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"Richard Diamond, Private Detective" (1957)
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1 July 1957 (USA)
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Richard Diamond is a suave private eye who, at first, walks the mean streets of New York, then later packs up and moves to Los Angeles...
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One of the best Private Eye shows from the 1950s.
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(Series Cast Summary - 1 of 63) | David Janssen | ... | Richard Diamond (77 episodes, 1957-1960) |
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Call Mr. 'D' (USA) (syndication title)
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USA:30 min (77 episodes)
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1.33 : 1 more
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Mono (RCA Sound System)
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This series was a very popular radio show that starred Dick Powell as the sexy sleuth. It ran for a few years in the early 1950s. When Powell was approached to do a TV series he felt he was too old but recommended a young actor named David Janssen.
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Referenced in "Jeopardy!: (#1.1)" (1984)
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"Richard Diamond" was one of the all-time great private eye television shows from the late 1950's. The series starred the raspy-voiced David Janssen as the title character driving around in his Ford convertibles trading innuendos with Sam, the female operator for the Hi-Fi Answering Service, via his car phone as he solves all manner of cases. Janssen is tough and sexy and one can only wonder if he and Sam ever connected in real time. Sam is only shown in profile from the shoulders down seated in front of a switch board, in tight fitting dresses, legs crossed and usually dangling a stiletto-heeled shoe from her toe as she delivers Richard's messages in a breathy low husky voice. The show is fast, well acted, entertaining and shot in "glorious" black and white with a great jazz score. An original soundtrack album was released by Mercury records during the shows run on network television. It's great fun and well worth a look.