Richard Diamond, Private Detective

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Dick Powell starred in the Richard Diamond, Private Detective radio series as a light-hearted detective who often ended the episodes singing to his girlfriend, Helen (Virginia Gregg). It began airing on NBC Radio 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.

Episode List

A Christmas Carol
Big Foot Grafton Case (50-08-30)
Bill Kirby Murder Case
Blue Serge Suit
Butchers and Protection Racket
Chapel Hill Police Officer Symposium Speech
Charles Walsh and Bob Wells
Christmas Show
Dead Man's Letter
Edna Wolfe Case
Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars In Jewels
Elaine Tanner Case
Fifty Thousand Dollar Diamond Heist
Fred Sears Murder Case
Gibson Murder Case
Ice Pick Murder
Joyce Wallace
Little Chiva
Louis Spence Case
Lt. Levinson Kidnapped
Marilyn Connors Case
Martin White Sees Dead Men
Mary Bellman Killed
Merry Go Round Case
Messenger Service, Paddy Clark
Mike Burton Murder Case
Missing Night Watchman (repeat 50-12-06)
Mona Lisa Murder
Monsieur Bouchon
Mr Victor's Daughter
Mr. Walker's Problem
Mrs X Can't Find Her Husband
Photographer's Card
Private Eye Test
Ralph Chase Case
Rene Bennet Protection Case
Rifle Case (repeat 50-10-25)
Simpson Case
The Al Brenners Case
The Bald Head Case
The Barton Case
The Betty Moran Case
The Big Foot Grafton Case
The Blind Man and The Cop Killer
The Bloody Hat Case
The Bogus Bills Case
The Brown Envelope Case
The Butcher Shop
The Carnival
The Carnival Case
The Caspary Case
The Cover-Up Murders
The Dixon Case
The Eddie Burke Case
The Eddie Garrett Case
The Eight O'Clock Killer(Repeat of 50-11-22)
The Enigma Of Big Ed
The Evans Farmer Case
The Fixed Fight Case
The Garrabaldi Case
The George Lexington Murder Case
The Grey Man
The Hank Burton Case
The Harry Baker Case
The Hollywood Story
The Homing Pigeon Case
The House of Mystery Case
The Ice Pick Murder Case (repeat 50-07-12)
The Jacoby Case
The Jean Cooper Murder Case
The Jerome J Jerome Case
The Jewel Thief
The John Blackwell Case
The Lady In Distress
The Lynn Knight Case
The Man Who Hated Women
The Man With The Scar
The Martha Campbell Kidnap Case
The Martin Hyer Case
The Misplaced Laundry Case
The Oklahoma Cowboy Murder Case
The Pete Rocco Case
The Plaid Overcoat Case
The Ralph Baxter Case
The Rawlins Case
The Red Rose
The Ruby Idol Case
The Singing Critic
The Stolen Purse
The Tom Waxman Bombing Case
The Two Hundred Thousand Dollar Bundle
The Van Dyke Seance Case
The William Holland Case
The Wolfe Murder Case (repeat 50-08-09)
Thomas Jason Case
To Guard A Seal
White Cow Case
William Carter Loses Memory
William Logan And The Ivory Statue