Day: November 4, 2026

Broadway's My Beat, CBS, OTR Detective, Podcast

Broadway’s My Beat: The Kenny Purdue Murder Case

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Larry Thor

Today’s Mystery: Detective Danny Clover investigates the stabbing death of jazz trumpeter Kenny Perdue, whose body is discovered in the bed of a party host. His investigation leads him through New York’s jazz clubs and nightlife, uncovering a trail of broken relationships, drug use, and a lonely young woman whose husband is serving in Korea. As Clover pieces together Perdue’s final hours, he discovers that grief and guilt may hold the key to the murder.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 15, 1952

Originated in Hollywood

Cast:

  • Larry Thor as Detective Danny Clover

  • Charles Calvert as Sergeant Gino Tartaglia

  • Jack Kruschen as Sergeant Muggavan

  • Sammie Hill as Karen Marlin

  • Whitfield Connor

  • Charlotte Lawrence

  • Paul Frees

  • Jerry Hausner

  • Bill Anders — announcer

Production Credits: Morton Fine and David Friedkin, writers; Elliott Lewis, producer and director; Alexander Courage, composer and conductor.

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