Dick Powell is Richard Diamond, Private Detective, the quick-witted, light-hearted detective. Quite possibly radio's first singing detective, Diamond was always quick with a quip or a sarcastic response. He sang his way through over a hundred and fifty fast paced adventures, most of which were written by Blake Edwards before the start of his successful career as a film director. Everyone from cut-throat business execs to sparring spouses, from real estate men to showgirls, from lawyers to ex-cons, and from fighters to fortune tellers come seeking help with cases of kidnapping, blackmail, mysterious packages, and murder. In these 16 digitally remastered episodes, Diamond takes the case—along with his sweetheart and side-kick, Helen Asher (Frances Robinson). Generally complicating matters, and occasionally passing work along his way, were homicide detectives: Lieutenant Walt Levinson (Ed Begley Sr.) and Otis Ludlum (Wilms Herbert).
EPISODES INCLUDE: The Elaine Tanner Case 02-12-50, Photographer's Card 03-26-50, The Statue of Kali 04-05-50, The Butcher Killer 04-12-50, The Mary Bellman Murder Case 06-28-50, The Mike Burton Case 07-05-50, Boxer Max Farmer 08-02-50, The Carnival Case 08-16-50, The Big Foot Grafton Case 08-30-50, The Misplaced Laundry Case 09-06-50, The George Lexington Case 09-13-50, The Oklahoma Cowboy Murder Case 09-27-50, The Pete Rocco Case 10-04-50, The Homing Pigeon Case 10-11-50, The Marilyn Connors Case 01-12-51, Monsieur Beauchand 03-16-51.
