The Hatpin Case (Aired August 16, 1953)
Richard Diamond, Private Detective was a radio show starring Dick Powell which aired from 1949 to 1953, first on NBC, then ABC and finally on CBS. The title character was a rather light-hearted detective who often ended the episodes singing to his girlfriend, Helen. The television series was produced by Powell's company, Four Star Television, and that series ran for 3 years from 1957 to 1960. On TV, David Janssen played the hard boiled private eye and his secretary renamed “Sam”, was only ever shown on camera from the waist down, most assurardidly to display her beautiful legs. It was later leared that the legs belonged to Mary Tyler Moore. Original music by Frank DeVol and pete rugolo and later by richard shores. Good scripts, a solid cast and Powell’s exceptional talent made a good time 30 minute program that was quite popular during that Golden Age of Radio.
THIS EPISODE:
September 27, 1950. NBC network. "The Hatpin Case". Sponsored by: Rexall. Rick mounts up and rides out to solve a wild west homicide. Clay Baxter hires Diamond to find his brother's killer. The same script was re-used on this series on August 16, 1953. Dick Powell, Barton Yarborough, Blake Edwards (writer), Frank Worth (composer, conductor), Hal March, Arthur Q. Bryan, Wally Maher, Bill Forman (announcer), Jaime del Valle (transcriber), Virginia Gregg, Wilms Herbert. 29:33.
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