RICHARD DIAMOND, PRIVATE DETECTIVE - 2 mp3 CD SET

 Old Time Radio - 2 CD - 122 mp3

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

Dick Powell Biography
Richard Diamond Private Detective Intro
Virginia Gregg Biography

Richard Diamond 49 05 01 002 The Barton Case
Richard Diamond 49 05 15 004 Ralph Chase Case
Richard Diamond 49 05 22 005 The Stolen Purse
Richard Diamond 49 05 29 006 The Betty Moran Case
Richard Diamond 49 06 19 009 Fred Sears Murder Case
Richard Diamond 49 06 26 010 The Tom Waxman Bombing Case
Richard Diamond 49 07 02 011 The Bloody Hat Case
Richard Diamond 49 07 09 012 Charles Walsh Bob Wells
Richard Diamond 49 07 16 013 The Man Who Hated Women
Richard Diamond 49 07 23 014 The Martin Hyer Case
Richard Diamond 49 08 06 016 The Lynn Knight Case
Richard Diamond 49 08 20 018 The Jean Cooper Murder Case
Richard Diamond 49 08 27 019 The Eddie Garrett Case
Richard Diamond 49 09 03 020 The Harry Baker Case
Richard Diamond 49 09 10 021 The Van Dyke Seance Case
Richard Diamond 49 09 17 022 The Jerome J Jerome Case
Richard Diamond 49 09 24 023 The 200000 Dollar Bundle
Richard Diamond 49 10 01 024 MILLION-IN-DIAMONDS
Richard Diamond 49 10 08 025 Gibson Murder Case
Richard Diamond 49 10 15 026 The Bogus Bills Case
Richard Diamond 49 10 22 027 Rene Bennet Protection Case
Richard Diamond 49 10 29 028 Bill Kirby Murder Case
Richard Diamond 49 11 05 029 The Singing Critic
Richard Diamond 49 11 12 030 50000 Dollar Diamond Heist
Richard Diamond 49 11 19 031 The Jacoby Case
Richard Diamond 49 11 26 032 William Carter Loses Memory
Richard Diamond 49 12 03 033 The Ruby Idol Case
Richard Diamond 49 12 10 034 The House Of Mystery Case
Richard Diamond 49 12 17 035 The John Blackwell Case
Richard Diamond 49 12 24 036 A Christmas Carol
Richard Diamond 49 12 31 037 Thomas Jason Case
Richard Diamond 50-01-07 038 Butchers and Protection Racket
Richard Diamond 50-01-15 039 Mr Victor's Daughter
Richard Diamond 50-01-22 040 Martin White Sees Dead Men
Richard Diamond 50-02-05 042 To Guard A Seal
Richard Diamond 50-02-12 043 Elaine Tanner Case
Richard Diamond 50-02-19 044 The Jewel Thief
Richard Diamond 50-02-26 045 The Blind Man And The Cop Killer
Richard Diamond 50-03-05 046 Louis Spence Case
Richard Diamond 50-03-12 047 Joyce Wallace
Richard Diamond 50-03-19 048 Private Eye Test
Richard Diamond 50-03-26 049 Photographer's Card
Richard Diamond 50-04-05 050 William Logan And The Ivory Statue
Richard Diamond 50-04-12 051 The Man Who Hated Women
Richard Diamond 50-04-19 052 Messenger Service, Patty Clark
Richard Diamond 50-04-26 053 The Ralph Baxter Case
Richard Diamond 50-06-14 054 800,000 Dollars In Jewels
Richard Diamond 50-06-28 056 Mary Billman Killed
Richard Diamond 50-07-05 057 Mike Burton Murder Case
Richard Diamond 50-07-12 058 Ice Pick Murder
Richard Diamond 50-07-26 059 The Martha Campbell Kidnap Case
Richard Diamond 50-08-02 060 The Fixed Fight Case
Richard Diamond 50-08-09 061 Edna Wolfe Case
Richard Diamond 50-08-16 062 The Carnival Case
Richard Diamond 50-08-23 063 The Evans Farmer Case
Richard Diamond 50-08-30 064 The Big Foot Grafton Case
Richard Diamond 50-09-06 065 The Misplaced Laundry Case
Richard Diamond 50-09-13 066 The George Lexington Murder Case
Richard Diamond 50-09-20 067 The Bald Head Case
Richard Diamond 50-09-27 068 The Oklahoma Cowboy Murder Case
Richard Diamond 50-10-04 069 The Pete Rocco Case
Richard Diamond 50-10-11 070 The Homing Pigeon Case
Richard Diamond 50-10-18 071 Lt, Levinson Kidnapped
Richard Diamond 50-11-08 074 Dead Man's Letter
Richard Diamond 50-11-15 075 Mona Lisa Murder
Richard Diamond 50-11-22 076 The Cover-Up Murders
Richard Diamond 50-12-06 078 Missing Night Watchman
Richard Diamond 51-01-12 080 Marilyn Conners Case
Richard Diamond 51-01-19 081 The Man With The Scar
Richard Diamond 51-01-26 082 The Rawlins Case
Richard Diamond 51-02-02 083 The Caspary Case
Richard Diamond 51-02-09 084 Blue Serge Suit
Richard Diamond 51-02-16 085 The Gray Man
Richard Diamond 51-02-23 086 The Lady In Distress
Richard Diamond 51-03-02 087 The Red Rose
Richard Diamond 51-03-09 088 The Butcher Shop
Richard Diamond 51-03-16 089 Monsieur Bouchon
Richard Diamond 51-03-23 090 Little Cheeve
Richard Diamond 51-03-30 091 The Carnival
Richard Diamond 51-04-06 092 The Dead Heiress
Richard Diamond 51-11-02 109 THE BOWERY CASE
Richard Diamond 51-12-07 114 The Brown Envelope Case
Richard Diamond 51-12-21 116 Christmas Show
Richard Diamond 51-12-28 117 The Plaid Overcoat Case
Richard Diamond 52-01-04 118 Merry Go Round Case
Richard Diamond 52-01-11 119 White Cow Case
Richard Diamond 52-01-18 120 Simpson Case
Richard Diamond 52-01-25 121 The Al Brenners Case
Richard Diamond 52-02-01 122 The Garibaldi Case
Richard Diamond 52-02-08 123 The Eddie Burke Case
Richard Diamond 52-03-14 128 The Dixon Case
Richard Diamond 52-03-21 129 The Hank Burton Case
Richard Diamond 52-03-28 130 Mr. Walker's Problem
Richard Diamond 52-04-04 131 The Enigma Of Big Ed
Richard Diamond 52-05-16 137 The Eddie Garrett Case
Richard Diamond 52-08-09 153 ICE PICK MURDER
Richard Diamond 53-05-31 144 The William Holland Case
Richard Diamond 53-06-07 145 The Eight O'Clock Killer- repeat of 50-11-22
Richard Diamond 53-06-21 146 Missing Night Watchman - repeat 50-12-06
Richard Diamond 53-06-28 147 Rifle Case - repeat 50-10-25 1
Richard Diamond 53-07-19 150 Chapel Hill Police Officer Symposium Speech
Richard Diamond 53-07-26 151 Mona Lisa Murder - repeat 50-11-15
Richard Diamond 53-08-02 152 Lt Levinson Kidnapped - repeat 50-10-18
Richard Diamond 53-08-09 153 The Ice Pick Murder Case - repeat 50-07-12
Richard Diamond 53-08-16 154 The Oklahoma Cowboy Murder Case - repeat 50-09-27
Richard Diamond 53-08-23 155 The Hollywood Story - repeat 51-11-16
Richard Diamond 53-08-30 156 Big Foot Grafton Case 50-08-30
Richard Diamond 53-09-06 157 The George Lexington Murder Case - repeat 50-09-13
Richard Diamond 53-09-20 159 The Wolfe Murder Case - repeat 50-08-09
Richard Diamond 53-09-27 160 Diamond is beaten and kidnapped

Neighbor Tries to Ruin Diamonds Voice
THE DORIS ROMANO CASE