Ep.12 The Adventures of Sam Spade: The Queen Bee Caper

Nostalgic Mystery Radio

Stevie K.

Detective, Fiction, Crime, Arts, Radio Show, Mystery, Tv & Film, Performing Arts, Drama, Old Time Radio

4.8 • 588 Ratings

🗓️ 12 June 2021

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

The Adventures of Sam Spade was a suspense/detective radio show starring Howard Duff in the colorful title role along with Lurene Tuttle as his secretary Effie. It was based on the private detective character created by Dashiell Hammett, well-known from the book and movie The Maltese Falcon. The show ran from 1946 to 1951. Duff was replaced by Steve Dunne in later episodes. The Queen Bee Caper: Sam causes a stir at a San Francisco school for girls when he comes to investiga...

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to another episode of nostalgic mystery radio.
0:19.0	I'm your host, Stevie Kay,
0:21.2	and it's my honor to bring you the radio shows of yesteryear.
0:25.1	Today's feature is Sam Spade and the Queen B. Caper,
0:29.6	originally aired July 10, 1949,
0:33.0	where Sam causes a stir at a San Francisco school for girls
0:36.8	when he investigate a string of thefts.
0:39.9	So sit back and relax, and I hope you enjoy this nostalgic mystery radio.
0:45.7	Thank you for listening. The Adventures of Sam Spade, Detective, brought to you by Wild Root Cream Oil Hair Tonic,
1:09.0	the non-alcoholic hair tonic that contains latolyne.
1:12.1	Wild Root Cream Oil.
1:13.6	Again and again, the choice of men and women and children, too.
1:29.6	Sam's Bay Detective Agency. Me, sweetheart. Sam's Bay Detective Agency.
1:30.6	Me, sweetheart.
1:32.5	Ben, what have you been?
1:36.8	I've been tasting the bitter with a sweet at Miss Wigginson School for girls,
1:40.0	sort of a special course in homicidal apiculture.
1:41.4	Apiculture?
1:41.9	Mm-hmm.
1:43.6	There were apes involved?
2:02.0	Effie, where is your Latin? Apis, apianus. Of or pertaining to bees? Oh, bees, of course. It was a bee caper? It was a bee-keeper caper. Oh, that's funny, Sam. That's a honey. Effie, put these words down in your little book. Honey, sweetness, hives, combs, etc.
2:03.3	Never mention them again.
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