Ep.255 Richard Diamond Private Detective: The Betty Moran Case

Nostalgic Mystery Radio

Stevie K.

Detective, Fiction, Crime, Arts, Radio Show, Mystery, Tv & Film, Performing Arts, Drama, Old Time Radio

4.8 • 588 Ratings

🗓️ 18 August 2022

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Richard Diamond, Private Detective came to NBC in 1949. Diamond was a slick, sophisticated detective, with a sharp tongue for folks who needed it. Diamond enjoyed the detective life, but not as much as entertaining his girl, Helen Asher. After each show, he would croon a number to his Park Avenue sweetheart. Mr. Powell, a former song and dance man, was perfect for the role. He added an extra dimension to the 40's hokey private eye drama. Diamond was a rough gumshoe that would often get knocke...

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to another episode of Nostolic Mystery Radio.
0:22.5	I'm your host Stevie K.
0:25.6	And it's my honor to bring you the radio shows of yesteryear.
0:30.4	For this episode, I bring you Richard Diamond Private Detective,
0:33.7	episode titled The Betty Moran Case,
0:37.4	originally aired May 29th, 1949.
0:44.4	A double murder, a rich woman named Betty Moran, and a touch of blackmail, lead the police to think it's a murder suicide.
0:47.2	So sit back and relax, and I hope you enjoy this nostalgic mystery radio.
0:53.4	Thank you for listening. Here's Dick Powell as Richard Diamond, and I'm in business for a very simple reason.
1:35.0	I like money.
1:36.6	Oh, sure, I could do better, but I don't believe in straining myself.
1:40.3	I might make a few bucks more, but so what?
1:43.3	You work harder, your back gets weaker,
1:46.1	and you take that extra couple of bucks and spend it for a brace
1:48.6	to keep you from folding in the middle.
1:51.1	No, I got a little one-room office that leans out over Broadway,
1:54.5	and I'm very happy.
1:56.8	Sometimes I get a case that lasts a week,
1:59.6	$100 a day in expenses, and I make enough to pay the rent.
2:03.1	Take my girl Helen Asher to dinner a couple of times and rest my feet on the desk like a prosperous businessman.
2:10.2	I'm in partnership with a shill called Human Nature.
2:14.2	And with him on my side, it just figures that people are going to get in trouble.
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