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Nostalgic Mystery Radio

Ep.18 The Adventures of Sam Spade: The Hot One Hundred Grand Caper

Nostalgic Mystery Radio

Stevie K.

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

4.8588 Ratings

🗓️ 18 June 2021

⏱️ 30 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 Hot One Hundred Grand Caper: A wealthy woman hires Spade to help her with her husband who is bein...

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0:00.0

Hello and welcome to another episode of nostalgic mystery radio.

0:20.6

I'm your host, Stevie K.

0:22.3

And it's my honor to bring you the radio shows of yesteryear.

0:25.9

For today's episode, I bring you Sam Spade Detective and the Hot 100 Grand Caper,

0:32.2

originally aired September 19th, 1948, where a wealthy woman hires Spade to help her with her husband who is being

0:40.3

blackmailed. So sit back and relax, and I hope you enjoy this nostalgic mystery radio.

0:47.5

Thank you for listening. The Adventures of Sam Spade, Detective, brought to you by Wild Root Cream Oil Hair Tonic,

1:06.9

the non-alcoholic hair tonic that contains linoin.

1:10.1

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1:11.5

Again and again, the choice of men who put good grooming first.

1:24.9

Sam's State Detective Agency.

1:27.1

This is Sam, Black Lake Spade, the third most dangerous gambler on the Barbary Coast. Oh, Sam, not horses again. Horses, women, and the gaming table, Seffy, the versions of the elite. Well, divert yourself with this, Sam. The phone company has sent the pink notice. Uh-huh, Pay it no mind, sweetheart. We are healed.

1:45.7

We have hit the cashier's cage,

1:48.8

and next the pot, broken the bank, and we're standing on velvet.

1:50.2

Sam, are you sober?

1:52.9

Uh, definitely, velvet. Hmm. Warm, too.

1:54.9

Sam, for where are you calling from?

1:57.4

You're wrong, Effie. It's a drugstore. Stay where you are. I'll be right down to deal out my report on a half hundred grand caper.

2:07.4

Dashel Hammett, America's leading detective fiction writer and creator of Sam Spade, the hard-boiled private eye,

2:13.1

and William Speer, radio's outstanding producer-director of mystery and crime drama,

2:17.4

join their

2:17.8

talents to make your hair stand on end with the adventures of Sam Spade.

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