Normally it's Story Time Sunday over on my facebook pages and I like to share spoken classic word stories from different eras.
Richard Diamond Private Detective is one of my all time favorites, not only do you get a great and fun adventure from this wise cracking gum shoe, but you usually got a song at the end of the episode, as Diamond would sing to his red head sweetheart, Helen Asher (Virginia Gregg).
Powell was cast as Phillip Marlowe, Private Eye in the film, Murder, My Sweet. He also played other hard-boiled detective characters on radio and screen. One of the funniest parts of Richard Diamond was that he would poke fun at his former role as, Marlowe, on occasion asking if they've cancelled the Phillip Marlowe show yet.
From solving the mystery of a haunted house to saving a tempermental seal, his adventures were full of action but always light hearted and quick witted, with plenty of one liners and zingers, Diamond would fire them off at anyone, faster than his gun.
Many of Powell's great adventures and laughs can be heard on Sirius/XM Radio's, Radio Spirits (channel 148) or on CD from the Radio Spirits website. BIG Thanks to Greg Bell media for keeping this classic radio programs, and the memory of Dick Powell alive and well.
Happy Birthday, Mr. Powell.
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