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The Great Detectives Present Broadway"s My Beat

Detective Danny Clover solves crimes along the Great White, an area he describes as "the gaudiest, the most violent…the lonesomest mile in the world." The series initially began in New York with Anthony Ross but shifted to Hollywood where, under the eye of New York-born director Elliott Lewis and writers David Friedkin and Morton Fine, the series became a poetic look at crime in the Big Apple, and how it impacted the mosaic of people who lived there. Larry Thor took over as Danny Clover, delivering

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38:54

Broadway's My Beat: The Robert Turk Murder Case

The Great Detectives Present Broadway"s My Beat ·

2026/10/07

Today's Mystery: A strange murder draws Detective Danny Clover to a Manhattan apartment filled with occult symbols, a dead man, and a woman who barely survived the night. What first appears to be a bizarre suicide soon becomes connected to a series of deaths stretching back several years. As Clover follows the trail, he encounters a mysterious woman who claims to possess the power to determine who lives—and who dies.Original Radio Broadcast Date: October 18, 1952Originated in HollywoodCast:Larry

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38:05

Broadway's My Beat: The Ruth Nelson Murder Case

The Great Detectives Present Broadway"s My Beat ·

2026/09/30

Today's Mystery: Detective Danny Clover investigates the murder of Ruth Nelson, a woman found stabbed to death on the very day she was released from prison after serving thirty years. As Clover searches for answers, he discovers that Ruth’s past may hold the key to her death. The investigation takes another turn when Louise Downey, the woman who helped Ruth find a place to live, is also found dead. Clover must uncover the connection between the two women and the secrets someone is determined to keep

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33:02

Broadway's My Beat: The Tony Blair Murder Case (EP5068)

The Great Detectives Present Broadway"s My Beat ·

2026/09/23

Today's Mystery: Detective Danny Clover investigates a dangerous situation surrounding dancer Sylvia Douglas after she claims that Peter Ciuro wants to kill her. Ciuro insists that he loves Sylvia and points Clover toward another man, longshoreman Johnny Moore, whom he believes could be a threat to her. As Clover investigates the three people connected to Sylvia, the situation takes a deadly turn when Tony Blair, Sylvia's dancing teacher, is found murdered.Original Radio Broadcast Date: September

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32:36

Broadway's My Beat: The Georgie Beck Murder Case

The Great Detectives Present Broadway"s My Beat ·

2026/09/16

Today's Mystery: Pickpocket Georgie Beck has repeatedly insisted that someone is following him, but Danny Clover and his colleagues have found nothing to substantiate his fears. When Georgie suddenly calls headquarters saying he has been attacked and then disappears, Danny retraces his movements and discovers an unexpected connection between the small-time thief and a lavish Park Avenue party.Original Radio Broadcast Date:August 2, 1952Originated in HollywoodCast:Larry Thor as Detective Danny

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34:38

Broadway's My Beat:L The Joey Croft Murder Case

The Great Detectives Present Broadway"s My Beat ·

2026/09/09

Today’s Mystery: Danny Clover investigates the murder of Joey Croft, a Coney Island carnival operator found stabbed and buried in the sand. Suspicion falls on Fred Moore, a recently released ex-con who blamed Joey for sending him to prison, but finding Moore only draws Danny deeper into the tangled relationships of several people from their old carnival days.Original Radio Broadcast Date:June 23, 1952Originated in HollywoodCredits:Larry Thor as Detective Danny CloverCharles Calvert as Sgt. Gino

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31:34

Broadway's My Beat: The Lila Hunter Murder Case

The Great Detectives Present Broadway"s My Beat ·

2026/09/02

Today's Mystery: Danny Clover investigates the death of Lila Hunter, whose body is pulled from the river while police are searching for her as the prime suspect in another murder. When a Skid Row derelict unexpectedly produces $500 for Lila’s funeral, Danny follows the money toward a man from her past and a possible connection between the two deaths.Original Radio Broadcast Date: June 16, 1952Originated in HollywoodStars: Larry Thor as Lieutenant Danny Clover, Charles Calvert as Sergeant Gino

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34:45

Broadway's My Beat: The Harry Moore Murder Case (EP5048)

The Great Detectives Present Broadway"s My Beat ·

2026/08/26

Today's Mystery: Detective Danny Clover investigates the murder of successful construction contractor Harry Moore, a man with no apparent enemies whose recent behavior had taken him far from his comfortable life. Clover follows Moore’s unexplained visits to the Bowery, where he discovers a connection to a dangerous man—and a mystery that reaches much closer to home than it first appears.Original Radio Broadcast Date: June 2, 1952Originated in HollywoodStars: Larry Thor as Lieutenant Danny Clover,

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33:44

Broadway's My Beat: The Alice Mayo Murder Case

The Great Detectives Present Broadway"s My Beat ·

2026/08/19

Today's Mystery: Detective Danny Clover investigates the murder of Alice Mayo, a recent arrival in New York who is shot through the door of her apartment. Her dying words point toward a man she met at a friendship club, but an anonymous telephone call made around the time of the shooting leaves Clover with questions about what really happened.Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 24, 1952Originated in HollywoodCast:Larry Thor as Detective Danny CloverCharles Calvert as Sgt. Gino TartagliaJack Kruschen

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35:41

Broadway's My Beat: The Irene Hall Murder Case

The Great Detectives Present Broadway"s My Beat ·

2026/08/12

Today's Mystery: Detective Danny Clover investigates the strangling of a Broadway entertainer whose body is discovered by a frightened out-of-town businessman. His insistence that he heard the woman scream long after she apparently died presents Clover with a puzzling contradiction—and the case soon takes an even darker turn.Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 17, 1952Originated in HollywoodCast:Larry Thor as Detective Danny CloverCharles Calvert as Sgt. Gino TartagliaJack Kruschen as Detective

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37:29

Broadway's My Beat: The Lois Conrad Murder Case

The Great Detectives Present Broadway"s My Beat ·

2026/08/05

Today's Mystery: Detective Danny Clover investigates the murder of a young secretarial school student whose glamorous lifestyle concealed a complicated personal life. As conflicting stories emerge from those closest to her, an unexpected confession seems to close the case—until Clover discovers the truth is far more complicated.Original Radio Broadcast Date: April 12, 1952Originated in HollywoodCast:Larry Thor as Detective Danny CloverCharles Calvert as Sgt. Gino TartagliaJack Kruschen as Detective

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35:13

Broadway's My Beat: The John Elgin Murder Case

The Great Detectives Present Broadway"s My Beat ·

2026/07/29

Today's Mystery: Detective Danny Clover reopens what appeared to be a straightforward suicide after a former bookie claims he witnessed the victim being pushed from a rooftop. When the eyewitness is murdered before he can identify the killer, Clover must untangle a web of jealousy, blackmail, and deception.Original Radio Broadcast: April 5, 1952Originating from HollywoodStarring Larry Thor as Detective Danny Clover. Also featuring Charles Calvert as Sgt. Gino Tartaglia, Jack Kruschen as Detective

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38:02

Broadway's My Beat: The John Mooney Murder Case

The Great Detectives Present Broadway"s My Beat ·

2026/07/22

Today's Mystery: When a man unknowingly passes a stolen thousand-dollar bill from a long-unsolved payroll robbery, Detective Danny Clover follows a trail that leads from Broadway's underworld to a string of murders. As more bodies fall, Danny races to uncover who has been hiding the stolen money for the past five years.Original Radio Broadcast: March 22, 1952Originating in HollywoodStarring Larry Thor as Detective Danny Clover.Also featuring Charles Calvert, Jack Kruschen, Charlotte Lawrence,

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35:56

Broadway's My Beat: The Gordon Merrick Murder Case

The Great Detectives Present Broadway"s My Beat ·

2026/07/08

Today's Mystery: Broadway producer Gordon Merrick is found murdered in his penthouse apartment just as he was preparing for a champagne supper with actress Carol Royce. As Danny Clover investigates, suspicion falls on the jealous man who loves her—but a second murder soon raises troubling questions about whether the obvious suspect is really the killer.Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 15, 1952Originating from HollywoodStarring: Larry Thor as Lieutenant Danny Clover, Charles Calvert as Sergeant

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33:49

Broadway’s My Beat: The Eve Hunter Murder Case

The Great Detectives Present Broadway"s My Beat ·

2026/07/01

Today’s Mystery:When a beautiful young woman is found murdered in a room rented by the sword carrier of Spain’s greatest matador, Danny Clover discovers the killing may be tied to a dangerous love triangle. As another victim falls before he can identify the killer, Clover races to uncover the motive behind the murders.Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 8, 1952Originated in HollywoodStars: Larry Thor as Lieutenant Danny Clover, Charles Calvert as Sergeant Gino Tartaglia, and Jack Kruschen as

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35:29

Broadway's My Beat: The Raymond Grant Murder Case

The Great Detectives Present Broadway"s My Beat ·

2026/06/24

Today's Mystery: When a milkman is found beaten to death outside a young graduate student's apartment, Danny Clover discovers that the victim may have been profiting from secrets he learned on his delivery route. Before the key witness can tell what she knows, she is killed in a suspicious traffic accident, forcing Clover to untangle a web of blackmail, betrayal, and forbidden romance.Original Radio Broadcast Date: February 16, 1952Originated in HollywoodStars: Larry Thor as Lieutenant Danny Clover,

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35:34

Broadway's My Beat: The Russ Warner Murder Case

The Great Detectives Present Broadway"s My Beat ·

2026/06/17

Today's Mystery: When a wounded Chicago gangster turns up in a nearly deserted bar after a shooting, Danny Clover discovers a trail that leads from old criminal alliances to a missing fortune. As suspects, alibis, and loyalties begin to unravel, the case becomes a deadly contest over $100,000 that someone is willing to kill to keep.Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 26, 1952Originated in HollywoodStars: Larry Thor as Lieutenant Danny Clover, Charles Calvert as Sergeant Gino Tartaglia, and Jack

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34:38

Broadway's My Beat: The Lynn Halstead Murder Case

The Great Detectives Present Broadway"s My Beat ·

2026/06/10

Today's Mystery: When a young woman is pulled from the river and identified by her grieving father, the case appears closed before it begins. But when a second woman claiming to be the victim turns up alive, Danny Clover must untangle a web of secrets surrounding a private secretary who carefully concealed her life from everyone who knew her.Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 19, 1952Originated in HollywoodStars: Larry Thor as Lieutenant Danny Clover, Charles Calvert as Sergeant Gino Tartaglia,

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35:21

Broadway's My Beat: The Larry Moore Murder Case

The Great Detectives Present Broadway"s My Beat ·

2026/06/03

Today's Mystery: After being acquitted of murdering his wife, Johnny Welch spirals into bitterness and violence, convinced the real killer is still free. When a man connected to the case turns up dead and the only witness who saved Johnny at trial is brutally attacked, Danny Clover races to stop a desperate man from destroying himself and everyone around him.Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 12, 1952Originated in HollywoodStars: Larry Thor as Lieutenant Danny Clover, Charles Calvert as Sergeant

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37:57

Broadway’s My Beat: The John Dotson Murder Cas

The Great Detectives Present Broadway"s My Beat ·

2026/05/27

Today’s Mystery: A man is found poisoned in a car on East River Drive.Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 5, 1952Originated in HollywoodStars: Larry Thor as Lieutenant Danny Clover, Charles Calvert as Sergeant Gino Tartaglia, Jack Kruschen as Sergeant Muggavan, Bill Bouchey, Earle Ross, Elliott Lewis, Florence Lake, Irene Tedrow, Jack Kruschen, Jean TatumSupport the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.netSupport the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.Mail

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32:39

Broadway's My Beat: The Ted Ebberly Murder Case

The Great Detectives Present Broadway"s My Beat ·

2026/05/20

Today's Mystery:A former prizefighter is suspected of killing a drunk salesman.Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 29, 1951Originating from HollywoodStarring: Larry Thor as Lieutenant Danny Clover; Charles Calvert as Sergeant Gino Tartaglia; Jack Kruschen as Sergeant Muggavan; Clayton Post; Roy Glenn; Herb Butterfield; Charlotte Lawrence; Jester Hairston,Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.netPatreon Supporter of the Day: Allan, Patreon supporter since February

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