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Sam Spade Presented by the Great Detectives of Old Time Radio

Sam Spade Presented by the Great Detectives of Old Time Radio

By: Adam Graham Radio Detective Podcasts
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 Join host Adam Graham as we journey through all the old time radio programs featuring Sam Spade. This is the most comprehensive Sam Spade old time radio podcast as we offer the following golden age treasures for your listening pleasure


  • Adaptations of The Maltese Falcon movie starring Humphrey Bogart and Edward G. Robinson.
  • All circulating episodes starring Howard Duff as Sam Spade including rarer more recently unearthed episodes.
  • Sam Spade comedy appearances including Howard Duff's guest appearances on the radio programs of Jack Carson, Burns and Allen, Joan Davis, and Bing Crosby. Also includes a bit of mystery audio where Howard Duff plays Sam Spade in a First Nighter spoof, and Sam Spade comedy riffs by Fred Allen and Abbott and Costello.
  • All of the circulating episodes starring Sam Spade.
  • A Sam Spade inspired comedy detective program called Sara's Private Caper.
Your host, Adam serves as your guide to this treasure trove featuring "the greatest private detective of them all."Copyright Adam Graham Art Drama & Plays Entertainment & Performing Arts
Episodes
  • Sam Spade: The Terrified Turkey Caper

    Sam Spade: The Terrified Turkey Caper
    Aug 9 2025
    Original Release Date: May 29, 2023

    Today's Mystery:A man named Tom Turkey shows up in Sam's office and says he's afraid someone's going to kill him.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 24, 1950

    riginated from Hollywood

    Starred Steven Dunne as Sam Spade, Lurene Tuttle as Effie, Wally Maher

    Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net

    Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.

    Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715

    ake the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.net

    Give us a call at 208-991-4783

    Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectives

    Follow us on Twitter @radiodetectives
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    37 mins
  • Sam Spade: Caper Over My Dead Body

    Sam Spade: Caper Over My Dead Body
    Aug 2 2025
    Original Release Date: May 22, 2023

    Today's Mystery:Sam explains to a confused Effie how he's still alive.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 17, 1950

    Originated from Hollywood

    Starred Stephen Dunne as Sam Spade, Lurene Tuttle as Effie

    Watch Howard Duff on the Ed Wynn Show from January 1950.

    Watch Howard Duff in Season 2 of Celebrity Bowling from 1974 (Episode 18)

    Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net

    Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.

    Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715

    Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.net

    Give us a call at 208-991-4783

    Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectives

    Follow us on Twitter @radiodetectives
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    47 mins
  • Sam Spade: The Farmer's Daughter Caper

    Sam Spade: The Farmer's Daughter Caper
    Jul 26 2025
    Original Release Date: May 15, 2023

    Today's Mystery: Sam stays the night at a farmhouse where a beautiful woman pleads for his help.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 3, 1950

    Originated from HollywoodStarred Howard Duff as Sam Spade, Lurene Tuttle as Effie

    Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net

    Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net

    .Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715

    Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.net

    Give us a call at 208-991-4783

    Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectives

    Follow us on Twitter @radiodetectives
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    44 mins
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