Ep.192 The Adventures Of Sam Spade: The Critical Author 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

🗓️ 8 April 2022

⏱️ 32 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 Critical Author Caper: Spade is hired to find Gabrielle Leggitt, who has disappeared. The autho...

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to another episode of nostalgic mystery radio. I'm your host Stevie K. And it's my
0:23.8	honor to bring you the radio shows of yesteryear. For this episode, I bring you the Adventures of Sam Spade,
0:30.4	episode titled The Critical Author Caper, originally aired August 15th, 1948, where Spade is hired to find Gabriel Legget, who has disappeared and a well-known author of Murder Mysteries, plays an important part in the case.
0:46.8	So, sip back and relax, and I hope you enjoy this nostalgic mystery radio.
0:52.7	Thank you for listening.
0:57.2	The Adventure. joy this nostalgic mystery radio. Thank you for listening. The Adventures of Sam Spade, Detective,
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1:22.3	Sam's a great detective agency.
1:24.1	It's only me from all of the sea.
1:25.8	Oh, Sam, how was it at the beach?
1:28.0	Same as, as always.
1:29.4	Uh, foggy.
1:30.0	Did you go in?
1:43.0	Well, I was up to my neck from the first rumble. If you mean, did I go in the water? I did. Was it cold? I didn't notice. I was too busy landing a corpse. Oh, Sam, what a coincidence. and I was just reading my new library book And it's all about a body in the water
1:45.0	Pushed over a cliff
1:46.0	And there's a strangest girl in it with a strange mother. There's. And she drinks, the girl, and runs away with a chauffeur. That rich people. They can't do that. They're stealing mine material. Oh, no, Sam, no. It's by Owen Fitzsieven. He's very well thought of.
2:01.5	Mother always understands his plot.
2:03.4	Not tonight, she won't.
2:04.7	Stay where you are, Angel.
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