Ep.90 The Adventures of Sam Spade: The Bail Bond 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

🗓️ 2 October 2021

⏱️ 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 Bail Bond Caper: A million-dollar robbery from an armored car puts Sam on the spot and in need of...

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to another episode of nostalgic mystery radio. I'm your host Stevie K.
0:22.8	And it's my honor to bring you the radio shows of yesteryear. For today's episode, I bring you
0:28.1	The Adventures of Sam Spade, episode titled The Bail Bond Caper, originally aired June 27th,
0:35.1	1948, where a million dollar robbery from an armored car put Sam on the spot
0:40.8	and in need of some bail himself. So sit back and relax, and I hope you enjoy this nostalgic mystery
0:48.7	radio. Thank you for listening.
1:01.0	The adventures of Sam Spade,
1:01.4	Detective,
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1:13.6	The Office of Samuel Spade, private investments, I mean investigations. Good morning. Uh, evening.
1:31.7	Effie?
1:32.4	Miss Perrine is on a vacation. Perhaps I may be of assistance, no doubt.
1:37.1	I don't know. To whom am I speaking to?
1:39.2	I am sorry. I cannot devolve that information to an entire stranger. May I take a message?
1:45.1	Look, Miss, whoever you are, I don't want a discomod you, but I...
1:48.3	I am sorry, but I will have to ask you in no certain terms to resist from this line you are handing me.
1:54.1	I am not the type secretary.
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