A compilation of old time radio shows featuring amnesia and memory loss which was a common plot device in all genres of radio from comedy to detective shows. No human being could have played the chandler character better than barrett. Megan thee stallion samples tupac for new single, b. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film. Relic radio features eight podcasts offering old time radio from a number of genres. As one season followed the other, punctuated by a few summer fillins and stops and starts, fine and friedkins scripts became both more lyrical and more convoluted. Episodes of broadway is my beat march 6, 1949 broadway is my beat, the andrew jenkins case march 27, 1949 broadway is my beat, a fixed prize fight july 7, 1949 broadway is my beat, the jimmy dorn murder case july 21, 1949 broadway is my beat, the otto prokosh murder case july 28, 1949 broadway is my beat, the paul thomas murder case. Broadway s my beat, a radio crime drama, ran on cbs from february 27, 1949 to august 1, 1954.
Watch on broadway season 2, episode 1 of smash or get episode details on nbc. Ive got a yankee doodle sweetheart, shes my yankee doodle joy. We talk to nevin steinberg, hamiltons tonynominated sound designer, benny reiner, gr. Im open to all musicals, and if it gives you an idea, my top hype song has to be carrying the banner from newsies. Broadway is my beat old time radio shows vintage radio. Jun 07, 2019 our updated list of the alltime top broadway musical numbers from more than 50 years of the tony awards. Broadway is my beat was a cbs radio crime drama series which ran from 1949 to 1954. Listen to classic broadway is my beat radio shows in mp3 format for free. Yankee doodle came to london, just to ride the ponies, i am a yankee doodle boy.
Lupe fiasco premieres new single and docuseries beat n path. Friedkin and fine went on to produce the 1960s tv hit, i spy. Broadway is my beat is up first on this weeks case closed. Netflixs springsteen on broadway brings bruce springsteens wildly popular broadway show to your home, providing one of the years best pieces of entertainment.
Our updated list of the alltime top broadway musical numbers from more than 50 years of the tony awards. Broadway bro down is the eleventh episode of the fifteenth season of the american animated television series south park, and the 220th episode overall. Broadways awardwinning, recordbreaking, smash hit, hamilton, is a musical unlike any other. Of the 212 broadcasts that comprised the radio run of broadway is my beat, about half of those have survived. Clover truly loved his beat on the colorful and gritty streets of broadway and it shined through in his passion and dedication to his job. Club promoter robert schlag, aka beat, lives a life of excess. Broadway is my beat was known to utilize multiple sound effect artists to recreate the big citys noisy atmosphere. When the program debuted, it was produced in new york city. It aired from 194953, and again in the summer of 1954. Lupe fiasco premieres new single and docuseries beat n path globally by bww news. A real live nephew of my uncle sams, born on the fourth of july. For its first six months it was produced in new york and starred anthony ross as lt. Whats remarkable for me is some of the language in the introduction and.
The golden age of radio had found a new following in the crime drama genre, and managed to. Broadway is my beat stars larry thor as detective danny clover with. In fact, there was a time when broadway and two other elliott lewis series, crime classics and on stage, could be heard on the same sunday night in 1954. The single will be on megan thee stallions upcoming debut album, which is rumored to be titled suga. Sep 01, 2004 canadian larry thor starred in one of americas finest straightforward detective series on radio, broadway is my beat. The series revolved around times square homicide detective danny clover new yo rk era. This was, after all, what made broadway is my beat such a successful, predominately sustaining, production for almost five years and over two hundred episodes. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Broadway is my beat used gritty dialogue typical of hardboiled detective radio dramas of the era. Lupe fiasco premieres new single and docuseries beat n. Part of our over 12,000 show library of old time radio. Broadways my beat has remained little more than a forgotten gem in radio history. Episodes of broadway is my beat march 6, 1949 broadway is my beat, the andrew jenkins case march 27, 1949 broadway is my beat, a fixed prize fight july 7, 1949 broadway is my beat, the jimmy dorn murder case. Feb 04, 2017 032749, episode 5 this episode provided by the old time radio researchers group at yahoo video upload powered by.
You walk the pavement, spangled with a thousand colors, but between the lightthats where the darkness is. Canadian larry thor starred in one of americas finest straightforward detective series on radio, broadway is my beat. Whis old time radio griping crime drama stars frank lovejoy as a chicago crimefighting lawyer. Jan 08, 2015 in fact, there was a time when broadway and two other elliott lewis series, crime classics and on stage, could be heard on the same sunday night in 1954. Broadway is my beat, was a dark, gritty radio drama that began airing 62 years ago today on cbs, debuting february 27, 1949.
Aug 22, 2017 all of the episodes produced of it are extant. This site may not work well with older web browsers. Broadway is my beat starts off case closed this week with their story from july 31, 1950, the harry. The definitive broadway is my beat radio log with anothony. Broadway is my beat starring anthony ross, then later larry thor as lieutenant danny clover, broadway is my beat is a noisy, gritty, poetic show about the people and crimes along the great white way.
Broadway is my beat crime old time radio downloads. Life of riley 5347 william bendix stars as chester riley, whose daughter babs must give a dinner as part of her home economics class. Its the sound of people entering the theater on the most famous street in the world. Give my regards to old broadway and say that ill be there, ere long. Broadways my beat, a radio crime drama, ran on cbs from february 27, 1949 to august 1, 1954. The show was noted for its hardboiled stories and realistic sounds, giving the listener a feeling of being there in that lonely and lit up mile of new york. With over 36,000 old time radio shows and hundreds of great video selections our site will transport you back to your youth, siting in your family room and help you relive all those great memories of yesteryear. Clover was portrayed by actor anthony ross, a new york native and veteran of film and stage.
Broadways my beat in the 21st century the great detectives. The story revolved around a hardened new york city policeman who worked the homicide devision. It is a show unlike any other, at once a love story about and a condemnation of new york and its denizens. This unique musical collection features seven kidfriendly arrangements for unison voices, piano accompaniments, and narrations packed with fun facts about broadway. Broadway is my beat broadway is my beat 22153 larry thor stars as detective danny clover, who investigates when a rookie policeman is stabbed to death. To the productions great credit, the format and style of broadway is my beat remained essentially untouched with its move to the west coast. Night beat, 0038 the doctors daughter, old time radio duration. Broadways my beat was one of the finest radio detective dramas and an underrated one at that.
Its the sound of dancing feet and orchestras tuning up. Im open to all musicals, and if it gives you an idea, my top hype song has to be carrying the. Broadway is my beat stars larry thor as detective danny clover with charles calvert as tartaglia and jack kruchin as mugivan. A location number of 111 indicates i have the show in my collection, but they havent yet been assigned a location number. We offer other old time detective and investigator radio shows. Extend learning further with a broadway timeline, board game, and recorded history with music excerpts spanning over a century of song and dance. Get the story from people in the room where it happens of how sound helps tell the musicals story eight times a week.
Larry thor, a staff announcer turned actor with an expressive and powerful voice, played the role of detective danny clover. 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. With music by robert stringer, the show originated from new york during its first three months on the air, with anthony ross portraying times square detective danny clover. Indeed, morton fine and david friedkin, arguably one the finest scenarist teams in radio and television history, continued peter lyons effusive and poetic observations about life and crime in manhattans theatre district. His beat was broadway, and each week he narrated a new tale of nighttime drama along the great white way. But then the bodies of two young girls are discovered in his club, and a mysterious stranger wants to get to know him. Broadway is my beat is a police procedural that ran for five years from february 1949 to august 1954. The golden age of radio had found a new following in the crime drama genre, and managed to churn out several noteworthy serializations.
The gaudiest, the most violent, the lonesomest mile in the world. One of the best broadway is my beat episodes is the georgia gray murder april 28, 1951 which starred barrett as tommy chandler. The show is full of tough talk and descriptive monologues. Broadway is my beat old time radio golden age of radio.
It first aired on comedy central in the united states on october 26, 2011. Broadway is my beat is a love affair with noir and hardboiled radio detective series blossomed during the 1940s. The series revolved around times square homicide detective danny clover. Broadway is my beat, a radio crime drama, ran on cbs from february 27, 1949 to august 1, 1954. Broadway is my beat cbs aired this program from 022749 to 080149 starring anthony ross and later larry thor as detective danny clover. Of the 212 broadcasts that comprised the radio run of broadways my beat, about half of those have survived. Listen to 96 episodes of broadway is my beat for free.
From times square to columbus circle, the grandest, the most violent, the lonesomest mile in the world. The show originated in new york for the first 12 episodes, which was then moved to hollywood. Based on elizabeth strouts pulitzer prizewinning novel, my name is lucy barton follows the title. Song lyrics way off the broadway beat at prairie waters. The best podcast episodes of 2018, including this american life, 99% invisible, latino usa, decoder ring, and more. Yesterdays headline, yesterdays dreams, yesterdays people.
Broadway is my beat 12609 am dio programs and peopl search overview page a\. With anthony ross portraying times square detective danny clover, the show originated from new york during its first three months on the air. Not only the police, but also emilia, an agent with the secret service, put pressure on beat. Vintage radio brings you the best from the golden age of radio. Now shes bringing it to broadway in a production directed, once again, by richard eyre notes on a scandal, iris.
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