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01 The Adventures Of Sam Spade Intro.mp3
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02 Samuel Dashiell Hammett Biography.mp3
VBR MP3 · 2.4 MB
02 Samuel Dashiell Hammett Biography.ogg
Ogg Vorbis · 2.8 MB
03 Howard Duff Biography.mp3
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03 Howard Duff Biography.ogg
Ogg Vorbis · 1.2 MB
04 Lurene Tuttle Biography.mp3
VBR MP3 · 1.1 MB
04 Lurene Tuttle Biography.ogg
Ogg Vorbis · 1.3 MB
AcademyAwardTheater1946-07-03TheMalteseFalcon.mp3
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Ogg Vorbis · 7.5 MB
ACSamShovel48-10-28240CaseOfABoyNamedTony.mp3
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ACSamShovel48-11-11242SorryWrongRhumba.mp3
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Ogg Vorbis · 12.1 MB
ACSamShovel48-11-18243CaseOfTheRussianDiplomat.mp3
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Ogg Vorbis · 14.1 MB
ACSamShovel48-12-02245CaseOfTheCurbstoneMurder.mp3
VBR MP3 · 13.1 MB
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Ogg Vorbis · 13.8 MB
ACSamShovel48-12-09246CaseOfTwoGunGertie.mp3
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ACSamShovel48-12-09246CaseOfTwoGunGertie.ogg
Ogg Vorbis · 14.7 MB
ACSamShovel48-12-16247ItWasTimeForAChange.mp3
VBR MP3 · 13.7 MB
ACSamShovel48-12-16247ItWasTimeForAChange.ogg
Ogg Vorbis · 12.7 MB
ACSamShovel48-12-23248ImAllYoursInButtonsBows.mp3
VBR MP3 · 6.7 MB
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Ogg Vorbis · 7.8 MB
ACSamShovel48-12-30249TheMurderAtTheRadioQuizShow.mp3
VBR MP3 · 6.9 MB
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Ogg Vorbis · 7.3 MB
ACSamShovel49-01-27253GeneralCustersLastHamburger.mp3
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ACSamShovel49-03-03258CaughtWithHisPrintsDown.mp3
VBR MP3 · 6.9 MB
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ACSamShovel49-04-28266TonysHomePermanent.mp3
VBR MP3 · 6.6 MB
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Ogg Vorbis · 7.3 MB
ACSamShovel49-05-19265DustBeMyDestiny.mp3
VBR MP3 · 6.7 MB
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Ogg Vorbis · 7.4 MB
Bbc-TheMalteseFalconParts1-4.mp3
VBR MP3 · 34.0 MB
Bbc-TheMalteseFalconParts1-4.ogg
Ogg Vorbis · 31.6 MB
BbcSamSpade-TheOriginalPrivateEye.mp3
VBR MP3 · 6.5 MB
BbcSamSpade-TheOriginalPrivateEye.ogg
Ogg Vorbis · 8.2 MB
BbcSaturdayNightTheater-D.HammettsMalteseFalcon1-4.mp3
VBR MP3 · 7.2 MB
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Ogg Vorbis · 7.6 MB
BbcSaturdayNightTheater-D.HammettsMalteseFalcon2-4.mp3
VBR MP3 · 7.2 MB
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Ogg Vorbis · 7.7 MB
BbcSaturdayNightTheater-D.HammettsMalteseFalcon3-4.mp3
VBR MP3 · 7.1 MB
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Ogg Vorbis · 7.8 MB
BbcSaturdayNightTheater-D.HammettsMalteseFalcon4-4.mp3
VBR MP3 · 5.6 MB
BbcSaturdayNightTheater-D.HammettsMalteseFalcon4-4.ogg
Ogg Vorbis · 6.1 MB
BurnsAllen1949-02-10SamSpade.mp3
VBR MP3 · 6.6 MB
BurnsAllen1949-02-10SamSpade.ogg
Ogg Vorbis · 7.3 MB
FredAllen1948-11-07SamShovelPrivateEye.mp3
VBR MP3 · 6.5 MB
FredAllen1948-11-07SamShovelPrivateEye.ogg
Ogg Vorbis · 7.3 MB
LuxRadioTheater1943-02-08TheMalteseFalcon.mp3
VBR MP3 · 13.1 MB
LuxRadioTheater1943-02-08TheMalteseFalcon.ogg
Ogg Vorbis · 13.3 MB
Sam Spade 1946-08-02 Sam and the Psyche.mp3
VBR MP3 · 27.0 MB
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Ogg Vorbis · 13.2 MB
Sam Spade 1947-02-02 Dead Duck Caper AFRS.mp3
VBR MP3 · 23.0 MB
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Ogg Vorbis · 14.5 MB
Sam Spade 1947-06-08 Calcutta Trunk Caper AFRS.mp3
VBR MP3 · 22.6 MB
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Ogg Vorbis · 10.7 MB
Sam Spade 1947-06-15 Convertible Caper AFRS.mp3
VBR MP3 · 21.4 MB
Sam Spade 1947-06-15 Convertible Caper AFRS.ogg
Ogg Vorbis · 10.0 MB
Sam Spade 1947-10-05 Adam Figg Caper.mp3
VBR MP3 · 22.4 MB
Sam Spade 1947-10-05 Adam Figg Caper.ogg
Ogg Vorbis · 11.0 MB
Sam Spade 1947-11-09 Bow Window Caper.mp3
VBR MP3 · 26.7 MB
Sam Spade 1947-11-09 Bow Window Caper.ogg
Ogg Vorbis · 12.9 MB
Sam Spade 1948-01-04 One Hour Caper LQ wire recording.mp3
VBR MP3 · 20.8 MB
Sam Spade 1948-01-04 One Hour Caper LQ wire recording.ogg
Ogg Vorbis · 9.7 MB
Sam Spade 1948-01-25 Gold Key Caper LQ wire recording.mp3
VBR MP3 · 21.5 MB
Sam Spade 1948-01-25 Gold Key Caper LQ wire recording.ogg
Ogg Vorbis · 11.2 MB
Sam Spade 1948-06-20 Death Bed Caper.mp3
VBR MP3 · 27.0 MB
Sam Spade 1948-06-20 Death Bed Caper.ogg
Ogg Vorbis · 14.6 MB
Sam Spade 1948-06-27 Bail Bond Caper.mp3
VBR MP3 · 27.1 MB
Sam Spade 1948-06-27 Bail Bond Caper.ogg
Ogg Vorbis · 13.5 MB
Sam Spade 1948-07-04 Rushlight Diamond Caper.mp3
VBR MP3 · 27.4 MB
Sam Spade 1948-07-04 Rushlight Diamond Caper.ogg
Ogg Vorbis · 13.9 MB
Sam Spade 1948-07-11 Wheel of Life Caper.mp3
VBR MP3 · 27.1 MB
Sam Spade 1948-07-11 Wheel of Life Caper.ogg
Ogg Vorbis · 13.5 MB
Sam Spade 1948-07-18 Missing Newshawk Caper.mp3
VBR MP3 · 27.1 MB
Sam Spade 1948-07-18 Missing Newshawk Caper.ogg
Ogg Vorbis · 13.3 MB
Sam Spade 1948-07-25 Mad Scientist Caper.mp3
VBR MP3 · 26.9 MB
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Ogg Vorbis · 13.1 MB
Sam Spade 1948-08-01 Dry Martini Caper.mp3
VBR MP3 · 26.4 MB
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Ogg Vorbis · 12.6 MB
Sam Spade 1948-08-08 Bluebeard Caper.mp3
VBR MP3 · 27.1 MB
Sam Spade 1948-08-08 Bluebeard Caper.ogg
Ogg Vorbis · 13.0 MB
Sam Spade 1948-08-15 Critical Author Caper.mp3
VBR MP3 · 27.3 MB
Sam Spade 1948-08-15 Critical Author Caper.ogg
Ogg Vorbis · 12.2 MB
Sam Spade 1948-08-22 Vaphio Cup Caper.mp3
VBR MP3 · 27.2 MB
Sam Spade 1948-08-22 Vaphio Cup Caper.ogg
Ogg Vorbis · 13.3 MB
SamSpade1948-08-29LawlessCaper.mp3
VBR MP3 · 27.1 MB
SamSpade1948-08-29LawlessCaper.ogg
Ogg Vorbis · 12.6 MB
SamSpade1948-09-05StellaStarrCaper4minInMiddleMissing.mp3
VBR MP3 · 22.6 MB
SamSpade1948-09-05StellaStarrCaper4minInMiddleMissing.ogg
Ogg Vorbis · 12.4 MB
SamSpade1948-09-12LazarusCaper.mp3
VBR MP3 · 26.9 MB
SamSpade1948-09-12LazarusCaper.ogg
Ogg Vorbis · 12.9 MB
SamSpade1948-09-19HotHundredGrandCaper.mp3
VBR MP3 · 27.0 MB
SamSpade1948-09-19HotHundredGrandCaper.ogg
Ogg Vorbis · 13.0 MB
SamSpade1948-09-26DickFoleyCaper.mp3
VBR MP3 · 27.0 MB
SamSpade1948-09-26DickFoleyCaper.ogg
Ogg Vorbis · 13.2 MB
SamSpade1948-10-03SugarKaneCaper.mp3
VBR MP3 · 26.6 MB
SamSpade1948-10-03SugarKaneCaper.ogg
Ogg Vorbis · 12.8 MB
SamSpade1948-10-24InsomniaCaperAfrs.mp3
VBR MP3 · 23.0 MB
SamSpade1948-10-24InsomniaCaperAfrs.ogg
Ogg Vorbis · 11.3 MB
SamSpade1948-10-31Fairley-brightCaper.mp3
VBR MP3 · 27.2 MB
SamSpade1948-10-31Fairley-brightCaper.ogg
Ogg Vorbis · 13.2 MB
SamSpade1948-11-07SqpCaperAfrs.mp3
VBR MP3 · 22.3 MB
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Ogg Vorbis · 12.0 MB
SamSpade1948-11-28QuarterEagleCaperAfrs.mp3
VBR MP3 · 23.3 MB
SamSpade1948-11-28QuarterEagleCaperAfrs.ogg
Ogg Vorbis · 10.8 MB
SamSpade1948-12-12BouncingBettyCaperAfrs.mp3
VBR MP3 · 22.8 MB
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Ogg Vorbis · 12.3 MB
SamSpade1949-01-16BetrayalInBumpusHellCaperAfrs.mp3
VBR MP3 · 22.5 MB
SamSpade1949-01-16BetrayalInBumpusHellCaperAfrs.ogg
Ogg Vorbis · 10.7 MB
SamSpade1949-03-27LoveLetterCaperAfrs.mp3
VBR MP3 · 23.8 MB
SamSpade1949-03-27LoveLetterCaperAfrs.ogg
Ogg Vorbis · 11.2 MB
SamSpade1949-04-10StoppedWatchCaper.mp3
VBR MP3 · 27.0 MB
SamSpade1949-04-10StoppedWatchCaper.ogg
Ogg Vorbis · 12.5 MB
SamSpade1949-04-17Subject-EdithHamiltonAfrs.mp3
VBR MP3 · 23.4 MB
SamSpade1949-04-17Subject-EdithHamiltonAfrs.ogg
Ogg Vorbis · 10.6 MB
SamSpade1949-05-14BattlesOfBelvedereAfrs.mp3
VBR MP3 · 21.8 MB
SamSpade1949-05-14BattlesOfBelvedereAfrs.ogg
Ogg Vorbis · 10.7 MB
SamSpade1949-06-05OverjordCaper.mp3
VBR MP3 · 27.2 MB
SamSpade1949-06-05OverjordCaper.ogg
Ogg Vorbis · 12.3 MB
SamSpade1949-06-19AppleOfEveCaper.mp3
VBR MP3 · 26.0 MB
SamSpade1949-06-19AppleOfEveCaper.ogg
Ogg Vorbis · 11.4 MB
SamSpade1949-07-10QueenBeeCaper.mp3
VBR MP3 · 25.0 MB
SamSpade1949-07-10QueenBeeCaper.ogg
Ogg Vorbis · 11.4 MB
SamSpade1949-07-17CuttyhunkCaper1st15MinOnly.mp3
VBR MP3 · 13.0 MB
SamSpade1949-07-17CuttyhunkCaper1st15MinOnly.ogg
Ogg Vorbis · 6.9 MB
SamSpade1949-07-24TearsOfNightMatter.mp3
VBR MP3 · 25.6 MB
SamSpade1949-07-24TearsOfNightMatter.ogg
Ogg Vorbis · 11.9 MB
SamSpade1949-08-07ChampionCaper.mp3
VBR MP3 · 27.1 MB
SamSpade1949-08-07ChampionCaper.ogg
Ogg Vorbis · 12.5 MB
SamSpade1949-08-28ProdigalDaughterCaper.mp3
VBR MP3 · 26.1 MB
SamSpade1949-08-28ProdigalDaughterCaper.ogg
Ogg Vorbis · 11.7 MB
SamSpade1949-09-25IndianCaper.mp3
VBR MP3 · 25.1 MB
SamSpade1949-09-25IndianCaper.ogg
Ogg Vorbis · 12.1 MB
SamSpade1949-11-06CheesecakeCaper.mp3
VBR MP3 · 23.0 MB
SamSpade1949-11-06CheesecakeCaper.ogg
Ogg Vorbis · 11.0 MB
SamSpade1949-12-04FlopsyMopsyAndCottontailCaper.mp3
VBR MP3 · 25.1 MB
SamSpade1949-12-04FlopsyMopsyAndCottontailCaper.ogg
Ogg Vorbis · 12.1 MB
SamSpade1950-05-13HonestThiefCaperrehearsalOrUnfinished.mp3
VBR MP3 · 22.1 MB
SamSpade1950-05-13HonestThiefCaperrehearsalOrUnfinished.ogg
Ogg Vorbis · 10.5 MB
SamSpade1950-05-21RedAmapolaCaperrehearsalOrUnfinished.mp3
VBR MP3 · 20.5 MB
SamSpade1950-05-21RedAmapolaCaperrehearsalOrUnfinished.ogg
Ogg Vorbis · 9.4 MB
SamSpade1950-09-03FarmersDaughterCaper.mp3
VBR MP3 · 26.9 MB
SamSpade1950-09-03FarmersDaughterCaper.ogg
Ogg Vorbis · 13.6 MB
SamSpade1950-11-17CaperOverMyDeadBody.mp3
VBR MP3 · 26.9 MB
SamSpade1950-11-17CaperOverMyDeadBody.ogg
Ogg Vorbis · 14.6 MB
SamSpade1950-11-24TerrifiedTurkeyCaper.mp3
VBR MP3 · 27.3 MB
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Ogg Vorbis · 13.0 MB
SamSpade1950-12-01DogBedCaper.mp3
VBR MP3 · 27.3 MB
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Ogg Vorbis · 12.9 MB
SamSpade1950-12-08DryGulchCaper.mp3
VBR MP3 · 26.6 MB
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Ogg Vorbis · 11.9 MB
SamSpade1950-12-15The25-12345679Caper.mp3
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Ogg Vorbis · 12.6 MB
SamSpade1950-12-29ProdigalPandaCaper.mp3
VBR MP3 · 27.3 MB
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Ogg Vorbis · 13.0 MB
SamSpade1951-01-05BiddleRiddleCaper.mp3
VBR MP3 · 27.0 MB
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Ogg Vorbis · 12.8 MB
SamSpade1951-01-12RedStarCaper.mp3
VBR MP3 · 27.0 MB
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Ogg Vorbis · 12.6 MB
SamSpade1951-01-19CloakAndDaggerCaper.mp3
VBR MP3 · 26.4 MB
SamSpade1951-01-19CloakAndDaggerCaper.ogg
Ogg Vorbis · 12.5 MB
SamSpade1951-01-26ChateauMccloudCaper.mp3
VBR MP3 · 27.2 MB
SamSpade1951-01-26ChateauMccloudCaper.ogg
Ogg Vorbis · 13.4 MB
SamSpade1951-02-02StringOfDeathCaper.mp3
VBR MP3 · 27.2 MB
SamSpade1951-02-02StringOfDeathCaper.ogg
Ogg Vorbis · 14.9 MB
SamSpade1951-02-09SureThingCaper.mp3
VBR MP3 · 27.0 MB
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Ogg Vorbis · 13.2 MB
SamSpade1951-02-16SoapOperaCaper.mp3
VBR MP3 · 27.1 MB
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Ogg Vorbis · 12.4 MB
SamSpade1951-02-23ShotInTheDarkCaper.mp3
VBR MP3 · 26.8 MB
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Ogg Vorbis · 12.8 MB
SamSpade1951-03-02CrabLouieCaper.mp3
VBR MP3 · 26.9 MB
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Ogg Vorbis · 13.1 MB
SamSpade1951-03-09SpanishPrisonerCaper.mp3
VBR MP3 · 27.0 MB
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Ogg Vorbis · 12.5 MB
SamSpade1951-03-16SinisterSirenCaper.mp3
VBR MP3 · 26.6 MB
SamSpade1951-03-16SinisterSirenCaper.ogg
Ogg Vorbis · 12.5 MB
SamSpade1951-03-23KimberlyCrossCaper.mp3
VBR MP3 · 27.2 MB
SamSpade1951-03-23KimberlyCrossCaper.ogg
Ogg Vorbis · 13.1 MB
SamSpade1951-03-30VendettaCaper.mp3
VBR MP3 · 27.4 MB
SamSpade1951-03-30VendettaCaper.ogg
Ogg Vorbis · 14.1 MB
SamSpade1951-04-06DennyShaneCaper.mp3
VBR MP3 · 27.1 MB
SamSpade1951-04-06DennyShaneCaper.ogg
Ogg Vorbis · 12.6 MB
SamSpade1951-04-13CivicPrideCaper.mp3
VBR MP3 · 27.2 MB
SamSpade1951-04-13CivicPrideCaper.ogg
Ogg Vorbis · 12.8 MB
SamSpade1951-04-20RowdyDowserCaper.mp3
VBR MP3 · 27.4 MB
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Ogg Vorbis · 13.6 MB
SamSpade1951-04-27HailFarewellCaper.mp3
VBR MP3 · 27.3 MB
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Ogg Vorbis · 14.0 MB
Suspense46-12-05TheHouseInCypressCanyon.mp3
VBR MP3 · 6.2 MB
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Ogg Vorbis · 6.4 MB
Suspense48-01-10SamSpadeTheKandiTooth.mp3
VBR MP3 · 14.0 MB
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Ogg Vorbis · 25.3 MB
TheFirstNighterProgram-SamSpadeSpoof.mp3
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The Adventures of Sam Spade - Single Episodes
THE ADVENTURES OF SAM SPADE
The Adventures of Sam Spade was first heard on ABC July 12, 1946, as a Friday-night summer series. The show clicked at once, and went into a regular fall lineup on CBS September 29, 1946. From then until 1949, Sam Spade was a Sunday-night thriller for Wildroot Cream Oil, starring Howard Duff in the title role. With Duff's departure, NBC took the series, leaving it on Sunday for Wildroot and starring Stephen Dunne as Spade. This version lasted until 1951, the last year running as a Friday sustainer.Spade's appearance on the air marked an almost literal transition from Dashiell Hammett's 1930 crime classic, The Maltese Falcon, where he first appeared. Spade was a San Francisco detective, one of the most distinctive of the hardboiled school. His jump to radio was wrought by William Spier, who had already carved out a reputation as a master of mystery in his direction of another highly rated CBS thriller, Suspense.
Spier was editor, producer, director. A lifelong radio man, he had broken in during the primitive days of 1929 and earned his stripes serving on such pioneering shows as The March of Time. Spier assembled the writing team of Bob Tallman and Ann Lorraine and began putting Spade together. He was impressed by the deep, cynical, tough qualities in Howard Duff's voice.
Duff had long experience as an actor, a career that traced back to his high school days in Seattle. He had originally wanted to be a cartoonist, but the sound of applause in a senior-year play at Roosevelt High changed all that. Suddenly stagestruck, Duff began hitting the boards. He worked in local theatre groups and craked radio as an announcer on a local station. When the war came, Duff went with Armed Forces Radio as a correspondent, a job he held for more than four years. He emerged in Hollywood in 1945, a seasoned but unsung microphone veteran. With his perfect voice and polished delivery, it wasn't long before Duff was playing supporting parts in top dramas of the air.
Sam Spade shot him to national fame. The character, as Spier saw it, would Have many easily identifiable traits. The first thing Spade usually wanted to know was, "How much money you got on you?" "Two hundred? Okay, I'll take that and you can pay me the rest later." But Spade wasn't a spendthrift -- he never threw silver-dollar tips a la Johnny Dollar, even if he could have put it on his expense account. Spade favorite way to travel was by streetcar; it took him almost anywhere for a dime. He disliked cabs and liked cheap booze. You didn't need more than an occasional, subtle reminder: those glasses clinking every week as Sam opened his desk drawer and began dictation were enough. We knew Sam and Effie weren't toasting each other with Sal Hepatica. Sam was a man who worked out of his desk, and the thing closest at hand in that top drawer just might be a half-empty bottle of Old Granddad.
His clients got bumped off with startling regularity. Then Sam sent his report (and presumably his bill) to the widows. He dictated his cases to his faithful secretary, Effie Perrine, a babbling, man-hungry female who might have been the adult Corliss Archer. Each case came out as a report, dated, signed, and delivered. Spade license number - 137596 - was always included in the report. The cases unfolded in chronological order, the scenes shifting between Sam and Effie and the dramatization of Sam's dictation. Effie, who always seemed on the verge of tears whenever Sam became involved (as he did weekly) with a curvy client, was beautifully played by Lurene Tuttle, Jerry Hausner played Sam's lawyer, Sid Weiss. Lud Gluskin directed the music and Dick Joy announced. Soon after the series began, Ann Lorraine dropped her writing duties, and Gil Doud became Bob Tallman's writing partner.
The show ran in its original format through the episode of September 17, 1950. Then Howard Duff quit for a fling at movies, and Sam Spade languished for two months. On November 17, 1950, it returned on NBC. Duff's absence was handled in usual network form: by importing a new voice. NBC ran the show as though nothing had happened, using Steve Dunne as a boyish-sounding Spade. Spier and Miss Tuttle followed the series over, and for a time so did Wildroot. Wildroot and the listeners all got wise around the same time. Dunne was a good radio man, but he sounded like Sam in knee pants.
Duff once said that Hammett had done such a great job in The Maltese Falcon that any actor could have played Sam and become a radio hero. He saw that theory proved wrong. In spades.
Information for this audio clip came from John Dunning's "Tune In Yesterday The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Old Time Radio", and your Audio Series Descriptions Moderator (Roger Hohenbrink). From the Old Time Radio Researchers Group. See "Notes" Section below for more information on the OTRR.
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ACSamShovel49-03-03258CaughtWithHisPrintsDown_spectrogram.png
SamSpade1951-04-20RowdyDowserCaper_spectrogram.png
ACSamShovel48-10-28240CaseOfABoyNamedTony_spectrogram.png
SamSpade1951-03-30VendettaCaper_spectrogram.png
ACSamShovel49-01-27253GeneralCustersLastHamburger_spectrogram.png
SamSpade1950-09-03FarmersDaughterCaper_spectrogram.png
Bbc-TheMalteseFalconParts1-4_spectrogram.png
Sam Spade 1948-07-11 Wheel of Life Caper_spectrogram.png
SamSpade1949-06-05OverjordCaper_spectrogram.png
SamSpade1950-11-24TerrifiedTurkeyCaper_spectrogram.png
SamSpade1951-02-09SureThingCaper_spectrogram.png
Sam Spade 1948-07-25 Mad Scientist Caper_spectrogram.png
Sam Spade 1947-02-02 Dead Duck Caper AFRS_spectrogram.png
Sam Spade 1948-06-27 Bail Bond Caper_spectrogram.png
SamSpade1951-01-26ChateauMccloudCaper_spectrogram.png
Sam Spade 1948-07-04 Rushlight Diamond Caper_spectrogram.png
SamSpade1949-09-25IndianCaper_spectrogram.png
Sam Spade 1948-08-08 Bluebeard Caper_spectrogram.png
SamSpade1948-12-12BouncingBettyCaperAfrs_spectrogram.png
SamSpade1949-07-24TearsOfNightMatter_spectrogram.png
LuxRadioTheater1943-02-08TheMalteseFalcon_spectrogram.png
Sam Spade 1948-08-01 Dry Martini Caper_spectrogram.png
Sam Spade 1947-10-05 Adam Figg Caper_spectrogram.png
Sam Spade 1948-07-18 Missing Newshawk Caper_spectrogram.png
SamSpade1948-10-31Fairley-brightCaper_spectrogram.png
SamSpade1948-09-19HotHundredGrandCaper_spectrogram.png
SamSpade1951-03-23KimberlyCrossCaper_spectrogram.png
SamSpade1948-09-12LazarusCaper_spectrogram.png
SamSpade1948-09-26DickFoleyCaper_spectrogram.png
SamSpade1951-01-05BiddleRiddleCaper_spectrogram.png
SamSpade1951-03-02CrabLouieCaper_spectrogram.png
ACSamShovel48-12-16247ItWasTimeForAChange_spectrogram.png
SamSpade1950-12-29ProdigalPandaCaper_spectrogram.png
SamSpade1951-04-13CivicPrideCaper_spectrogram.png
Suspense46-12-05TheHouseInCypressCanyon_spectrogram.png
SamSpade1950-12-01DogBedCaper_spectrogram.png
SamSpade1950-12-15The25-12345679Caper_spectrogram.png
SamSpade1951-01-19CloakAndDaggerCaper_spectrogram.png
SamSpade1950-05-13HonestThiefCaperrehearsalOrUnfinished_spectrogram.png
SamSpade1949-08-07ChampionCaper_spectrogram.png
SamSpade1949-01-16BetrayalInBumpusHellCaperAfrs_spectrogram.png
SamSpade1948-10-03SugarKaneCaper_spectrogram.png
SamSpade1948-11-28QuarterEagleCaperAfrs_spectrogram.png
SamSpade1948-08-29LawlessCaper_spectrogram.png
SamSpade1951-02-23ShotInTheDarkCaper_spectrogram.png
SamSpade1950-05-21RedAmapolaCaperrehearsalOrUnfinished_spectrogram.png
SamSpade1951-03-16SinisterSirenCaper_spectrogram.png
SamSpade1949-11-06CheesecakeCaper_spectrogram.png
SamSpade1949-04-17Subject-EdithHamiltonAfrs_spectrogram.png
SamSpade1949-07-10QueenBeeCaper_spectrogram.png
SamSpade1949-06-19AppleOfEveCaper_spectrogram.png
SamSpade1951-04-06DennyShaneCaper_spectrogram.png
SamSpade1949-03-27LoveLetterCaperAfrs_spectrogram.png
SamSpade1949-04-10StoppedWatchCaper_spectrogram.png
SamSpade1951-01-12RedStarCaper_spectrogram.png
SamSpade1951-03-09SpanishPrisonerCaper_spectrogram.png
SamSpade1949-08-28ProdigalDaughterCaper_spectrogram.png
Sam Spade 1948-08-15 Critical Author Caper_spectrogram.png
Sam Spade 1948-01-04 One Hour Caper LQ wire recording_spectrogram.png
SamSpade1951-02-16SoapOperaCaper_spectrogram.png
Sam Spade 1947-06-08 Calcutta Trunk Caper AFRS_spectrogram.png
SamSpade1950-12-08DryGulchCaper_spectrogram.png
Sam Spade 1947-06-15 Convertible Caper AFRS_spectrogram.png
ACSamShovel48-11-11242SorryWrongRhumba_spectrogram.png
Suspense48-01-10SamSpadeTheKandiTooth_spectrogram.png
03 Howard Duff Biography.png
04 Lurene Tuttle Biography.png
02 Samuel Dashiell Hammett Biography.png
SamSpade1949-06-05OverjordCaper.png
Sam Spade 1948-07-18 Missing Newshawk Caper.png
SamSpade1948-09-26DickFoleyCaper.png
Sam Spade 1947-02-02 Dead Duck Caper AFRS.png
Sam Spade 1948-07-11 Wheel of Life Caper.png
ACSamShovel48-12-16247ItWasTimeForAChange.png
SamSpade1948-11-28QuarterEagleCaperAfrs.png
Sam Spade 1946-08-02 Sam and the Psyche.png
SamSpade1948-12-12BouncingBettyCaperAfrs.png
SamSpade1948-09-19HotHundredGrandCaper.png
01 The Adventures Of Sam Spade Intro.png
Sam Spade 1948-01-25 Gold Key Caper LQ wire recording.png
Sam Spade 1948-06-20 Death Bed Caper.png
ACSamShovel48-11-18243CaseOfTheRussianDiplomat.png
SamSpade1949-07-24TearsOfNightMatter.png
ACSamShovel49-05-19265DustBeMyDestiny.png
ACSamShovel48-12-02245CaseOfTheCurbstoneMurder.png
BurnsAllen1949-02-10SamSpade.png
Sam Spade 1947-10-05 Adam Figg Caper.png
SamSpade1948-09-12LazarusCaper.png
ACSamShovel48-11-11242SorryWrongRhumba.png
Sam Spade 1947-06-08 Calcutta Trunk Caper AFRS.png
SamSpade1950-09-03FarmersDaughterCaper.png
BbcSaturdayNightTheater-D.HammettsMalteseFalcon4-4.png
SamSpade1951-01-19CloakAndDaggerCaper.png
SamSpade1951-02-09SureThingCaper.png
SamSpade1949-07-17CuttyhunkCaper1st15MinOnly.png
SamSpade1950-11-17CaperOverMyDeadBody.png
ACSamShovel48-12-30249TheMurderAtTheRadioQuizShow.png
SamSpade1951-03-09SpanishPrisonerCaper.png
SamSpade1951-01-05BiddleRiddleCaper.png
SamSpade1949-03-27LoveLetterCaperAfrs.png
Sam Spade 1948-07-25 Mad Scientist Caper.png
SamSpade1949-09-25IndianCaper.png
ACSamShovel48-12-09246CaseOfTwoGunGertie.png
Sam Spade 1948-07-04 Rushlight Diamond Caper.png
BbcSaturdayNightTheater-D.HammettsMalteseFalcon2-4.png
SamSpade1948-11-07SqpCaperAfrs.png
SamSpade1948-10-24InsomniaCaperAfrs.png
ACSamShovel49-01-27253GeneralCustersLastHamburger.png
TheFirstNighterProgram-SamSpadeSpoof.png
FredAllen1948-11-07SamShovelPrivateEye.png
SamSpade1948-09-05StellaStarrCaper4minInMiddleMissing.png
SamSpade1949-08-07ChampionCaper.png
SamSpade1951-04-27HailFarewellCaper.png
SamSpade1949-12-04FlopsyMopsyAndCottontailCaper.png
Sam Spade 1948-06-27 Bail Bond Caper.png
SamSpade1951-01-26ChateauMccloudCaper.png
Sam Spade 1948-01-04 One Hour Caper LQ wire recording.png
SamSpade1950-12-15The25-12345679Caper.png
SamSpade1949-04-10StoppedWatchCaper.png
Suspense46-12-05TheHouseInCypressCanyon.png
SamSpade1949-07-10QueenBeeCaper.png
SamSpade1948-10-03SugarKaneCaper.png
SamSpade1951-02-16SoapOperaCaper.png
Sam Spade 1948-08-08 Bluebeard Caper.png
ACSamShovel49-03-03258CaughtWithHisPrintsDown.png
SamSpade1951-03-30VendettaCaper.png
ACSamShovel48-10-28240CaseOfABoyNamedTony.png
LuxRadioTheater1943-02-08TheMalteseFalcon.png
SamSpade1950-05-13HonestThiefCaperrehearsalOrUnfinished.png
SamSpade1948-10-31Fairley-brightCaper.png
SamSpade1951-04-13CivicPrideCaper.png
Sam Spade 1948-08-22 Vaphio Cup Caper.png
SamSpade1950-12-29ProdigalPandaCaper.png
Bbc-TheMalteseFalconParts1-4.png
SamSpade1950-11-24TerrifiedTurkeyCaper.png
Sam Spade 1948-08-01 Dry Martini Caper.png
BbcSaturdayNightTheater-D.HammettsMalteseFalcon3-4.png
ACSamShovel49-04-28266TonysHomePermanent.png
SamSpade1951-04-20RowdyDowserCaper.png
SamSpade1951-01-12RedStarCaper.png
ACSamShovel48-12-23248ImAllYoursInButtonsBows.png
AcademyAwardTheater1946-07-03TheMalteseFalcon.png
SamSpade1951-02-02StringOfDeathCaper.png
SamSpade1949-08-28ProdigalDaughterCaper.png
Sam Spade 1948-08-15 Critical Author Caper.png
SamSpade1949-01-16BetrayalInBumpusHellCaperAfrs.png
SamSpade1948-08-29LawlessCaper.png
SamSpade1951-02-23ShotInTheDarkCaper.png
SamSpade1950-05-21RedAmapolaCaperrehearsalOrUnfinished.png
SamSpade1951-03-02CrabLouieCaper.png
BbcSaturdayNightTheater-D.HammettsMalteseFalcon1-4.png
SamSpade1951-03-16SinisterSirenCaper.png
SamSpade1950-12-08DryGulchCaper.png
SamSpade1949-04-17Subject-EdithHamiltonAfrs.png
Sam Spade 1947-11-09 Bow Window Caper.png
SamSpade1951-04-06DennyShaneCaper.png
SamSpade1950-12-01DogBedCaper.png
SamSpade1949-05-14BattlesOfBelvedereAfrs.png
SamSpade1949-06-19AppleOfEveCaper.png
SamSpade1951-03-23KimberlyCrossCaper.png
Sam Spade 1947-06-15 Convertible Caper AFRS.png
Suspense48-01-10SamSpadeTheKandiTooth.png
BbcSamSpade-TheOriginalPrivateEye.png
SamSpade1949-11-06CheesecakeCaper.png
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