The Julie Dixon Murder Case: Broadway Is My Beat (February 10, 1950)

“The Julie Dixon Murder Case” is an episode of Broadway Is My Beat, the old-time radio show, first broadcast February 10, 1950. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Detective Danny Clover investigates the disappearance of Julie Dixon, a poor girl engaged to wealthy lawyer Alex Melbourne. After spreading rumors through an informant to flush out leads, Clover is ambushed and knocked unconscious at Pier 38, only to wake up in a hotel room where he discovers connections between Melbourne, a professional wrestler named Max Magnificent, and the case.

New York City, including Broadway, Times Square, a penny arcade, the East River docks, the Ashton Hotel, a wrestling arena, and a lawyer's office with walnut paneling

Characters: Danny Clover, Alex Melbourne, Julie Dixon, Danny (possibly another character), Rupert, Max Magnificent, Mabel

Listen for: The detective's investigation into Julie Dixon's disappearance unfolds through encounters with a mysterious wrestler and his valet, leading to unexpected connections with the missing woman's fiancé.

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.