King of Diamonds

Season

1961

USA

7.3

John King, the two-fisted, globe-trotting chief of security for the world's diamond industry, travels the world battling jewel thieves and gem smugglers. Assisted by his young protégé, Casey O'Brien, King matches wits with the criminal gang that calls itself the Illegal Diamond Buyers' Syndicate.

Episode List

S1 • E1

The Wizard of Ice

A beautiful blonde plays off one member of a gang of diamond thieves against another in an attempt to steal two million dollars in gems for herself.

S1 • E2

Commando Tactics

Johnny suspect an old army friend is behind the commando style raid on the London Diamond Exchange.

S1 • E3

Stone's Throw Away

King must guard a cache of diamonds.

S1 • E4

Diamonds Don't Burn

A beautiful woman and her henchman try to smuggle a sack of diamonds out of the country.

S1 • E5

Alias Willie Hogan

In order to trap a gang of South African diamond smugglers, Casey agrees to pose as one of the criminals.

S1 • E6

Diamond Dust

The Illegal Diamond Buyers, a criminal cartel, plot to cause a massive drop in the price of diamonds on the world market.

S1 • E7

Four to Get Ready

Diamond thieves in four different countries stage successful prison breaks.

S1 • E8

Diamonds Come in Cans

King suspects the owner of a tramp steamer may be smuggling diamonds in crates of tuna.

S1 • E9

The Uncivil Servant

King poses as a oil tycoon to investigate a tip about a new gang of diamond smugglers

S1 • E10

Stop Johnny King!

Johnny King's efforts to end diamond smuggling are so effective that the crooks decide to eliminate him.

S1 • E11

Edge of Panic

King learns that the chief of Havana's police is stealing diamonds from the victims of his firing squads.

S1 • E12

The Kitty Ling Story

King and O'Brien travel to the Orient in pursuit of a napkin ring encrusted with jewels.

S1 • E13

The Couriers

King and O'Brien recover a cache of stolen gems, but the crooks plan to strike regain their ill-gotten goods.

S1 • E14

Train Wreck

During the confusion following a train wreck, a diamond thief makes a bid to steal diamonds from a courier's possession.

S1 • E15

The Greed Merchant

Suspecting his wife is having an affair with one of his employees, a diamond dealer asks the young man to deliver a valuable gem and then tells the police that the diamond has been stolen.

S1 • E16

Diamonds from the Sky

While on an airplane, a courier is robbed of a fortune in diamonds. He raises an alarm, not realizing the thief has tossed the briefcase full of gems from the plane to his awaiting accomplice on the ground.

S1 • E17

My Friend the Enemy

King's ex-girlfriend, a jewel thief, considers returning to a life of crime.

S1 • E18

The Magic Act

Diamond smugglers use an unsuspecting magician to carry illegal gems from one location to another.

S1 • E19

Invisible Fence

S1 • E20

Diamond in the Rough

S1 • E21

King Size Search

King tries to learn which of four freighters is carrying a cache of uncut diamonds.

S1 • E22

Backlash

Many years after World War II, two former servicemen have a falling out over the German crown jewels that they stole during the waning days of World War II. One man, a local politician wants to return the gems, but the other wants to sell the diamonds to the highest bidder. With the help of a beautiful but shifty French smuggler, King and Casey attempt to recover the gems before they disappear.