Richard Diamond, private investigator
Richard Diamond, Private Detective is an American crime series that ran as a radio play on the radio from 1949 to 1953 and was produced as a television series from 1957 to 1960. The series belongs to the film noir genre. Between 2007 and 2008, as well as 2011, the series was produced and published as a German-language radio play by the Lauscherlounge label .
Radio plays
In the American radio play series, Dick Powell speaks to the protagonists in around 157 episodes with a running time of around 30 minutes, some of which are considered lost . The dialogue books, however, still exist. Since Powell was partly active as a singer in musicals, the running gag came about that Richard Diamond sang something to his girlfriend at the end of many episodes.
In 2007 and 2008, twelve episodes were translated into German and two episodes were released on a total of six CDs. Five of these episodes are considered lost in the American original. In 2011, the production of two more episodes was secured through crowdfunding .
| No. | title | Original title (episode) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The black doll | The black doll (138) |
| 2 | The brown envelope | The brown envelope (112) |
| 3 | The Ed Lloyd case | The Ed Lloyd Case (140) |
| 4th | The murder assignment | Danny Denver (95) |
| 5 | The murder of the barber | Barber Shop Case (134) |
| 6th | The Gibson case | Gibson Murder Case (24) |
| 7th | The red rose | The red rose (85) |
| 8th | The carousel case | Merry Go Round Case (116) |
| 9 | The gray man | The gray man (83) |
| 10 | Good night, Nocturne | Goodnight to Nocturne (111) |
| 11 | The night club case | The Lynn Knight Case (16) |
| 12 | Mr. Walker's problem | Mr. Walker's Problem (128) |
| 13 | The Caspary case | |
| 14th | The butcher shop | The Butcher Shop |
Important roles and their speakers
| role | speaker |
|---|---|
| Richard Diamond | Tobias Kluckert |
| Helen Asher | Ranja Bonalana |
| Walt Levinson | Detlef Bierstedt |
| Frazer | Oliver Rohrbeck |
Television series
In the TV series, the smart private detective was portrayed by David Janssen . His secretary Sam, shown only from the waist down to reveal her legs, was played by Mary Tyler Moore . In the course of the series, the location has been moved from New York City to Los Angeles . The series consisted of 77 episodes of 30 minutes each. At a re-run, the series was renamed Call Mr. D for legal reasons .