A Room With A View's video: Richard Diamond Private Detective - The Stolen Purse May 22 1949

Dick Powell starred in the Richard Diamond, Private Detective radio series as a light hearted detective who often ended the episodes singing to his girlfriend, Helen (Virginia Gregg). It began airing on NBC on April 24, 1949, picked up Rexall as a sponsor on April 5, 1950, and continued until December 6, 1950. The shows were written by Blake Edwards. Its theme, "Leave It to Love", was whistled by Powell at the beginning of each episode. Regular Cast, Dick Powell as Richard Diamond Virginia Gregg as Helen Asher Lt. Walter Quincy 'Walt' Levinson was played at various times by Ed Begley, Ted De Corsica, Alan Reed. Sgt. Otis Loveloon / Sgt. Andre Klume played by Wilms Herbert. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------