The Diamond as Big as the Ritz -Jack Edwards Jr

A young visitor learns that his wealthy friend's family guards a mountain made of diamond and will kill to keep its existence hidden.

This Escape broadcast aired on July 21, 1947. It is listed as episode 3 in the archive. CBS Radio Network carried the broadcast. The cast includes Peggy Webber, Linda Mason, Jack Kruschen, Danny Merrill, and Jack Edwards Jr.. Other credited names include William N. Robson as director, William N. Robson as producer, and Les Crutchfield as radio adaptor.

The surviving recording runs about 30 minutes.

This version dramatizes The Diamond As Big As The Ritz. F. Scott Fitzgerald is credited as author and Les Crutchfield adapted it for radio.

CBS high-adventure anthology mixing original radio stories and literary adaptations.