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Nostalgic Mystery Radio

Ep.399 The Adventures Of Sam Spade: The Maltese Falcon

Nostalgic Mystery Radio

Stevie K.

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

4.8588 Ratings

🗓️ 9 May 2023

⏱️ 119 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 Maltese Falcon: Sleuth Sam Spade is drawn into a statuette riddle after his partner is murdered ...

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0:00.0

Hello, and welcome to another episode of nostalgic mystery radio. I'm your host Stevie Kay, and it's my honor to bring you the radio shows of yesteryear.

0:27.6

For this episode, I bring you Dashil Hammett's Maltese Falcon, where sleuth Sam Spade is drawn into a statute at Riddle after his partner is murdered in 1928 San Francisco.

0:40.2

This is a BBC broadcast from December 1984.

0:44.8

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

0:50.4

Thank you for listening. The following. The following The following

0:56.0

Hamlet's

0:58.0

The

1:00.0

Marltee

1:04.0

The following program

1:06.0

is brought to you

1:07.0

courtesy of the BBC.

1:08.0

We present

1:09.0

Dashal Hammett's

1:10.0

The Maltese Falcon,

1:12.4

dramatized by Michael Bakewell.

1:14.8

In the role of Sam Spade,

1:16.5

Tom Wilkinson, Bridget O'Shaughnessy,

1:18.9

Jane Lafotere, Mr. Gutman,

1:21.2

Peter Vaughan, and as Joel Cairo,

1:24.1

Nicholas Grace.

1:26.0

San Francisco 1928

1:28.3

Thought you'd like a cup of coffee?

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