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

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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

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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

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    44 mins
  • Sam Spade: The Honest Thief Caper (Rehearsal)

    Sam Spade: The Honest Thief Caper (Rehearsal)
    Jul 19 2025
    Original Release Date: May 8, 2023

    Today's Mystery:
    Sam is hired by a woman to help her fiancé, who has been charged with armed robbery.Rehearsal of Program that Aired May 28, 1950

    Originated from Hollywood

    Starred Howard Duff as Sam Spade, Lurene Tuttle as EffieS

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    31 mins
  • Sam Spade: The Red Amapola Caper (Rehearsal)

    Sam Spade: The Red Amapola Caper (Rehearsal)
    Jul 12 2025
    Original Release Date: May 1, 2023

    Today's Mystery:Sam is hired to serve as an alibi for a Mexican man but all bets are off when his daughter is shot right in front of him.

    Rehearsal of Program that Original Aired on May 21, 1950

    Originated from Hollywood

    Starred Howard Duff as Sam Spade, Lurene Tuttle as Effie

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    31 mins
  • Sam Spade: The Flopsy, Mopsy, and Cottontail Caper

    Sam Spade: The Flopsy, Mopsy, and Cottontail Caper
    Jul 5 2025
    Original Release Date: April 24, 2013

    Today's Mystery:A private eye from Chicago who lost his license pushes his way into Sam's office and talks him into taking a case...dressed as a giant rabbit.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 4, 1949

    Originated from Hollywood

    Stars: Howard Duff as Sam Spade and Lurene Tuttle as Effie

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    34 mins
  • Sam Spade: The Cheesecake Caper

    Sam Spade: The Cheesecake Caper
    Jun 27 2025
    Original Release Date: April 17, 2023

    Today's Mystery:Sam is hired by a waiter who leaves a photo in a sandwich and tells him to find the woman in it.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 6, 1949

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    31 mins
  • Sam Spade: The Chargogogogmanchogagogchobunamungamog Caper

    Sam Spade: The Chargogogogmanchogagogchobunamungamog Caper
    Jun 21 2025
    Original Release Date: April 10, 2023

    Today's Mystery:Sam is hired by a tribal chief to locate an engineer who didn't show up for a meeting.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 25, 1949

    Originated from HollywoodStarred Howard Duff as Sam Spade, Lurene Tuttle as Effie. Announcer: Dick Joy

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    42 mins