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Aired 1949 - 1953

Richard Diamond, Private Detective was a happy-go-lucky detective who answered his telephone with atrocious commercial jingles and was a master of the verbal putdown (especially with the police).

The opening each week set up the problem and propelled the sarcasm with the cops; the ending usually found Dick Powell as Richard Diamond in the Park Avenue penthouse of his girlfriend, the rich redhead Helen Asher.

Richard-Diamond

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Air Date Title Synopsis
 1950-08-16  063 The Carnival Case

NBC net. Sponsored by: Rexall. Richard and Helen visit a carnival and find murder on the midway. Was the killer the clown, the hula dancer or the strong man? Dick Powell sings, "Sweet and Lovely" after solving the case. Bill Forman (announcer), Dick Powell, Frank Worth (composer, conductor), Jaime del Valle (producer, director), Joe Gilbert, Joseph Du Val, Lucille Meredith, Parley Baer, Richard Carr (writer), Virginia Gregg, William Johnstone, Wilms Herbert. 
 1950-08-23  064 The Evans Farmer Case

+ NBC net. Sponsored by: Rexall. Dr. Williams Evans offers Diamond $1200 to solve the mysterious death of George Farmer, but the doctor takes a dive from a high window shortly thereafter. There's no song by Dick after the story. Dick Powell, Blake Edwards (writer), Frank Worth (composer, conductor), Ted de Corsia, Virginia Gregg, Wilms Herbert, Wally Maher, Joan Banks, Bill Bouchey, Jaime del Valle (transcriber), Bill Forman (announcer). 
 1950-08-30  065 The Big Foot Grafton Case

+ NBC net. Sponsored by: Rexall. The body of "Big Foot Grafton" has been fished out of the river, while the second baseman of the "Ducklings" ladies' softball team turns up missing. This script was re-used on this series on August 30, 1953 (see cat. #16640), although a different writer was given credit. Dick Powell sings, "I Hadn't Anyone "Til You," after solving the case. Bill Forman (announcer), Dick Powell, Frank Worth (composer, conductor), Gloria Blondell, Jaime del Valle (producer, director), John Dehner, Michael Cramoy (writer), Sidney Miller, Ted de Corsia, Virginia Gregg, William Conrad, Wilms Herbert. 
 1950-09-06  066 The Misplaced Laundry Case

+ NBC net. Sponsored by: Rexall. Diamond gets the wrong bundle of laundry and washes a killer out of hiding! Dick Powell does not sing after the case. Dick Powell, Blake Edwards (writer), Frank Worth (composer, conductor), Stacy Harris, Jaime del Valle (transcriber), Bill Forman (announcer), Virginia Gregg, Ted de Corsia, Wilms Herbert, Clayton Post, Sidney Miller. 

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