid City,
South Dakota, and to all hospitals operated by the Far
East Command of the US Army.
Speaker 3 (27:46):
Now until next week, enjoy camels, I always do.
Speaker 1 (27:59):
Tonight's venture of Richard Diamond was written by Ty Cobb
with music by Frank Worth Virginia. Greg was heard as
Helen Asher. Other than the cast were Raymond Burr, Jack Moyles,
Jess Kirkpatrick, Joe Deval and Alan Reed. Richard Diamond Private
Detective is transcribed in Hollywood by himI Delvay. Be sure
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to listen to another great Camel show, Von Monroe and
the Camel Caravan every Saturday night. Many many millions of
Americans and joy cigarettes regularly. One thing about cigarettes that
many smokers may not realize is that more than half
the money we pay for our smokes goes for taxes. Yes,
that's right, eight cents of the price of every pack
we buy goes to the federal government, and three or
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four cents more in most states goes for state or
city cigarette taxes. So that actually means that better than
half the price you pay for cigarettes goes for tax
(29:14):
Listen next week for another exciting adventure of Richard Diamond
starring Dick Powell. Now stay tuned for This is Your FBI,
followed immediately by Ozzie and Harriet over most of these stations,
The makers of Camel Cigarettes present Dick Powell as Richard Diamond,
Private Detective. What cigarette do doctors themselves smoke?
Speaker 2 (00:38):
In a nationwide survey a few years ago, one hundred
thirteen thousand, five hundred ninety seven doctors, doctors in every
branch of medicine were.
Speaker 1 (00:47):
Asked what cigarette do you smoke?
Speaker 3 (00:49):
Doctor?
Speaker 2 (00:50):
The brand name most was Camel. Again and again in
repeated surveys, the same preference was shown.
Speaker 1 (00:57):
Yes, these surveys show that more doctors smoke camels than
any other cigarette. Why don't you smoke camels too? Now
we bring you another transcribed adventure with Richard Diamond, Private Detective,
starring Dick Powell.
Speaker 4 (01:25):
Now let's see I play the red nine on the
black ten, moved the eight of spades off this pile
and put over here. That gives me another king. Were's
three clubs? Sneak a look under here, No, ain't there.
I'll be within a minute. I already suppose that's three
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club Oh well, I'm a detective agency anyone for pe
kN alcohol.
Speaker 5 (01:54):
Don't tell me you're still at it. You told me
an hour ago you'd quite as soon as you'd won
one game.
Speaker 4 (01:59):
One one game That's nice and confusing, isn't it, Helen? Baby,
I wouldn't admit this to anyone but you. But I
haven't even come close.
Speaker 5 (02:06):
How was afraid of it? If you tried stagging the deck.
Speaker 3 (02:09):
Helen, that's cheating.
Speaker 5 (02:11):
I know. But if you tried it just.
Speaker 4 (02:13):
Once, but only in self defense, and even that didn't help,
I still lost.
Speaker 5 (02:16):
Well, then I'm afraid you're hopeless. Why not give it
up and come over here. We could play some gins.
Speaker 4 (02:21):
Oh no, I owe you one thousand, three hundred and
sixty nine tooth picks now that they don't have to
buy a lumber camp.
Speaker 3 (02:27):
You're there on the telephone me.
Speaker 6 (02:29):
Yeah, you're the boss.
Speaker 3 (02:31):
Well no, not exactly. I'm just the owner.
Speaker 7 (02:33):
That's good enough. If that's somebody wanting to hirey, you
tell him to call back.
Speaker 6 (02:38):
Rick.
Speaker 5 (02:38):
Is that man ordering you around?
Speaker 3 (02:40):
He's trying? Yeah me, I said, tell him to call back.
Now just a minute, I.
Speaker 5 (02:44):
Try killers stand up to him. We don't have to
take no golf.
Speaker 4 (02:47):
Well, Honey, I wish you were here so we could
get a look at the size of You're gonna hang
up or not?
Speaker 5 (02:52):
Yes, sir, yes, sir Richard Damon.
Speaker 4 (02:56):
Did you say yes, sir, Yes, sir, I mean yes, ma'am,
I mean oh bye bye, Helen dar.
Speaker 7 (03:03):
Okay, you said you were the owner of this outfit.
That means your name's diamond. Yes, sir, my name is
Ed Barton Diamond. Don't bother shaking hands because I gotta hunt.
You ain't gonna go for the deal. I'm laying down
that way, there won't be any hard feelings. The reason
I say that is because I've already been to three
or four of you guys and they didn't go for it.
Speaker 4 (03:22):
For my money, are all a bunch of lilies. Look,
mister Barton you now, don't get me wrong. That ain't
saying you're like the rest of them. Truth of the
matter is, I hope you ain't. The deal I got
to offer takes a guy with a little backbone. I
suppose you told me what the deal is before you
get too involved with my sack.
Speaker 7 (03:38):
Really, eye, you've heard of the Barton Metal Works, Well
that's me.
Speaker 3 (03:41):
I'm the boss.
Speaker 7 (03:42):
Started out fifteen years ago with a forge and an anvil.
Today I got over forty men working for me, turning
out some pretty big jobs contracts. A lot of these
guys around town will give their eye teeth for if
it's made of metal, Barton will make it.
Speaker 4 (03:54):
That's my model. Well, let's just good to summer mine.
Go ahead, Diamond.
Speaker 7 (03:58):
It took me a long time to get this thing
going the way I want it, and now somebody is
trying to mess it up for me. Trouble is, I
don't know how much longer I can hold out. Loyalty
is one thing, and staying with the sinking ship is
something else.
Speaker 4 (04:11):
Again, very well said mister Barton. Now, would you like
to tell me what it means?
Speaker 7 (04:15):
Yeah, four men quit on me yesterday, Diamond, six the
day before, and no telling how many today. Word's getting
around that the plant is jinxed. Must be a pretty
good reason for it, mister Barton. Men don't give up
their living over a superstition.
Speaker 3 (04:27):
Of course, there's the reason for it. Why do you
think I'm here?
Speaker 7 (04:30):
You tell me because I've had two accidents down at
the plant in the past four weeks. Two men killed
in less than a month. That's a lot of accidents, Diamond.
Speaker 3 (04:39):
Yeah, it does seem to be stretching things a little
so now.
Speaker 7 (04:42):
Just because of that, the whole plant's supposed to be
bad luck diamond. My production's beginning to slack off. M
or Just how accident are worth? These accidents the craziest
things you ever heard of. Michael' brien tripped and fell
over a steel rod, Larry Martin got in the way
of the big hammer. Just one fool thing after another.
Somebody's out to do me dirt diamond, and they're trying
to get at me through the plant.
Speaker 3 (05:03):
Yeah, but why, mister Barton, How do I know why?
They just are?
Speaker 7 (05:06):
That's all. Don't ask me if I got any enemies.
I probably got more enemies than any man in the
face of the earth. People just don't like me.
Speaker 3 (05:13):
I can't understand that soft spoken fellow like you.
Speaker 4 (05:17):
So the idea is you want to hire me to
go down there and see who's out to get your answer?
Speaker 7 (05:22):
Right, got a job already picked out for you down
at the plant. You mean I have to work to Certainly,
you don't think I'm going to pay you just to
run around asking a lot of fool questions?
Speaker 3 (05:30):
Do you no? You know? I I guess you wouldn't,
mister Barton. I don't know how about it.
Speaker 4 (05:35):
You're going to back down too, mister Barton, Thanks to you,
my girl already thinks I'm a coward.
Speaker 3 (05:41):
Looks like there's only one way to change your mind.
Speaker 4 (05:47):
Big Ed Barton came as close to a grin as
he probably ever would, dumped a tidy retainer on my
desk and stuck out his hand.
Speaker 3 (05:54):
Coward that I am.
Speaker 4 (05:55):
I took off my ring and lost five fingers somewhere
inside of his callous palm, the bargain being sealed. Big
Ed then drove me down to the planet Miller.
Speaker 7 (06:06):
This here is Richard Diamond, private eye. I told you
I was getting an get him some clothes and put
him on it right away. This Steve Miller, Diamond my foreman,
and this guy gets Andre today.
Speaker 3 (06:18):
Steve see that he earns it. I don't mind big Ed.
Mister Diamond. He means well, but if it isn't made
of metal, he doesn't understand it. Yeah, I wonder how
he would react to a Geiger counter. Which way is
the locker room? Smeller? Down this way? Diamond? Oh just
call me Steve.
Speaker 4 (06:33):
Oh sure, sure, a nice lit the place you got here,
being foreman must keep it pretty busy.
Speaker 8 (06:39):
Full time job, all right. I suppose he had told
you what he wants you to do. Yeah, wait for
an accident that happen. But I mean, yeah, that's about
the size of it. Whoever's behind this was trying to
get rid of you right away.
Speaker 4 (06:52):
Wasn't there something else we could talk about? Income tax
of the war or something pleasant like that.
Speaker 3 (06:57):
Sure, Oh, locker room's right here.
Speaker 8 (07:04):
Big Ed and I have both gone over the entire
personnel looking for possible suspect. But just about everybody down
here has been with us over five years with the plant, that.
Speaker 3 (07:12):
Is Big Ed. Seems things got a lot of enemies, Steve.
Speaker 8 (07:15):
Oh, it's just his way. Diamond Ed hasn't any more
enemies in the next fellow. Oh, here, here's some stuff
that ought to fit you.
Speaker 3 (07:23):
Thanks. That's quite a uniform you fellas wear uniform?
Speaker 8 (07:27):
Oh the overalls, you mean, not so bad after you
get used to him.
Speaker 3 (07:31):
Huh.
Speaker 8 (07:31):
Oh, you've been wearing him, Steve, most of my life,
I guess I was practically born in front of a forge.
Speaker 3 (07:37):
My father was a blacksmith. All right.
Speaker 8 (07:39):
How long have you been with Big Ed from the beginning,
since before he moved out of the old shop into
the plant here. Of course, I haven't always been forming.
That's only happened in the la Oh, I have friend
come in for smoke Diamond meet Fred Laws and met.
Speaker 3 (07:55):
Hey, what's the matter, Fred?
Speaker 9 (07:57):
I'm quitting Steve Quittin. That's what I said. Oh now
wait a minute, fresh, save your breath.
Speaker 3 (08:02):
My mind's made up.
Speaker 8 (08:02):
Oh I see, so it's even got to you. Uh look, Fred,
who's he? Someone who isn't afraid to get down into
the furnace room and take over Larry Martin spot at
the Hammer Diamond? Here?
Speaker 3 (08:13):
Those the places and jinks.
Speaker 9 (08:14):
Don't you letter not answer that until you've been here
a while? Brother, I'm just about headed a couple of
minutes ago myself.
Speaker 3 (08:20):
You how Fred, what happened?
Speaker 9 (08:22):
Raylan gave way up on number five catwalk right there
where the plates are stored.
Speaker 3 (08:26):
That's what I said. It hadn't been for that scaffolding
out of casht right then.
Speaker 8 (08:31):
But those railings are always given out, Fred, you know
that's been happening for years.
Speaker 9 (08:35):
Yeah, but this one just came too close.
Speaker 3 (08:38):
I ain't stopping to pick up my check. Steve mail
it to me.
Speaker 8 (08:44):
Those railings aren't indestructible, Diamond, they just wear out.
Speaker 3 (08:49):
What was he talking about plates?
Speaker 8 (08:51):
I'll show you when we get up there number five
catwalks right above the big hammer.
Speaker 3 (08:55):
Oh, all right, now I'm all dressed. How do I look?
On second thought, don't answer that.
Speaker 8 (09:14):
Oh, here's the place Fred was talking about diamonds. I
guess they can't blame him for quitting. It would have
been a nasty fall. Yeah. What's this stuff under the catwalk, Steve?
Speaker 5 (09:26):
Oh?
Speaker 3 (09:26):
Those are the plates.
Speaker 8 (09:27):
You're too heavy to lug back and forth, so we
just store them up here on the scaffolding.
Speaker 4 (09:31):
Oh, I see, you mean I'm going to work down
there under these things.
Speaker 8 (09:35):
That's where Big Ed told me to put your diamond
He's the boss.
Speaker 3 (09:38):
I guess that's right.
Speaker 4 (09:40):
I ever forget it. I guess he would come around
and remind me that the hammer's a pretty big piece
of equipment, isn't it?
Speaker 6 (09:46):
Sure is?
Speaker 8 (09:47):
But the work you'll do isn't the hart The plates
come out of the furnace hot, sure job to flatten
them out. All you have to do is flip a
switch on the hammer and roll the plates.
Speaker 4 (09:56):
Roll the plates. After that time, I may not even
be able to flip the switch.
Speaker 8 (10:00):
Otto, Yeah, Stevie, that's Otto Schmidt.
Speaker 3 (10:03):
He'll handle a furnace for you. Looks like you can
handle the whole factory.
Speaker 6 (10:06):
Allow, Stevie, here's a fellow gonna take there.
Speaker 8 (10:08):
He's please, that's right, I Rick Diamond, Otto Schmidt. Hello,
he's a new man. I don't never worked in the
shop before.
Speaker 6 (10:15):
Yeah, I see that. Hell, don't worry. I take care
of him.
Speaker 3 (10:19):
Uh just how do you mean that? And I'll take
it easy, Yado. Production isn't as important as safety right now?
Remember that? Yeah?
Speaker 6 (10:25):
Yeah, I remember, Stevie.
Speaker 8 (10:27):
You'll be working all alone down here, Diamond. Just you
went out of that's well. The main thing is to
keep your eyes open. Yeah, that's right, all right, I
don't you can take over now?
Speaker 6 (10:36):
Oh yeah, I take over now? You like it? Yeah? Yeah,
Just don't get too close to hammer.
Speaker 3 (10:55):
No, homes should be a lot of one. It's great
for straightening nails.
Speaker 6 (11:00):
Meet Yeah, maybe pound dog home too? You think maybe
you stay?
Speaker 3 (11:08):
Sure?
Speaker 6 (11:09):
Why not? I don't? Why you not skilled?
Speaker 3 (11:14):
Should I be?
Speaker 1 (11:15):
Yeah?
Speaker 3 (11:15):
Maybe?
Speaker 6 (11:16):
Maybe not? What kind wealth can you do?
Speaker 3 (11:20):
Before?
Speaker 4 (11:21):
Delivered telegrams say you pull out those legs with these
gloves on, silly. You better eat up this plate again?
And this hammer's going crazy. Here's something wor look out.
Speaker 8 (11:38):
Diamond out there out there, up there, look out for
those plates Trump Trump.
Speaker 2 (11:56):
Before we continue with Richard Diamond, here are a few
words about smoking. Enjoyment among the many stars.
Speaker 1 (12:03):
Whose voices, whose throats are their fortunes, is moreen O'Hara.
Speaker 5 (12:08):
Mourn O'Hair a sigur and must suit her taste and throat.
Speaker 10 (12:12):
And that's the reason camels get Marino Harra's vote.
Speaker 2 (12:17):
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Maureen found that camels agree with her throat.
Speaker 1 (12:25):
And Miss O'Hara's only one of the many famous stars
who regularly smoke camels. Some of the others are Dick Haymes,
Dennis O'Keefe, Linda Darnell, Henry Fonda, Vaughn Monroe, and our
own Dick Powell. Why don't you take a tip from
the famous people whose throats are their fortunes and who
smoke camels. Make your own thirty day camel test. Smoke
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full flavor. Pack after pack, see how well camels agree
with your throat. Week after week camels smoke camel.
Speaker 8 (13:00):
See how a cigarette to be.
Speaker 1 (13:05):
And now back to Richard Diamond, Private Detective starring Dick Powell.
Speaker 4 (13:16):
Well, Big Ed Barton had another accident on his hands,
Otto Schmidt.
Speaker 3 (13:21):
They carried him out of the furnished room, in bad shape,
but alive.
Speaker 4 (13:25):
I went up to have a look at number five Catwalk,
and it took me about twenty minutes up there to
decide that it hadn't been any more accidental than my
working for Big Ad.
Speaker 8 (13:37):
Oh, come on in, Diamond, I'll need your signature in
this accident.
Speaker 4 (13:41):
You know, Steve, I don't think it was an accident
that scaffolding didn't come loose all by itself.
Speaker 8 (13:47):
Yeah, I've still got to make out the report.
Speaker 3 (13:51):
I have a chair. I have his finish in a minute. Okay, thanks.
You handle the paperwork to Steve. Yeah, most of it.
Speaker 8 (14:00):
Anything concerning the plant itself usually falls in my lap.
It doesn't care much your offers work.
Speaker 4 (14:06):
I guess he would look a little out of character
to that Inncidentally, how come that railing on number five
catwalk hasn't been fixed yet? Seems to me if Fred
Larson quit on account, whose department does that?
Speaker 3 (14:17):
Anyway?
Speaker 8 (14:18):
I reported at a big head as soon as I could, Oh,
where's that now? Oh, my guess want me to call
and see If you say.
Speaker 4 (14:26):
Oh, that's all right, I think I'll just run over
and surprise him. What's the address?
Speaker 8 (14:31):
One oh five East Parkview, big mansion. You can't miss it,
one oh five East Parkview, Right. I'll sign that report
when I get back Steve.
Speaker 7 (14:47):
So what if it wasn't fixed, Diamond, Those railings cost money.
I told Steve not to let that plant nickel and
diamond to death, and I meant it.
Speaker 3 (14:55):
Then you purposely let it go. Wait a minute, I
didn't say that.
Speaker 4 (14:59):
But you don't have to, Barton. You got the report
over an hour ago. That's plenty of time to get
the work done. Who told you I got the report, Diamond?
And what difference does it make? You're responsible for the repairs,
aren't you.
Speaker 3 (15:09):
That's right, But.
Speaker 7 (15:10):
Don't think you're gonna jump all over me, Diamond. Matter
of fact, I didn't even know the railing was down
until you told me just now. Anyway, I don't see
what this has to do with what happened to Otto Schmidt.
Speaker 4 (15:20):
You don't, huh, Well, I'll tell you, mister Barton. Someone
got up there where the railing is out and loosened
the braces on that scaffolding. If the railing had been up,
he wouldn't have been able to reach it.
Speaker 7 (15:30):
That's a lot of hogwash. I don't believe it.
Speaker 3 (15:32):
I don't expect you to believe me. Bardon, but talk
to Otto. He saw who was up there.
Speaker 4 (15:36):
I saw part of him myself just before the plate
started falling.
Speaker 3 (15:39):
You mean auto SUT's right?
Speaker 7 (15:42):
Hell, don't look at me. I told you I didn't
know anything about that railing.
Speaker 3 (15:46):
That's your story, mister Barton, and you better stick to it.
Speaker 7 (15:49):
Or do you think you're going I didn't say I
was finished with you yet.
Speaker 3 (15:52):
No, and I'm not finished with Hugh Barton.
Speaker 4 (15:55):
As soon as I've had a talk with ott, Oh,
I'm going to take all these overalls and get back
into my.
Speaker 3 (15:58):
Own clothes, and then you make qu walking out. That's right.
I don't worry.
Speaker 4 (16:03):
I'm going to find out who's behind this, but I'm
going to do it on my own in case you
haven't gotten the idea big yet.
Speaker 3 (16:09):
I don't like working for you at all.
Speaker 4 (16:26):
I don't open your eyes. I want to talk to you. No, no, no,
talk Why it wasn't an accident?
Speaker 3 (16:35):
Otto? You know that.
Speaker 6 (16:36):
No, it was accident.
Speaker 3 (16:40):
Don't you want whoever's responsible for this to pay for it?
Speaker 8 (16:44):
No?
Speaker 3 (16:44):
What are you afraid of? Otto? Who you're hiding?
Speaker 8 (16:47):
I'm afraid it's no use to him, and for some
reason he just won't talk.
Speaker 3 (16:51):
But why what's he afraid of? That's all the time
I can let you, gentlemen, have you have to have
some rest?
Speaker 8 (16:56):
Now just a minute, doctor, missus Schmidt, talk to him
see if you don't want doc?
Speaker 3 (17:04):
All right, all right? How long would be before I
can see him again? Doctor? Well that's hard to say.
Several hours.
Speaker 8 (17:10):
Anyway, you might check with the front desk later this evening.
Speaker 3 (17:13):
They could tell you more about it. Then, all right, thanks?
Would one of you mind dropping her off? It's getting late.
There's nothing she could do here.
Speaker 8 (17:20):
I'll take her home, Diamond. You probably feel like a
shower and a change of clothes anyway.
Speaker 3 (17:24):
Thanks Steve. But I've still got some work to do.
Speaker 4 (17:29):
I dropped by the Barton Metalworks to get my clothes
out of the locker room, but the night watchman wouldn't
let me in without pass. Too tired to argue with him,
I hopped the cab to my apartment for a change
of clothes, diamond Yeah, but wait, I sit down.
Speaker 3 (17:49):
I just got in there is that button?
Speaker 10 (17:50):
Never mind sitting down, Get over to my house right away.
I got something to show you.
Speaker 3 (17:53):
I thought I told you.
Speaker 6 (17:54):
You know what you told me.
Speaker 10 (17:55):
But this is pretty important.
Speaker 3 (17:57):
Oh what is it?
Speaker 10 (17:58):
No, it was in my mailbox. No dam have no address, nothing,
just the note.
Speaker 3 (18:02):
The note was it? Say?
Speaker 10 (18:03):
Well, if I used up a lot of words he
didn't need. But the gist of the thing is I'm
supposed to close down the plane to exupfer the consequences.
Speaker 4 (18:10):
Maybe that is the bad idea, mister Barton. If it'll
stop these killings, Well, it'll be a.
Speaker 10 (18:14):
Cold day in the furnace room when I close hip.
Of course, I might get out from under work some
sort of deal so I wouldn't lose any money.
Speaker 3 (18:22):
Yeah, you might do that.
Speaker 4 (18:29):
Whoever it was had been waiting out of the fire escape.
The bullet thudded into the back of my best chair,
and I got on behind it, wondering which drawer I'd
left my gun in this time. After a while, when
nothing happened, I sneaked to look around the arm of
the chair.
Speaker 3 (18:41):
Diamonds, there was no one there.
Speaker 4 (18:44):
Did then I realized big Ed Barton was still talking here, mean, Diamonds,
speak up?
Speaker 6 (18:48):
What's going on over there?
Speaker 10 (18:49):
Anyway?
Speaker 3 (18:50):
What do you think this place gives me the creeps
at night? Diamond?
Speaker 8 (19:05):
Especially way up here, no one around, just a lot
of machinery. Yeah, and what are we looking for anyway? Oh?
Speaker 4 (19:12):
I just wanted to have another look at this railing Steve.
By the way, where were you when I dropped by
your place just getting some air?
Speaker 3 (19:20):
I didn't know you were going to come by. Hey,
couldn't we let this go in the morning.
Speaker 8 (19:26):
I don't like it around here when it's quiet like this?
Why not just don't that? So? You know, you look
pretty good in a suit, Steve. You want to wear
one more often? Thanks, Diamond, you really think so?
Speaker 3 (19:42):
Yeah? I have a nother look at you now that
you were just the foreman in the factory, Just the foreman.
That's your job here at the plant, isn't it, Steve?
Speaker 4 (19:52):
But doesn't ever bother you working so many years for
a guy who doesn't appreciate it, Especially now that the
big tracks have started to come in.
Speaker 3 (20:01):
Ed's pulling in all the graving. You're still nothing but
a foreman.
Speaker 8 (20:04):
Quit saying that will you quit saying I'm nothing but
a foreman?
Speaker 3 (20:07):
Why not? It's true, isn't Steve? There's nothing wrong with
being foreman.
Speaker 8 (20:11):
It's a very important job. I got charge of every
piece of equipment every man, but.
Speaker 4 (20:16):
Not charge of the plant. Isn't that right, Steve? Someone
else has charge of the plant? Well, what if he
has next to him? I'm the boss, that's right, Steve,
next to him, you're the boss.
Speaker 8 (20:32):
I suppose I told you he isn't the boss. What
if I told you I was in partnership with Big Ed?
What would you think of that? I'd think it was
kind of funny, Steve. Funny is it? Well, that's the
way it is. You can ask him. If you don't
believe me, he'll tell you.
Speaker 3 (20:46):
I mean, it's kind of funny.
Speaker 4 (20:47):
You're still wearing overalls and living in a boarding house
when Big Ed has a mansion and a couple of servants.
Speaker 8 (20:53):
Doesn't add up, Steve? Not now it doesn't, But it will.
Partner's entitled the full rights, isn't he? Big Ed kept
promise me all these years. He's been promising me, promising
you what Steve? As soon as the money started coming in,
as soon as things picked up. I could get out
of the plant, I could wear a suit on the job,
meet people. Why should Biden promise you that? Because we're partners.
(21:13):
That's why we went in fifty to fifty.
Speaker 3 (21:16):
When Steve, when did you go in fifty to fifty?
Speaker 8 (21:19):
Almost fifteen years ago? Down at the old place I
used to work the forge? Ed'd go out and get
the jobs. He got to talk to the people. All
I ever got to do was handle the forge.
Speaker 3 (21:31):
M I think I understand Steve.
Speaker 8 (21:34):
Then, because he got the jobs, he thought he was
entitled more than I was.
Speaker 3 (21:38):
He said it was all his doing.
Speaker 8 (21:40):
I was just working for him. He put me on
a salary, made me work in the plant.
Speaker 3 (21:45):
Well what do you hope to get out of all
this hating? Big Ed?
Speaker 4 (21:48):
Is all right, Steve, But if he closes up the plant,
you'd be out of a job.
Speaker 8 (21:51):
But I won't be out of a job. I'll be
in charge. Then I'm a partner in' I all.
Speaker 3 (21:56):
Right, Steve, We can go back down now, down down?
Speaker 8 (22:02):
Where where are you taking.
Speaker 3 (22:05):
Me downtown to talk to some people? You mean that police?
That's right?
Speaker 4 (22:14):
And Steve, just in case you've still got that gun,
I think it's only fair to tell you that this
time I've got one too.
Speaker 11 (22:37):
Kind of quiet tonight.
Speaker 3 (22:38):
Rick, Yeah, kind of quiet? Helen, Honey?
Speaker 11 (22:40):
Is it because you owe me one three and sixty
nine tooth picks?
Speaker 3 (22:44):
Well I could have something to do with it.
Speaker 11 (22:46):
Then I'll get the cards and give you a chance.
Stephen the score?
Speaker 3 (22:49):
Are you kidding? We'll be here for six months?
Speaker 11 (22:52):
What's wrong with that?
Speaker 3 (22:55):
Have to think of it? Nothing?
Speaker 11 (22:56):
Then'll leave us, get the show on the road while
you sing me a song. I'll set up the current table.
Speaker 4 (23:01):
Oh Helen, you are just too good to me. And
the truth fella comes home from the office. It's time
needs comforting.
Speaker 3 (23:09):
There you are. I just don't deserve someone like you.
Speaker 11 (23:14):
Wait a minute, you're reading the wrong part. Maybe you
just better saying yeah, maybe I better.
Speaker 12 (23:22):
I cry for you now it's your turn to cry.
Speaker 3 (23:39):
Me every roll as it turned, that's one thing you're
(24:05):
I cry.
Speaker 5 (24:08):
For you.
Speaker 3 (24:14):
What a food lie you to be?
Speaker 5 (24:22):
Now?
Speaker 13 (24:23):
I found to wise just a little bit blue. I
found a heart just a little bit true.
Speaker 3 (24:43):
I cry.
Speaker 5 (24:47):
For you.
Speaker 3 (24:55):
Now it's your.
Speaker 6 (24:59):
To crass.
Speaker 3 (25:02):
Over me.
Speaker 11 (25:08):
Where did the trombone come from?
Speaker 3 (25:10):
I played it with my feet, he blinkoln taught it to.
Speaker 5 (25:13):
Mesh gosh and a whole lot of geeze.
Speaker 11 (25:18):
Sometimes, Richard, you really get to me.
Speaker 3 (25:20):
Now, steady girl, Richard fool kiss me?
Speaker 4 (25:25):
Oh well, this is a kiss, honey. After all, I'm tired, sleepy,
worn out, bushed, beat had a busy day.
Speaker 11 (25:37):
You must have had a busy week. When I say
a kiss, I mean a kiss. Now. That's what I mean.
When I said, bick Wick, what's wrong? It serves me
(26:01):
I'm gonna have to get myself a younger Detective.
Speaker 2 (26:12):
Dick Powell will return in just a moment.
Speaker 1 (26:15):
No other cigarette as Camel's rich, full flavor and cool
cool mildness.
Speaker 2 (26:22):
That's because camel's costly tobaccos are properly aged and expertly
blended for flavor and mildness for true smoking enjoyment.
Speaker 1 (26:31):
Yes, and it's one of the reasons why camel is
America's most popular cigarette by billions of cigarettes per year.
Speaker 2 (26:37):
Are you smoking the cigarette that's enjoyed most in America?
If not, start your own thirty day Camel test tonight.
Speaker 1 (26:45):
It's a sensible test of cigarette mildness based on steady smoking.
Here's all you do. Smoke only Camels for the next thirty.
Speaker 2 (26:54):
Days, You'll soon see how rich, how flavorful a cigarette
can be, and you'll discover what camel is America's most
popular cigarette.
Speaker 11 (27:03):
Oh mild, How mild?
Speaker 8 (27:06):
How mild can a cigarette be?
Speaker 3 (27:09):
Make the camel thirty eight test man, you see.
Speaker 8 (27:13):
Small camels and sea.
Speaker 4 (27:15):
Here's Dick Powell with a special message. Thank you, ladies
and gentlemen. To help bring pleasure to hospitalized veterans and
members of our armed forces, the makers of Camel cigarettes
send thousands of packs of camels to veterans and military
hospitals every week.
Speaker 3 (27:31):
This week's gift.
Speaker 4 (27:32):
Camels are on their way to Veterans Hospitals Dwight, Illinois,
and Whipple, Arizona, Rapid City Air Force Hospital, Rapid City,
South Dakota, and to all hospitals operated by the Far
East Command of the US Army.
Speaker 3 (27:46):
Now until next week, enjoy camels, I always do.
Speaker 1 (27:59):
Tonight's venture of Richard Diamond was written by Ty Cobb
with music by Frank Worth Virginia. Greg was heard as
Helen Asher. Other than the cast were Raymond Burr, Jack Moyles,
Jess Kirkpatrick, Joe Deval and Alan Reed. Richard Diamond Private
Detective is transcribed in Hollywood by himI Delvay. Be sure
(28:19):
to listen to another great Camel show, Von Monroe and
the Camel Caravan every Saturday night. Many many millions of
Americans and joy cigarettes regularly. One thing about cigarettes that
many smokers may not realize is that more than half
the money we pay for our smokes goes for taxes. Yes,
that's right, eight cents of the price of every pack
we buy goes to the federal government, and three or
(28:41):
four cents more in most states goes for state or
city cigarette taxes. So that actually means that better than
half the price you pay for cigarettes goes for tax
(29:14):
Listen next week for another exciting adventure of Richard Diamond
starring Dick Powell. Now stay tuned for This is Your FBI,
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