Ep.293 The Adventures Of Sam Spade: The Red Star 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

🗓️ 27 October 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. The Red Star Caper: Sam Spade attends a lecture where the speaker ends up shot dead. Originally aired...

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0:00.0	Hello, and welcome to another episode of Nostalgia Mystery Radio.
0:21.5	I'm your host Stevie Kay.
0:23.4	It's my honor to bring you the radio shows of yesteryear.
0:27.0	For this episode, I bring you the Adventures of Sam Spade, episode titled The Red Star Caper,
0:34.2	originally aired January 12, 1951, where Sam attends a lecture and the speaker ends up shot dead.
0:43.1	So sit back and relax, and I hope you enjoy this nostalgic mystery radio. Thank you for listening. The National Broadcasting Company
0:59.4	presents the adventures of Sam Spade Detective.
1:07.2	Sam Spade Detective Agency?
1:13.7	Me, sweetheart.
1:14.8	Sam!
1:15.8	Most of the day is gone and you haven't even come in to the office.
1:18.7	I slept in, Effie.
1:20.0	Did you have a busy night?
1:21.5	Rather.
1:22.7	Didn't you read the papers today?
1:24.8	What?
1:25.4	Oh, I've given up reading the papers.
1:27.3	They're so full of bad news lately.
1:29.1	Well, they're especially full of bad news today, F. What happened? Did your bowling team lose again?
1:34.6	Effie, I'll thank you not to mention my bowling team in public. It's just a matter of getting a little
1:39.0	exercise, and it didn't lose. It won, even without me. It only seems to win when you don't play on it, Sam. Effie, don't forget your position. Sorry, Sam. Anyway, how do we get on this bowling kick? We're supposed to be talking about something else. About last night. Oh, yes. Well, this one has more than local complications. In free gap, foreign correspondence., dirty work on a grand scale.
2:02.5	It's international in scope.
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