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The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas

Sam Spade: The Spanish Prisoner Caper (EP4185)

The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas

Adam Graham

Drama, Fiction, Performing Arts, Arts

4.42K Ratings

🗓️ 18 September 2023

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Today's Mystery:Sam tries to help a retired teacher who lost $1,000 to an old con game.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 9, 1951

Originated from HollywoodStarred Steven Dunne as Sam Spade, Lurene Tuttle as Effie, Ed Mack, Verna Felton, Lou Merrill, Tony Barrett, Shirley Mitchell, Nester Paiva, Jerry Hausner

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Welcome to the great

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detectives of old-time radio from Boise, Idaho. This is your host, Adam Graham. If you have a

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in part by the financial support of our listeners. You can support the show on a one-time basis at

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support.greatdetectives.net or become one of our ongoing Patreon supporters for as little

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as $2 per month at patreon.greatdetectives.net. Well now it is time for this week's episode of

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the Adventures of Sam Spade. The original air date March 9, 1951 and the title is The Spanish

1:30.1

Prisoner Caper. The National Broadcasting Company presents The Adventures of Sam Spade Detectives.

1:49.6

Sam Spade detectives and food. Me, sweetheart. Oh, Sam, Sam! Oh, and Paul is forgiven like I

1:57.5

told you. How can you forgive me, Sam? I almost killed you. Oh, why kick yourself F? You would have

2:03.2

done the private detective profession a great favor. You would say that, Sam. By removing from

2:07.6

it rose the only operative in San Francisco stupid enough to shake an apple tree for an entire

2:12.8

evening trying to pick up an apron full of bananas. But they all can't come up right in the end, Sam?

2:18.0

Ah, but you haven't heard the post-grip angel. Post-grip? Post-grip indeed. Batten down the hatches

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and worn all within ear shot that they're about to get stupid, Sam, the incomparable in a new act.

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We're doing the next 29 minutes to 30 seconds, I shall down the mantle of Duncieldy,

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shoulder my battered glance and tilt at windmills in an object lessons, the gullible entitled The

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Spanish Prisoner Caper.

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Transcribed for NBC, William Spear radios outstanding producer director of mystery and crime,

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drama brings you the greatest private detective of them all in the adventures that Sam

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