Richard Diamond, Private Detective

OTRR_Certified_Richard_Diamond_Private_Detective Richard Diamond, Private Detective Old Time Radio Researchers Group audio oldtimeradio radioprograms <blockquote> RICHARD DIAMOND, PRIVATE DETECTIVE In 1945, Dick Powell portrayed Phillip Marlowe in the movie "Murder My Sweet" based on Raymond Chandler's novel "Farewell My Lovely". This was a radical departure in character for Mr. Powell from a Hollywood song and dance man to a hard-boiled detective. On June 11,1945, the Lux Radio Theater brought "Murder My Sweet" to radio, again with Dick Powell in the lead. These two performances prompted his selection for the part of Richard Rogue, in Rogue’s Gallery after his role for Lux Radio Theater and Richard Diamond came four years later. Richard Diamond, Private Detective came to NBC in 1949. Diamond was a slick, sophisticated detective, with a sharp tongue for folks who needed it. Diamond enjoyed the detective life, but not as much as entertaining his girl, Helen Asher. After each show, he would croon a number to his Park Avenue sweetheart. Mr. Powell, a former song and dance man, was perfect for the role. He added an extra dimension to the 40's hokey private eye drama. Diamond was a rough gumshoe that would often get knocked on the head with a revolver butt or other items. His counterpart on the police force was Lt. Levinson who often accepted Diamond's help reluctantly. Levinson would claim to get stomach trouble whenever Diamond would call him and would take bicarbonate to settle his aching stomach. Although they always seem at odds with each other, Diamond and Levinson were best friends. The plot theme remained fairly constant throughout the entire run of the show, Diamond getting beat up and solving a tough murder case with the support of the police department. Remarkably, for all the gun fights, Diamond never got shot. And for all his bravado, he had a serious case of vertigo. Helen Asher was portrayed by Virginia Gregg, who also played the part of Brooksie on Let George Do It and Betty Lewis on Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar. Blake Edwards wrote the early shows and also directed a few. Music was composed by David Baskerville and later by Frank Wirth. In January of 1951, the series moved to ABC under the full sponsorship of Camel cigarettes. Then in May of 1953, the series moved to CBS but all shows were repeats from the 1950-51 Rexall sponsored season on NBC. Richard Diamond was one of the radio shows which successfully moved to television with David Janssen, later of The Fugitive fame, in the title role of Richard Diamond. The opening scene of the television show often featured the long lovely legs of Mary Tyler Moore, who went on to fame in The Dick Van Dyke Show and The Mary Tyler Moore Show. Mary was replaced on the Richard Diamond show when it became known that she owned the mystery legs. <hr />OTRR Certification Information: Series Name: Richard Diamond, Private Detective Certification Status: OTRR Certified Accurate Certification Date: May 26, 2007 Certification Version: Version 2b(July 22, 2008) Number of CDs: 5 NOTE: Updated Release! From the Old Time Radio Researcher's Group. See "Note" Section below for more information on the OTRR. </blockquote> OTRR; Old Time Radio Researchers Group; Old Time Radio; OTRR Set; Richard Diamond; Richard Diamond, Private Detective; OTRR Updated Release http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ 2006-07-24 02:06:15 2007-06-08 20:37:08 OTRRArchive@yahoo.com Anton Onymous Anton Onymous Anton Onymous OTRRArchive OTRRArchive OTRRArchive OTRRArchive OTRRArchive OTRRArchive OTRRArchive OTRRArchive OTRRArchive OTRRArchive OTRRArchive 2006-07-24 02:13:25 2006-07-24 10:53:02 2006-07-25 15:15:46 2006-10-28 14:59:10 2006-10-28 18:35:22 2006-12-08 23:19:13 2006-12-16 10:35:51 2007-01-08 01:44:55 2007-05-30 01:26:29 2007-06-08 20:37:07 2007-06-08 20:42:58 2007-06-09 21:48:54 2007-06-12 00:45:38 2008-02-23 22:59:15 <blockquote> OLD TIME RADIO RESEARCHER'S GROUP This is a production of the Old Time Radio Researchers Group located at <a href="http://otrr.org/">Old Time Radio Researchers Website</a> and the <a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OldTimeRadioResearchersGroup">Old Time Radio Researchers Group</a>. It contains the most complete and accurate version of this series in the best sound possible at the time of creation. An updated version will be issued if more episodes or better sounding ones become available. If you are interested in preserving old time radio, you may wish to join the Old Time Radio Researchers Group at Yahoo. Relax, listen, and enjoy! <hr> OTRR Definitions: OTRR Certified Accurate -- A series that is Certified Accurate indicates that all the episodes are properly identified and labeled but that the series does not contain all known extant episodes. OTRR Certified Complete -- A series that is Certified Complete is the highest level of certification available under the OTRR Certified Standards. This certification level implies that all the files in the series are Certified Accurate but also indicates that the series is as complete as possible – it includes all extant episodes. </blockquote> 2008-07-22 17:49:54 OTRRArchive