Richard Diamond Private Detective
Crime drama follows a wisecracking ex-cop solving murder cases, sparring with Lt. Levinson, and singing to Helen Asher.
Richard Diamond, Private Detective is an American detective drama, created by Blake Edwards, which aired on radio from 1949 to 1953, and on television from 1957 to 1960.
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Richard Diamond Private Detective. Radio program.
Original schedule
- 19497:00 PM ETNBC Radio Network · eveningSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 1949–195010:00 PM ETNBC Radio Network · nightSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 19507:30 PM ETNBC Radio Network · eveningSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 195010:00 PM ETNBC Radio Network · nightSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 195010:30 PM ETNBC Radio Network · nightSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 1951–19528:00 PM ETABC Radio Network · nightSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 19537:30 PM ETCBS Radio Network · eveningSuMoTuWeThFrSa
Alice Reinheart
Cast
Virginia Gregg
Cast
BBlake Edwards
Director
H
Helen Mack
Director
Dick Powell
Guest
D
David Baskerville
Musician
F
Frank Worth
Musician
Dick Powell
Richard Diamond
Ed Begley
Lt. Walt Levinson
F
Frank Wirth
Composer
Virginia Gregg
Helen Asher
WWilms Herbert
Otis, Francis
BBlake Edwards
Writer
JJohn Michael Hayes
Writer
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