"You walk the pavement, spangled with a thousand colors, but between the light…that's where the darkness is. It's Broadway…my beat."
Broadway is my Beat is a love affair with noir and hardboiled radio detective series blossomed during the 1940's. The golden age of radio had found a new following in the crime drama genre, and managed to churn out several note-worthy serializations. One of the more popular old time radio shows of the period was Broadway is my Beat which featured the talented Larry Thor as Detective Danny Clover. Clover truly loved his beat on the colorful and gritty streets of Broadway and it shined through in his passion and dedication to his job. He tirelessly patrolled the city streets and instilled fear into the hoodlums and villains that threatened the peace. Remarkably enough, the program enjoyed a lengthy run from 1949-1954, unlike its other contemporaries who only lasted for a season. This old radio show was first produced in New York City, however, it was later moved to Hollywood under the directorship of Elliot Lewis. As a resident New Yorker himself, Lewis infused the show with an amazing mix of sounds and effects that effortlessly brought the vibrant and lively world of Broadway is my Beat to life on the radio.
“From Times Square to Columbus Circle – the gaudiest, the most violent, the lonesomest mile in the world.”
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Air Date | Title | Synopsis | Rating |
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03.27.1949 | a fixed prize fight |
+ Danny suspects a fix when the odds on a welterweight fight swing suddenly in the wrong way | |
12.08.1950 | ben justin case |
+ Ben Justin has been shot twice in the back. Found in an alley, he dies in the ambulance. His wife... | |
04.07.1950 | bimb 500407 029 jimmy webster case |
+ CBS net origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. Jimmy Webster has confessed to the murder of Ernie Cauldwe... | |
04.14.1950 | bimb 500414 030 tommy stafford case |
+ CBS net origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. Tommy Stafford is found stabbed to death on the Coney Isla... | |
04.21.1950 | bimb 500421 031 elaine hill case |
+ Program #22. CBS net origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. Beautiful Elaine Hill is found dead in a hote... | |
04.28.1950 | bimb 500428 032 max wendell |
+ CBS net origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. A druggist named Max Wendell is shot...right in front of D... | |
05.05.1950 | bimb 500505 033 janice guilford case |
+ CBS net origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. Janet Guilford has committed suicide...or has she? A murde... | |
05.12.1950 | bimb 500512 034 harry dean case |
+ CBS net origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. A bank teller named Harry Dean has stolen $20,000 to ranso... | |
11.17.1951 | broadway is my best alex raymond ep 87 |
+ The body of Joan Fuller has been found floating in the lake in Central Park. Her employer, the we... | |
05.24.1952 | broadway is my best alice mayo ep 114 |
+ Alice Mail has been shot through the door of her apartment. Why...and who | |
11.01.1952 | broadway is my best amelia lane ep 137 1952 11 1 |
+ Who killed Amelia Lane, spinster librarian | |
07.17.1950 | broadway is my best amelia ramirez ep 43 |
+ Emilio Ramirez is knifed in the barrio of Spanish Harlem. A cop named Johnny Parada is killed wh... | |
05.26.1950 | broadway is my best ann cornell ep 36 |
+ A music student from Iowa named Ann Cornell is strangled in her room and seen being killed from a... | |
09.15.1951 | broadway is my best anna compton ep 78 |
+ Anna Compton has been found dead in a car...the trail leads to her very strange husband. This is... | |
02.14.1953 | broadway is my best artie blanchard ep 152 |
+ Artie Blanchard has been found dead under a theatre marquee, with his pockets stuffed with money | |
05.16.1953 | broadway is my best barbara hunt ep 165 | ||
04.04.1953 | broadway is my best barton russell ep 159 1953 4 4 |
+ Shortly after a deserted boat is found, the body of the boat's owner, Barton Russell, is also fou... | |
07.07.1949 | broadway is my best jimmy dorn case ep 1 1949 7 7 |
+ An ex-carnival performer named Jimmy Dorn wins $17,000 in the Irish Sweepstakes and promptly "com... | |
12.22.1951 | buddy malpaugh and the jeweled scimitar |
+ A Christmas fantasy of Sergeant Tartaglia as Danny Clover assists him (for a change) recover the ... | |
07.24.1950 | celia jordan case |
+ Wrigley's Spearmint Gum. Celia Jordan has disappeared. She later calls Danny and dies of poison r... | |
05.12.1951 | charles crandall case |
+ Charles Crandall is found murdered in an alley. He has no wallet, but he does have an expensive w... | |
10.14.1953 | cora lee |
+ It was party time on East 63rd and Miss Braidy went to the apartment above the party to take a sho... | |
02.17.1950 | dion hartley story |
+ Dion Hartley invites Danny Clover to visit his exquisite apartment. He tells Danny that he's goin... | |
08.04.1949 | dr robbie mcclure case |
+ Doctor McClure dies in Danny's office, shot with a .22 calibre gun It's 9 o'clock in the evening ... | |
06.09.1951 | earl lawson case |
+ A wealthy man named Earl Lawson has been murdered in Times Square by a man with only one month to... |
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