RICHARD DIAMOND, PRIVATE DETECTIVE

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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

Richard Diamond 49 05 01 (002) Diamond In the Rough (AFRS)
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 and 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 Two Hundred Thousand Dollar Bundle
Richard Diamond 49 10 08 (024) Gibson Murder Case
Richard Diamond 49 10 15 (025) The Bogus Bills Case
Richard Diamond 49 10 22 (026) Rene Bennet Protection Case
Richard Diamond 49 10 29 (027) Bill Kirby Murder Case
Richard Diamond 49 11 05 (028) The Singing Critic (AFRS)
Richard Diamond 49 11 05 (028) The Singing Critic
Richard Diamond 49 11 12 (029) Fifty Thousand Dollar Diamond Heist
Richard Diamond 49 11 19 (030) The Jacoby Case
Richard Diamond 49 11 26 (031) William Carter Loses Memory
Richard Diamond 49 12 03 (032) The Ruby Idol Case
Richard Diamond 49 12 10 (033) The House Of Mystery Case
Richard Diamond 49 12 17 (034) The John Blackwell Case
Richard Diamond 49 12 24 (035) A Christmas Carol
Richard Diamond 49 12 31 (036) Thomas Jason Case
Richard Diamond 50 01 07 (037) Butchers and Protection Racket
Richard Diamond 50 01 15 (038) Mr Victor's Daughter
Richard Diamond 50 01 22 (039) Martin White Sees Dead Men
Richard Diamond 50 02 05 (040) To Guard A Seal
Richard Diamond 50 02 12 (041) Elaine Tanner Case
Richard Diamond 50 02 19 (042) The Jewel Thief
Richard Diamond 50 02 26 (043) The Blind Man And The Cop Killer
Richard Diamond 50 03 05 (044) Louis Spence Case
Richard Diamond 50 03 12 (045) Joyce Wallace
Richard Diamond 50 03 19 (046) Private Eye Test
Richard Diamond 50 03 26 (047) Photographer's Card
Richard Diamond 50 04 05 (048) William Logan And The Ivory Statue
Richard Diamond 50 04 12 (049) The Man Who Hated Women
Richard Diamond 50 04 19 (050) Messenger Service, Paddy Clark
Richard Diamond 50 04 26 (051) The Ralph Baxter Case
Richard Diamond 50 06 14 (052) Eighty Thousand Dollars In Jewels
Richard Diamond 50 06 21 (053) Mrs X Can't Find Her Husband
Richard Diamond 50 06 28 (054) Mary Bellman Killed
Richard Diamond 50 07 05 (055) Mike Burton Murder Case
Richard Diamond 50 07 12 (056) Ice Pick Murder
Richard Diamond 50 07 26 (057) The Martha Campbell Kidnap Case
Richard Diamond 50 08 02 (058) The Fixed Fight Case
Richard Diamond 50 08 09 (059) Edna Wolfe Case
Richard Diamond 50 08 16 (060) The Carnival Case
Richard Diamond 50 08 23 (061) The Evans Farmer Case
Richard Diamond 50 08 30 (062) The Big Foot Grafton Case
Richard Diamond 50 09 06 (063) The Misplaced Laundry Case
Richard Diamond 50 09 13 (064) The George Lexington Murder Case
Richard Diamond 50 09 20 (065) The Bald Head Case
Richard Diamond 50 09 27 (066) The Oklahoma Cowboy Murder Case
Richard Diamond 50 10 04 (067) The Pete Rocco Case
Richard Diamond 50 10 11 (068) The Homing Pigeon Case
Richard Diamond 50 10 18 (069) Lt. Levinson Kidnapped
Richard Diamond 50 10 25 (070) The Rifle Case
Richard Diamond 50 11 08 (072) Dead Man's Letter (AFRTS)
Richard Diamond 50 11 08 (072) Dead Man's Letter
Richard Diamond 50 11 15 (073) Mona Lisa Murder (AFRTS)
Richard Diamond 50 11 22 (074) The Cover Up Murders (AFRTS)
Richard Diamond 50 12 06 (076) Missing Night Watchman
Richard Diamond 50 12 xx (xxx) The Chapel Hill Case (AFRTS)
Richard Diamond 51 01 12 (078) Marilyn Connors Case
Richard Diamond 51 01 19 (079) The Man With The Scar
Richard Diamond 51 01 26 (080) The Rawlins Case
Richard Diamond 51 02 02 (081) The Caspary Case
Richard Diamond 51 02 09 (082) The Blue Serge Suit
Richard Diamond 51 02 16 (083) The Grey Man
Richard Diamond 51 02 23 (084) The Lady In Distress
Richard Diamond 51 03 02 (085) The Red Rose
Richard Diamond 51 03 09 (086) The Butcher Shop
Richard Diamond 51 03 16 (087) Monsieur Bouchon
Richard Diamond 51 03 23 (088) Little Chiva
Richard Diamond 51 03 30 (089) The Carnival
Richard Diamond 51 04 06 (090) The Dead Heiress
Richard Diamond 51 10 05 (105) The Pete Rocco Case
Richard Diamond 51 11 02 (109) The Bowery Case
Richard Diamond 51 11 09 (110) Buried Treasure
Richard Diamond 51 11 16 (111) Hollywood Story
Richard Diamond 51 12 07 (112) The Brown Envelope Case
Richard Diamond 51 12 21 (114) Christmas Show
Richard Diamond 51 12 28 (115) The Plaid Overcoat Case
Richard Diamond 52 01 04 (116) The Merry Go Round Case
Richard Diamond 52 01 11 (117) The White Cow Case
Richard Diamond 52 01 18 (118) The Simpson Case
Richard Diamond 52 01 25 (119) The Al Brenners Case
Richard Diamond 52 02 01 (120) The Garrabaldi Case
Richard Diamond 52 02 08 (121) The Eddie Burke Case
Richard Diamond 52 03 14 (126) The Dixon Case
Richard Diamond 52 03 21 (127) The Hank Burton Case
Richard Diamond 52 03 28 (128) Mr. Walker's Problem
Richard Diamond 52 04 04 (129) The Enigma Of Big Ed
Richard Diamond 52 05 16 (137) The Eddie Garrett Case
Richard Diamond 53 05 31 (142) The William Holland Case
Richard Diamond 53 06 07 (143) The Eight O'Clock Killer
Richard Diamond 53 06 21 (144) Missing Night Watchman
Richard Diamond 53 06 28 (145) The Rifle Case
Richard Diamond 53 07 05 (146) Man With A Scar
Richard Diamond 53 07 12 (147) Pete Rocco Case
Richard Diamond 53 07 19 (148) Chapel Hill Police Officer Symposium Speech
Richard Diamond 53 07 26 (149) Mona Lisa Murder (repeat 50 11 15)
Richard Diamond 53 08 02 (150) Lt. Levinson Kidnapped (AFRTS)
Richard Diamond 53 08 02 (150) Lt. Levinson Kidnapped
Richard Diamond 53 08 09 (151) The Ice Pick Murder Case
Richard Diamond 53 08 16 (152) The Oklahoma Cowboy Murder Case (AFRTS)
Richard Diamond 53 08 23 (153) The Hollywood Story (AFRTS)
Richard Diamond 53 08 23 (153) The Hollywood Story
Richard Diamond 53 08 30 (154) The Big Foot Grafton Case (AFRTS)
Richard Diamond 53 09 06 (155) The George Lexington Murder Case (repeat 50 09 13)
Richard Diamond 53 09 20 (157) The Wolfe Murder Case (AFRTS)
Richard Diamond 53 09 27 (158) Diamond id Beaten and Kidnapped
Richard Diamond 53 11 18 (163) Three Murder Suspect
Richard Diamond 53 12 07 (171) German Gun Maker Gustave Heiden
Richard Diamond xx xx xx xxx Neighbor Tries to Ruin Diamonds Voice
Richard Diamond xx xx xx xxx The Doris Romano Case

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