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The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas

Sam Spade: The Terrified Turkey Caper (EP4089)

The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas

Adam Graham

Fiction, Performing Arts, Arts, Drama

4.42K Ratings

🗓️ 29 May 2023

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Today's Mystery:A man named Tom Turkey shows up in Sam's office and says he's afraid someone's going to kill him.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 24, 1950O

riginated from Hollywood

Starred Steven Dunne as Sam Spade, Lurene Tuttle as Effie, Wally Maher

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Welcome to the great

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1:12.7

Now it's time for this week's episode of Sam Spade. The original air date is

1:18.7

November 24th, 1950, and the title is The Terrified Turkey Caper.

1:28.9

The National Broadcasting Company presents The Adventures of Sam Spade Detective.

1:44.4

Sam Spade Detectivations.

1:46.4

Here's our sweet heart. Sam! Oh, it's great to death. This office glanced all over the floor, holes in the wall.

1:53.4

That was just business going on as usual during all occasions, eh? Well, what was it all about, Sam?

1:58.4

They tried if they just tried to pluck my feathers and cook my goose.

2:03.4

I'm Thanksgiving too. How could they? Oh, they were a mean lot.

2:07.4

Are you alright?

2:08.4

Hell and Arty, every giblet in place and not a feather ruffled. Did you recognize Thanksgiving?

2:13.4

Oh, it's heavenly. Mama had a turkey dinner, sage dressing, cranberry sauce, candy gants.

2:18.4

Hard-siding? A little.

2:20.4

Come clean, Effie.

2:21.4

Well, I had two glasses. Ah! Everyone was there.

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