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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, with Larry Thor, Detective Danny Clover. November night slips down on Broadway, a gust of blackness, and at once Broadway is a neon-lighted revival meeting that screams for the joy and the salvation. Then the happy trumpet yells and makes the music of the night time. Heads into the darkness, drifts and dies. From my window at headqua…

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Synopsis

In The Shorty Dunne Murder Case, Detective Danny Clover finds himself in the heart of Broadway, a place alive with neon lights and dark secrets. The night is thick with tension as he learns of the murder of Shorty Dunne, a Bowery bum, who has been found stabbed to death in a flop house. This gruesome discovery coincides with the troubling disappearance of Mrs. Clara Bryan, a respectable housewife. The connection between these two seemingly disparate lives sets the stage for a gripping investigation.

Cast›

Byron Kane

Charles Calvert

Jack Kruschen

Larry Thor

Lillian Buyeff

Lou Merrill

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Credits

  • 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 50-11-24 (055) The Shorty Dunne Murder Case.mp3

Broadway Is My Beat, Episode 55

The Shorty Dunne Murder Case

Friday, November 24, 1950 · 28:42

Broadway Is My Beat, Episode 55

The Shorty Dunne Murder Case

Friday, November 24, 1950 · 28:42

Summary

Detective Danny Clover investigates the murder of Shorty Dunne, a Bowery bum, while searching for the missing Mrs. Clara Bryan. The case intertwines the fates of a respectable housewife and a homeless man, revealing dark secrets beneath Broadway's bright facade.

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  • 1950 — The Great Appalachian Storm of 1950 impacts 22 American states, killing 353 people, injuring over 160, and causing US$66.7 million in damages (1950 dollars).
  • 1950 — Korean War: Communist Chinese troops launch a massive counterattack (Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River and Battle of Chosin Reservoir) against United Nations and South Korean forces.
  • 1950 — Two Canadian National Railway trains collide in northeastern British Columbia in the Canoe River train crash; the death toll is 21, with 17 of them Canadian troops bound for Korea.

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