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The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas

Sam Spade: The Convertible Caper (EP3819)

The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas

Adam Graham

Fiction, Performing Arts, Arts, Drama

4.42K Ratings

🗓️ 18 July 2022

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

A woman hires Sam Spade to get back a valuable foreign car that was stolen from her after she'd stolen it from someone else.

Original Air Date: June 15, 1947

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1:26.0

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1:34.0

There are a couple of quick announcements that I will expand upon after the episode.

1:40.0

First of all, I have entered the great detectives of old-time radio in the podcast awards. And in order to make the finals, I need your nomination.

1:50.0

Go to podcastawards.com and we are up in the entertainment and best mail hosted podcast categories.

2:00.0

Secondly, tomorrow I will be on W-O-N-D radio in Atlantic City between 5.30 and 6 p.m. Eastern time.

2:12.0

Can listen live on the air if you are in the Atlantic City area or you can also listen online at www.wndradio.com.

2:21.0

And again, that's tomorrow July 19, between 5.30 and 6 p.m.

2:26.0

Alright, well let's get into this week's episode of The Adventures of Sam Spade.

2:31.0

The original air date, June 15, 1947, and the title is The Convertible Paper.

2:41.0

Listen now to the adventure of Sam Spade, starting how it does the invisible paper.

2:48.0

Sam Spade Detective Agency.

2:59.0

Me, Sweetheart.

3:00.0

Sam, I knew you'd have the story to come back and face it.

3:03.0

Well, I'm faculty, what's your life's face first?

3:06.0

You didn't do something else, did you, Sam?

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