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    Night Beat: The Black Cat
    Night Beat: The Girl From Kansas
    Night Beat: Marty
    Audiobook series11 titles

    Night Beat Series

    Written by Frank Lovejoy, Larry Marcus, Russell Hughes and

    Narrated by Full Cast

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    About this series

    This popular radio program followed Randy Stone, a hard-nosed Chicago Star newsman, and his quest for the human-interest story behind the headlines.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherNathan and Evan Inc.
    Release dateJan 21, 2020
    Night Beat: The Black Cat
    Night Beat: The Girl From Kansas
    Night Beat: Marty

    Titles in the series (11)

    • 1

      Night Beat: Marty
      Night Beat: Marty

      Night Beat: Marty

      Frank Lovejoy
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      Randy Stone comes upon Marty, a six-year-old boy who is running away from home with a $100 bill. This leads Randy to an attempt to prevent an execution.

      Randy Stone comes upon Marty, a six-year-old boy who is running away from home with a $100 bill. This leads Randy to an attempt to prevent an execution.

    • 2

      Night Beat: The Black Cat
      Night Beat: The Black Cat

      Night Beat: The Black Cat

      Frank Lovejoy
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      For Randy Stone of the Chicago Star, stories begin in many ways. This one began with a Halloween killing and ended with a black cat sweet revenge.

      For Randy Stone of the Chicago Star, stories begin in many ways. This one began with a Halloween killing and ended with a black cat sweet revenge.

    • 3

      Night Beat: The Girl From Kansas
      Night Beat: The Girl From Kansas

      Night Beat: The Girl From Kansas

      Larry Marcus
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      A story of young love and old death. A girl from Kansas named Linda Johnson has been arrested for grand theft. She's bailed out by someone she doesn't even know. Randy Stone covers the night beat for the Chicago Star searching through the city for strange stories waiting for him in the darkness. This one began with young love and ended with old death.

      A story of young love and old death. A girl from Kansas named Linda Johnson has been arrested for grand theft. She's bailed out by someone she doesn't even know. Randy Stone covers the night beat for the Chicago Star searching through the city for strange stories waiting for him in the darkness. This one began with young love and ended with old death.

    • 4

      Night Beat: Harlan Matthews Stamp Dealer
      Night Beat: Harlan Matthews Stamp Dealer

      Night Beat: Harlan Matthews Stamp Dealer

      Larry Marcus
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      Harlan Matthews, a stamp dealer with memories of a murder he committed long ago, attempts murder, suicide and more! An alienist and Randy Stone try to help. The system cue has been deleted. Randy Stone covers the night beat for the Chicago Star. Stories begin in many different ways. This one began and ended with a confession … a confession to the crime of murder.

      Harlan Matthews, a stamp dealer with memories of a murder he committed long ago, attempts murder, suicide and more! An alienist and Randy Stone try to help. The system cue has been deleted. Randy Stone covers the night beat for the Chicago Star. Stories begin in many different ways. This one began and ended with a confession … a confession to the crime of murder.

    • 8

      Night Beat: Otto the Music Man
      Night Beat: Otto the Music Man

      Night Beat: Otto the Music Man

      Frank Lovejoy
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      Night is when the city comes alive full of promise. Randy stood on the corner watching the world go by cataloguing each and every person and happening when a car came by and clipped a guy holding a black case, knocking him over. Randy went to help him but he was ok and disappeared into the street into a bar called the Glamour Palace. Randy followed him realizing that he had the guy’s hat.

      Night is when the city comes alive full of promise. Randy stood on the corner watching the world go by cataloguing each and every person and happening when a car came by and clipped a guy holding a black case, knocking him over. Randy went to help him but he was ok and disappeared into the street into a bar called the Glamour Palace. Randy followed him realizing that he had the guy’s hat.

    • 6

      Night Beat: Molly Keller
      Night Beat: Molly Keller

      Night Beat: Molly Keller

      Frank Lovejoy
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      Randy didn’t have to go and look for his story tonight; it came in over the Teletype. Charles Keller died today in the state penitentiary after serving 14 years of a twenty year sentence for armed robbery. His wife, Molly Keller, a quiet woman worked in the offices of the Chicago Star as a humble cleaner. Keller died still denying any knowledge of the $650,000 payroll robbery in the sensation of 14 years ago.

      Randy didn’t have to go and look for his story tonight; it came in over the Teletype. Charles Keller died today in the state penitentiary after serving 14 years of a twenty year sentence for armed robbery. His wife, Molly Keller, a quiet woman worked in the offices of the Chicago Star as a humble cleaner. Keller died still denying any knowledge of the $650,000 payroll robbery in the sensation of 14 years ago.

    • 7

      Night Beat: The Will of Mrs. Orloff
      Night Beat: The Will of Mrs. Orloff

      Night Beat: The Will of Mrs. Orloff

      Frank Lovejoy
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      It wasn’t much of a story just an obituary, Mrs. Martha Orloff, age 62, scrub woman, death by natural causes, heart failure. But what’s natural by killing yourself with a scrubbing brush. It would have only been a two-line obit if the other scrubwoman hadn’t stopped him on his way out of the building.

      It wasn’t much of a story just an obituary, Mrs. Martha Orloff, age 62, scrub woman, death by natural causes, heart failure. But what’s natural by killing yourself with a scrubbing brush. It would have only been a two-line obit if the other scrubwoman hadn’t stopped him on his way out of the building.

    • 5

      Night Beat: Vincent and the Painter
      Night Beat: Vincent and the Painter

      Night Beat: Vincent and the Painter

      Russell Hughes
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      Alfred Wyman is a strange artist who wants to kill the wealthy Miss Gleason because she killed Vincent. Just when Randy has given up on a story for the night, he stumbles across an old man in a dispute with a taxi driver over the fare. The old man has no money so Randy pays the fare but is surprised when the gentle looking old man, Alfred Wyman, says he has to go to kill Miss Gleeson.

      Alfred Wyman is a strange artist who wants to kill the wealthy Miss Gleason because she killed Vincent. Just when Randy has given up on a story for the night, he stumbles across an old man in a dispute with a taxi driver over the fare. The old man has no money so Randy pays the fare but is surprised when the gentle looking old man, Alfred Wyman, says he has to go to kill Miss Gleeson.

    • 10

      Night Beat: Pay Up or Die
      Night Beat: Pay Up or Die

      Night Beat: Pay Up or Die

      Frank Lovejoy
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      Charlie owed Joe Sligo $3000 from his gambling and Sligo’s motto was pay up or die. Charlie has a family and kids to think about and has been in debt for 6 months. Now he turns to Randy Stone for help. Randy Stone knows that the police are looking for Sligo and tells Charlie his only hope is to let the police know where Sligo is.

      Charlie owed Joe Sligo $3000 from his gambling and Sligo’s motto was pay up or die. Charlie has a family and kids to think about and has been in debt for 6 months. Now he turns to Randy Stone for help. Randy Stone knows that the police are looking for Sligo and tells Charlie his only hope is to let the police know where Sligo is.

    • 9

      Night Beat: A Byline for Frank
      Night Beat: A Byline for Frank

      Night Beat: A Byline for Frank

      Frank Lovejoy
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      It was a busy Wednesday night. Barnes on the city desk asked me to lend a hand and I filled in for a couple of hours. I'd just finished taking notes over the headphones when the switchboard buzzed me with a personal.

      It was a busy Wednesday night. Barnes on the city desk asked me to lend a hand and I filled in for a couple of hours. I'd just finished taking notes over the headphones when the switchboard buzzed me with a personal.

    • Night Beat
      Night Beat

      Night Beat

      Full Cast
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      This popular radio program followed Randy Stone, a hard-nosed Chicago Star newsman, and his quest for the human-interest story behind the headlines.

      This popular radio program followed Randy Stone, a hard-nosed Chicago Star newsman, and his quest for the human-interest story behind the headlines.

    Author

    Frank Lovejoy

    Frank Andrew Lovejoy Jr. (1912–1962) was an American actor in radio, film, and television. He is perhaps best remembered for appearing in the film noir The Hitch-Hiker and for starring in the radio drama Night Beat.

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