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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 Cloak and Dagger Caper

    Sam Spade: The Cloak and Dagger Caper
    Jul 31 2023
    Today's Mystery :A mysterious woman comes to Sam Spade's apartment dressed as a harem girl, tries to poison Spade, and accidentally kills herself.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 19, 1951

    Originated from HollywoodStarred Steven Dunne 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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    37 mins
  • Sam Spade: The Red Star Caper

    Sam Spade: The Red Star Caper
    Sep 27 2025
    Original Release Date: July 24, 2023

    Today's Mystery:A foreign correspondent, whom Sam was hired to bodyguard, is murdered while giving a lecture.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 12, 1951

    Originated from HollywoodStarred Steven Dunne as Sam Spade, Lurene Tuttle as Effie, Wally Maher, William Conrad

    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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    38 mins
  • Sam Spade: The Biddle Riddle Caper

    Sam Spade: The Biddle Riddle Caper
    Sep 20 2025
    Original Release Date: July 17, 2023

    Today's Mystery:Spade is called in by the producer of a true crime radio program to find a witness who claims to know who committed an unsolved murder.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 5, 1951

    Originated from Hollywood

    Starred Steven Dunne as Sam Spade, Lurene Tuttle as Effie, William Conrad

    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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    37 mins
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