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Broadway's My Beat, from Times Square to Columbus Circle, the gaudiest, the most violent, the lonesomest mile in the world. Broadway's My Beat, the thrilling drama of murder and mystery and the people who walk the great white way, starring Larry Thor as Detective Danny Clover. In the morning, a kind of silence touches Broadway. The color has been squeezed from it, drained, spent by the wanton night. The neon is still in a spectacular sleep. The scavengers walk soft, grubbed…

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Synopsis

In The Frank Conway Murder Case, Detective Danny Clover is thrust into the heart of Broadway's vibrant yet perilous world when he receives a call about a homicide at the Olympia Hotel. Cowboy Frank Conroy is discovered dead in his room, and the circumstances surrounding his death are shrouded in mystery. Clover arrives at the scene, where the head porter reveals that Conroy was not a registered guest, raising immediate questions about how he ended up in the hotel.

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Herb Butterfield

Jay Novello

Peggy Webber

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Tony Barrett

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  • Audio from Internet Archive (OTRR_Broadway_Is_My_Beat_Singles). Curated by OTRR. Goldie does not claim ownership of this broadcast.
  • Cast and sponsor data from RadioGold Index (J. David Goldin / UMKC Libraries).
  • Historical context from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

BIMB 50-07-03 (041) The Frank Conway Murder Case.mp3

Broadway Is My Beat, Episode 41

The Frank Conway Murder Case

Monday, July 3, 1950 · 29:46

Broadway Is My Beat, Episode 41

The Frank Conway Murder Case

Monday, July 3, 1950 · 29:46

Summary

Detective Danny Clover investigates the murder of cowboy Frank Conroy at the Olympia Hotel, uncovering a web of deceit involving a mysterious man named Eddie Donald. The stakes rise as Clover races against time to find Donald before the truth unravels.

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