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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 as Detective Danny Clover. In the sunlight of an October morning, Broadway stands on its street corner and breathes deep of the autumn filtered air, presses out of its lungs the taste of the night past. This is the time of day when neon is silent, spectaculars doze, the shadows have not yet found their final shapes, an…

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In The Kurt Bower Murder Case, Detective Danny Clover is drawn into a world of glamour and danger on the streets of Broadway. Dale Hansen, a man of wealth and privilege, approaches Clover with a peculiar urgency, claiming that his wife Nola is in danger. He expresses a chilling premonition that violence will soon befall her, particularly due to her involvement with a young ski instructor named Kurt Bauer. As Dale describes Nola's beauty and her relationship with Kurt, it becomes clear that jealousy and fear are at play.

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BIMB 51-10-20 (083) The Kurt Bower Murder Case.mp3

Broadway Is My Beat, Episode 83

The Kurt Bower Murder Case

Saturday, October 20, 1951 · 29:36

Broadway Is My Beat, Episode 83

The Kurt Bower Murder Case

Saturday, October 20, 1951 · 29:36

Summary

Dale Hansen fears for his wife Nola's life as tensions rise around her relationship with a young ski instructor, Kurt Bauer, who is later found dead. Detective Danny Clover investigates the circumstances surrounding the murder.

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