The Joyce Tyler Murder Case: Broadway Is My Beat (August 1, 1953)

“The Joyce Tyler Murder Case” is an episode of Broadway Is My Beat, the old-time radio show, first broadcast August 1, 1953. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Detective Danny Clover responds to a cryptic call from socialite Joyce Tyler, who claims her husband Philip will murder his old friend Anne Martin. Arriving at Anne's apartment, Clover finds Philip alive and seemingly harmless, apologizing for the trouble his wife has caused. But when Philip is found shot dead the next morning, Clover must unravel the tangled relationships between the troubled man, his beautiful wife, and the devoted woman who loved him.

New York City, Broadway and surrounding locations including apartments, a nightclub with Chinese puppet entertainment, and an athletic club

Characters: Detective Danny Clover, Philip Tyler, Joyce Tyler, Anne Martin, James Luddy, Vic Stewart, Sergeant Geno Tartaglia, Detective Muggaben

Listen for: The atmospheric opening describing Broadway at twilight and the clever interplay between the emotionally fragile Philip and the women in his life, culminating in a surprising confession

Written from the episode itself; it never gives away the ending. Every recording is remastered for the stream: cleaned of rumble, hiss and mains hum (and the old TV whine where we found it), then levelled in two passes to steady broadcast loudness, so one show is never quieter than the next.