RICHARD DIAMOND, PRIVATE DETECTIVE **UPDATE**

OLD TIME RADIO - 5 CD - 123 mp3 - Total Playtime: 59:10:17

Richard Diamond, Private Detective is a detective drama which was on radio from 1949 to 1953 and on television from 1957 to 1960.
Dick Powell starred in the Richard Diamond, Private Detective radio series as a rather light-hearted detective who often ended the episodes singing to his girlfriend, Helen (Virginia Gregg). It began airing on NBC on April 24, 1949, picked up Rexall as a sponsor on April 5, 1950, and continued until December 6, 1950. The shows were written by Blake Edwards. Its theme, "Leave It to Love", was whistled by Powell at the beginning of each episode.

With Camel cigarettes as a sponsor, it moved to ABC from January 5, 1951, to June 29, 1951, with Rexall returning for a run from October 5, 1951, until June 27, 1952.

Substituting for Amos 'n' Andy, it aired Sunday evenings on CBS from May 31, 1953 until September 20, 1953.

Because Dick Powell was known for musical comedies prior to his appearance as Philip Marlowe in Raymond Chandler's Murder, My Sweet (1944) and because he was a detective who sang in Richard Diamond, Private Eye, some regard this radio series as an influence on the character of Philip E. Marlow (Michael Gambon) in Dennis Potter's Chandleresque The Singing Detective (1986).
Powell's company, Four Star Television, produced the TV series, which premiered on CBS but was later telecast for its last year on NBC. David Janssen starred as Diamond, a hard-boiled private detective in the film noir tradition. His secretary, Sam, was shown only from the waist down to display her beautiful legs. Initially, these were the legs of Mary Tyler Moore, but later, the legs of other actresses were seen. Russ Conway appeared occasionally as Lieutenant Pete Kile during the final season. At one point during the three-year run, the show's setting was moved from New York City to Los Angeles.

Original music by Frank De Vol included the theme for the first and second seasons. The third season featured a jazz score by Pete Rugolo, including a new theme. The final theme was by Richard Shores.

Guest stars included Chris Alcaide, Francis De Sales, Don Keefer, and Joyce Meadows.

Syndicated repeats of the series were retitled Call Mr. D.

EPISODES LIST

CD 1

49 05 01 002 The Barton Case
49 05 15 004 Ralph Chase Case
49 05 22 005 The Stolen Purse
49 05 29 006 The Betty Moran Case
49 06 19 009 Fred Sears Murder Case
49 06 26 010 The Tom Waxman Bombing Case
49 07 02 011 The Bloody Hat Case
49 07 09 012 Charles Walsh, Bob Wells
49 07 16 013 The Man Who Hated Women
49 07 23 014 The Martin Hyer Case
49 08 06 016 The Lynn Knight Case
49 08 20 018 The Jean Cooper Murder Case
49 08 27 019 The Eddie Garrett Case
49 09 03 020 The Harry Baker Case
49 09 10 021 The Van Dyke Seance Case
49 09 17 022 The Jerome J Jerome Case
49 09 24 023 The 200000 Dollar Bundle
49 10 08 024 Gibson Murder Case
49 10 15 025 The Bogus Bills Case
49 10 22 026 Rene Bennet Protection Case
49 10 29 027 Bill Kirby Murder Case
49 11 05 028 The Singing Critic (AFRS)
49 11 05 028 The Singing Critic
49 11 12 029 50000 Dollar Diamond Heist
49 11 19 030 The Jacoby Case

CD 2
49 11 26 031 William Carter Loses Memory
49 12 03 032 The Ruby Idol Case
49 12 10 033 The House Of Mystery Case
49 12 17 034 The John Blackwell Case
49 12 24 035 A Christmas Carol
49 12 31 036 Thomas Jason Case
50 01 07 037 Butchers and Protection Racket
50 01 15 038 Mr Victors Daughter
50 01 22 039 Martin White Sees Dead Men
50 02 05 040 To Guard A Seal
50 02 12 041 Elaine Tanner Case
50 02 19 042 The Jewel Thief
50 02 26 043 The Blind Man And The Cop Killer
50 03 05 044 Louis Spence Case
50 03 12 045 Joyce Wallace
50 03 19 046 Private Eye Test
50 03 26 047 Photographers Card
50 04 05 048 William Logan And The Ivory Statue
50 04 12 049 The Man Who Hated Women
50 04 19 050 Messenger Service Patty Clark
50 04 26 051 The Ralph Baxter Case
50 06 14 052 Eighty Thousand Dollars In Jewels
50 06 14 053 Mrs X Cant Find Her Husband
50 06 28 054 Mary Billman Killed
50 07 05 055 Mike Burton Murder Case

CD 3
50 07 12 056 Ice Pick Murder
50 07 26 057 The Martha Campbell Kidnap Case
50 08 02 058 The Fixed Fight Case
50 08 09 059 Edna Wolfe Case
50 08 16 060 The Carnival Case
50 08 23 061 The Evans Farmer Case
50 08 30 062 The Big Foot Grafton Case
50 09 06 063 The Misplaced Laundry Case
50 09 13 064 The George Lexington Murder Case
50 09 20 065 The Bald Head Case
50 09 27 066 The Oklahoma Cowboy Murder Case
50 10 04 067 The Pete Rocco Case
50 10 11 068 The Homing Pigeon Case
50 10 18 069 Lt Levinson Kidnapped
50 10 25 070 The Rifle Case
50 11 08 072 Dead Man's Letter (AFRTS)
50 11 08 072 Dead Mans Letter
50 11 15 073 Mona Lisa Murder
50 11 22 074 The Cover Up Murders
51 01 12 078 Marilyn Conners Case
51 01 19 079 The Man With The Scar
51 01 26 080 The Rawlins Case
51 02 02 081 The Caspary Case
51 02 09 082 Blue Serge Suit
51 02 16 083 The Grey Man

CD 4
51 02 23 084 The Lady In Distress
51 03 02 085 The Red Rose
51 03 09 086 The Butcher Shop
51 03 16 087 Monsieur Bouchon
51 03 23 088 Little Chiva
51 03 30 089 The Carnival
51 04 06 090 The Dead Heiress
51 10 05 103 The Pete Rocco Case (repeat 50-10-04)
51 11 02 107 The Bowery Case
51 11 09 108 Buried Treasure
51 11 16 109 Hollywood Story
51 12 07 112 The Brown Envelope Case
51 12 21 114 Christmas Show
51 12 28 115 The Plaid Overcoat Case
52 01 04 116 Merry Go Round Case
52 01 11 117 White Cow Case
52 01 18 118 Simpson Case
52 01 25 119 The Al Brenners Case
52 02 01 120 The Garrabaldi Case
52 02 08 121 The Eddie Burke Case
52 03 14 126 The Dixon Case
52 03 21 127 The Hank Burton Case
52 03 28 128 Mr Walkers Problem
52 04 04 129 The Enigma Of Big Ed
52 05 16 135 The Eddie Garrett Case

CD 5
53 05 31 142 The William Holland Case
53 06 07 143 The Eight OClock Killer (Repeat of 50 11 22)
53 06 21 144 Missing Night Watchman (Repeat 50 12 06)
53 06 28 145 Rifle Case (Repeat 50 10 25)
53 07 05 146 Man With A Scar (Repeat 51 01 19)
53 07 12 147 The Pete Rocco Case (repeat 50-10-04)
53 07 19 148 Chapel Hill Police Officer Symposium Speech
53 07 19 148 The Chapel Hill Case (AFRTS)
53 07 26 149 Mona Lisa Murder (Repeat 50 11 15)
53 08 02 150 Lt Levinson Kidnapped (Repeat 50 10 18)
53 08 09 151 The Ice Pick Murder Case (Repeat 50 07 12)
53 08 16 152 The Oklahoma Cowboy Murder Case (Repeat 50 09 27)
53 08 23 153 The Hollywood Story (AFRTS)
53 08 23 153 The Hollywood Story (Repeat 51 11 16)
53 08 30 154 Big Foot Grafton Case (Repeat 50 08 30)
53 08 30 154 The Big Foot Grafton Case (AFRTS)
53 09 06 155 The George Lexington Murder Case (Repeat 50 09 13)
53 09 20 157 The Wolfe Murder Case (Repeat 50 08 09)
53 09 27 158 Diamond is Beaten and Kidnapped
53 11 18 161 Three Murder Suspect
53 12 07 169 German Gun Maker Gustave Heiden
xx xx xx xxx Neighbor Tries to Ruin Diamonds Voice
xx xx xx xxx The Doris Romano Case

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