Broadway's My Beat: Buddy Malpaugh and the Jeweled Scimitar (EP4873)
The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas
Adam Graham
4.4 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 24 December 2025
⏱️ 38 minutes
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Summary
Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 22, 1951
Originating from Hollywood
Starring: Larry Thor as Lieutenant Danny Clover; Charles Calvert as Sergeant Gino Tartaglia; Jack Kruschen as Sergeant Muggavan; Lamont Johnson; Howard McNear George Neise;. Georgia Ellis; Howard McNear
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| 0:00.0 | The Welcome to the great detectives of old time radio from Boise, Idaho. |
| 0:35.6 | This is your host, Adam Graham. |
| 0:38.7 | In a moment, we're going to bring you this week's episode of Broadway's My Beat. |
| 0:43.9 | But first, I do want to encourage you, if you're enjoying the podcast, please follow us using your favorite podcast software. |
| 0:53.9 | And today's program is brought to in part by the financial |
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| 1:20.3 | sergeant level of $7.14 or more per month. Thanks so much for your support, Norman. Now it's time for our final Christmas-related |
| 1:29.6 | podcast. So we're skipping ahead a few months to December 22nd, 1951. Here is Buddy Malpaw |
| 1:38.5 | and the Jeweled Cemetery. Broadway. |
| 1:54.7 | Broadway's my beat, |
| 1:56.6 | from Times Square to Columbus Circle, |
| 1:58.8 | the gaudiest, the most violent, |
| 2:01.4 | the lonesomest mile in the world. |
| 2:28.1 | Broadway's My Beat with Larry Thor as Detective Danny Clover. On the days before Christmas, Broadway dances along to carols that flow from sequent loudspeakers. |
| 2:32.4 | The kids mash their noses against the plate glass, lick it, and watch. |
| 2:35.0 | And it's all there, the mechanical clown, |
| 2:37.9 | the tin man dancing a jig on the tin box, |
| 2:40.2 | and the toy army precisely to scale with the latest equipment mechanized. |
| 2:42.8 | And eyes are bright with desire and hope. |
| 2:46.1 | It's the one time in the year when odds are better |
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