The Percentage Takers
- Episode aired May 8, 1958
- 30m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
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Diamond is hired by a singer who finds himself being threatened by extortionists.Diamond is hired by a singer who finds himself being threatened by extortionists.Diamond is hired by a singer who finds himself being threatened by extortionists.
Harry Harvey
- Grady Smith
- (as Harry Harvey Sr.)
Laurie Anders
- Party Guest at Piano
- (uncredited)
John Indrisano
- Gambino
- (uncredited)
Gil Perkins
- Cryer
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- William L. Stuart
- Blake Edwards(uncredited)
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
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- Quotes
Richard Diamond: [With Dixie at Leo's Saloon] Who asked you to get me over here?
Dixie Moore: Well, I would have thought of it, anyway, Ricky. But you were so stern and so unapproachable.
Richard Diamond: Sure. Here.
[Diamond puts some money on the table]
Richard Diamond: This is for the hamburgers, honey. Choke on them.
Featured review
Solid as usual
David 'Richard Diamond' Janssen finds himself hired by Harry Harvey, the manager of up & coming singer Jack Cassidy, to protect him. He's being extorted by Damian O'Flynn, and Harvey wants to make sure nothing happens to Cassidy. But when someone lures Cassidy into an abandoned alley and takes a shot at him, killing Harvey instead, Janssen realizes it might not be O'Flynn he and Cassidy have to fear.
Another crackerjack episode directed by future Dirty Harry movie 'Magnum Force' director Ted Post. It has some great hard-boiled narration and one-liners, and sees Janssen trade quips about hamburgers with a femme fatale, whom he ends up telling to go choke on them! There's quite a bit of misdirection going on, but things are neatly wrapped up at the end of this fast-paced 25 minute episode. Richard Diamond saves the day once again. Always fun to watch this series!
Another crackerjack episode directed by future Dirty Harry movie 'Magnum Force' director Ted Post. It has some great hard-boiled narration and one-liners, and sees Janssen trade quips about hamburgers with a femme fatale, whom he ends up telling to go choke on them! There's quite a bit of misdirection going on, but things are neatly wrapped up at the end of this fast-paced 25 minute episode. Richard Diamond saves the day once again. Always fun to watch this series!
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- Mar 25, 2017
Details
- Runtime30 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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