Broadway’s My Beat: The Kenny Purdue Murder Case (EP5098)

Today's Mystery: When jazz musician Kenny Purdue is found stabbed to death in the bedroom of a party host, Detective Danny Clover begins investigating the people who knew him. Among them are a former roommate, a woman who once loved him, and a young wife struggling with the absence of her husband, a soldier serving in Korea. As Clover follows the trail through Broadway’s nightlife, he encounters a troubled story of loneliness, grief, and guilt. But what really happened to Kenny Purdue?

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 McGavin
• Sammy Hill as Karen Marlin
• Whitfield Connor
• Charlotte Lawrence
• Paul Frees
• Jerry Hausner

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