Ep.223 The Adventures Of Sam Spade: Caper Over My Dead Body

Nostalgic Mystery Radio

Stevie K.

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

4.8 • 588 Ratings

🗓️ 23 June 2022

⏱️ 31 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. Caper Over My Dead Body: An undertaker named Chester Swan hires Spade to find out who's been fo...

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to another episode nostalgic mystery radio.
0:21.5	I'm your host Stevie K.
0:23.5	And it's my honor to bring you the radio shows of yester.
0:26.7	For this episode, I bring you the Adventures of Sam Spade,
0:30.9	episode titled,
0:31.7	Caper Over My Dead Body, originally aired November 17th, 1950.
0:38.8	For an undertaker named Chester Swan, Hires Spade, to find out who's following him.
0:44.1	So sit back and relax, and I hope you enjoy this nostalgic mystery radio.
0:50.3	Thank you for listening.
0:51.2	Thank you for listening.
1:03.9	In response to requests representing millions of listening,
1:07.3	the national broadcasting company is pleased indeed to bring you again the Adventures of Sam Spade, Detective.
1:10.2	Thank you. bring you again the adventures of Sam Spade Detective.
1:20.1	Hello? Me, sweet.
1:21.8	What number have I got?
1:22.9	Sam Spade Detective Agency.
1:24.7	Oh, oh, well, me, sweetheart.
1:26.6	Something's happened. call me later dwight
1:28.8	do white do white yet look i didn't know you you were in town you didn't write to me or
1:33.0	effie f this is me in the flesh sammy the spade oh oh now what goodbye
1:40.4	effie i'm in a pay phone my nickel is running out oh dwight how can you be so cruel and play jokes at a time like this? Wait, wait, listen. Ella, you listening? Yes. I am not dead. Don't believe everything you're reading the papers. Or here on the radio. Yes, my funeral. Is that what you were about to say? Yes. And it was lovely. Don't believe that either. Stay right where you are, sweetheart, because I'll be there.
2:04.5	A lie? funeral. Is that what you were about to say? Yes. And it was lovely. Don't believe that either. Stay right where you are, sweetheart, because I'll be there,
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