Ep.194 Broadway Is My Beat: The Otto Prokosh Murder Case

Nostalgic Mystery Radio

Stevie K.

Detective, Fiction, Crime, Arts, Radio Show, Mystery, Tv & Film, Performing Arts, Drama, Old Time Radio

4.8 • 588 Ratings

🗓️ 14 April 2022

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Broadway is my Beat is a love affair with noir and hardboiled radio detective series blossomed during the 1940's. The golden age of radio had found a new following in the crime drama genre, and managed to churn out several note-worthy serializations. One of the more popular old time radio shows of the period was Broadway is my Beat which featured the talented Larry Thor as Detective Danny Clover. Clover truly loved his beat on the colorful and gritty streets of Broadway and it shined through ...

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0:00.0	Hello, and welcome to another episode of Nostologic Mystery Radio.
0:22.2	I'm your host Stevie K.
0:24.0	And it's my honor to bring you the radio shows of yesterday year.
0:27.5	For this episode, I bring you, Broadway is My Beat.
0:31.4	Episode titled, The Otto Prokosh Murder Case, originally aired July 21st, 1949.
0:39.0	This is a good story about multiple murders in Avodville Theater.
0:43.7	So sit back and relax, and I hope you enjoy this nostalgic mystery radio.
0:49.6	Thank you for listening.
0:53.7	The FBI in Peace and War ordinarily heard at this time throughout the year as taking its
0:59.4	usual summer vacation and will return to CBS six weeks from tonight on September 1st.
1:07.3	Broadway's My Beat, from Times Square to Columbus Circle, the godiest, the most violent, the
1:13.4	lonesomest mile in the world.
1:15.2	Broadway's My Beat, with Larry Thor as Detective Danny Clover.
1:38.7	Broadway, where night slips over the canyon streets like a black silk stocking splashed with spangles. Then it's a flashy showgirl on an after-theater date. But during the day it wears a sleazy house dress, no makeup on its face, and stands on the street corner screaming. Day or night, it wears any face you're looking for. And it's my beat.
2:10.7	The coolest place at police headquarters on a July afternoon is in the communications room,
2:12.0	but it wasn't cool enough.
2:15.9	Sergeant Tartaglia and I were taking turns standing under the fan.
2:17.2	It was my turn. The sergeant walked over to a teletype machine, picked up the latest call sheet, came back. He was smiling. Oh, this heat, Danny. It's rough on the police, but fine for the law and order. The phone bus, Sergeant. Your number. Yeah. Sergeant Tataglia. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Got it. What time? 1.12 p.m.? Yeah, right away. What are you up, Sergeant? Ah, it was too good to last. 30 call. Homicide. Be with you in a second, Danny. Okay. Commissioner. Sergeant Tataglia, reporting a homicide, sir.
2:54.5	Dodge Theater on 46th Street, Board of a house.
2:57.6	Yes, sir, a performer.
2:59.1	Right.
3:04.1	Sergeant Tartaglia speaking, put this on the wires.
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