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The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas

Broadway's My Beat: The David Blaine Murder Case (EP4893)

The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas

Adam Graham

Fiction, Performing Arts, Arts, Drama

4.42K Ratings

🗓️ 21 January 2026

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Today's Mystery: Danny investigates what looks like a suicide by an engaged man in an apartment building.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 22, 1951

Originated in Hollywood

Stars: Larry Thor as Lieutenant Danny Clover, Charles Calvert as Sergeant Gino Tartaglia, Jack Kruschen as Sergeant Muggavan, Herb Butterfield, Ed Max, Tony Barre

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0:00.0

The Welcome to the great detectives of old time radio from Boise, Idaho.

0:35.7

This is your host, Adam Graham. In a moment, we're going to bring you this week's episode of Broadway's My Beat.

0:44.0

But first, I do want to encourage you, if you are enjoying the podcast, to please follow us using your favorite podcast software.

0:52.8

And also be sure to rate and review the podcast wherever

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you download it from. Today's program is brought to you in part by the financial support

1:01.6

of our listeners. You can support the show on a one-time basis using the Zell app to Box 13

1:07.7

at great detectives.net. You can also become one of our ongoing Patreon supporters

1:13.7

for as little as $2 per month by going to patreon.gretectives.net. Now, I should note here that we do

1:23.6

actually have a lost episode in between last week's show and this week's, and this period

1:29.7

does have quite a few lost episodes, at least for this series. We have five of seven weeks

1:36.1

programs missing. Today's episode originally aired July 22nd, 1951, and here is the David

1:44.0

Blaine murder case.

1:47.8

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2:06.6

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2:12.6

Broadway's My Beat,

2:22.0

the thrilling drama, murder, and mystery

2:24.3

and the people who walk the Great White Way

2:26.2

with Larry Thor as Detective Danny Clover.

2:40.3

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2:41.7

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