Broadway Is My Beat: The Mary Trevor Murder Case 10/25/1952
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Choice Classic Radio Detectives | Old Time Radio
30 min
9 speakers
8 chapters
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What is the premise of The Mary Trevor Murder Case?
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Broadway's my beat, from Times Square to Columbus Circle, the gaudiest, the most violent, the lonesomest mile in the world.
Broadway's My Beat, with Larry Thor as Detective Danny Clover.
The wind of October begins its departure from Broadway, scatters the brown leaves of regret before it, piles them high at this corner and that, And the mob turns up its coat collar, drifts the autumn street and looks for a friend. Looks. Sees only the two-hour dream promised by the theater marquee. Sees warmth on the other side of the plate glass windows.
How does Detective Danny Clover get involved in the case?
And sees this. The girl with the soft fur held close to her throat, covering her face right up to her eyes. And where she was is chillness. That was October. Image and farewell. Get moving, kid. And an evening above it, the place of no seasons, Hospital Corridor, where I was, and Detective Muggerman.
What about it, Danny? Is she going to live?
Dr. Sinski doesn't know. At least he says he doesn't know.
He knows. A girl stabbed like that, she hasn't got a chance. Mind if we sit down here on this bench and smoke? No. Just run it down for me, Muggerman. The subway guard, Times Square, said it was ten o'clock, give or take a couple of seconds, that he heard a scream. Local train had stopped. People getting on and off, rush, you know. So a girl screamed. Do you think the people stopped rushing to see what was the matter? No, they kept right on. Come on, Markerman, just tell me. The guard battled his way through to where the girl screamed. She had a knife in her. Yeah. Couldn't tell if she'd been on the train and was getting off or what. Called emergency ambulance, got her here about a half an hour ago. No witnesses?
No, the usual crop.
What details emerge about Mary Trevor's last moments?
Each with a story of the way they figured it happened. Nothing. Identification? Lots of that. Wallet, usual stuff. Oh, here, wait a minute. Here, I wrote it down for you.
Mary Trevor, 1212 West 37th.
What else? She was carrying an overnight bag, Dan. He'd been away or was going away for a day or two. Nightgown, underthings, slippers, you know the stuff. A novel to read, a couple of women's magazines. She had a nice vacation, huh?
Who is it?
Police.
Who do you want?
Information. Talk. About Mary Trevor.
Morning. Plop yourself anywhere, mister. You'll excuse how I am. I was in the tub with a warm bath reading the paper and listening to the radio. Tough day today. The warm tub relaxes me. Music likewise.
I see.
Yeah, sure you see. So, okay, so now you killed it for me. What's with Mary?
She's in police emergency hospital. She's dying.
Mary got hurt?
Hit by a car? What? Someone tried to kill her. Mary? She's on a subway platform at Times Square. Someone stabbed her, ran.
Who are the key suspects in Mary Trevor's murder?
We found this address on her.
You found this address on her because this is where she lives sometimes. This is her home sometimes. Sometimes she remembers I'm her father. Those are the times when she yawns, asks me how things are going, where I work, goes to sleep in her room. I could count the times on the fingers of my hands. Tell me about her, Mr. Travers. What do I know about her? This is her private hotel, these three rooms. I'm not her father, I'm her desk clerk, her bellboy. I take messages for her. Send out a clean and impress and wrestle up night snacks for her. And you know what? No. No. She leaves tips for me on my dresser when she goes out. Yeah, five or ten spots. You know something else? I take it. I use it for get-loaded money, forget money.
But I get more Father's Days than any father in the world. Someone try to kill her, Mr. Trevor. Maybe you could... Don't ask me too much about Mary. Mary... I don't know about her life, so I wouldn't know about her diet.
Well, her friends, people she ran around with, men, girlfriends.
Doesn't get through to you, huh? Unbelievable, huh? Well, I'll lay it out for you. This girl stopped being my child maybe five years ago. After that, we couldn't find anything in common.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the premise of The Mary Trevor Murder Case?
0:00–1:12
2
How does Detective Danny Clover get involved in the case?
1:12–2:20
3
What details emerge about Mary Trevor's last moments?
2:20–3:53
4
Who are the key suspects in Mary Trevor's murder?
3:53–5:39
5
What does Mary Trevor's father reveal about her life?
5:39–7:42
6
How does the investigation lead to Robert Gray?
7:42–9:09
7
What is the significance of the letter found in Mary Trevor's belongings?
9:09–11:40
8
How does the episode conclude with the resolution of the murder case?
11:40–30:50
Speakers
9 identified
Larry Thor as Detective Danny Clover 9 min
Betty Lou Gerson as Joan Hunt 4 min
Jack Crucian as Detective Muggerman 2 min
Jack Kruschen as Sergeant Muggavan 1 min
Ben Wright as Robert Gray 1 min
Gene Bates as Lucy Nelson 1 min
Charles Calvert as Sergeant Tartaglia 1 min
Choice Classic Radio Host
Herb Waterfield as Lord Cranwood
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