Sam Spade Presented by the Great Detectives of Old Time Radio

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  • Summary

  • Join host Adam Graham as we journey through all the old time radio programs featuring Sam Spade. This is the most comprehensive Sam Spade old time radio podcast as we offer the following golden age treasures for your listening pleasure


    • Adaptations of The Maltese Falcon movie starring Humphrey Bogart and Edward G. Robinson.
    • All circulating episodes starring Howard Duff as Sam Spade including rarer more recently unearthed episodes.
    • Sam Spade comedy appearances including Howard Duff's guest appearances on the radio programs of Jack Carson, Burns and Allen, Joan Davis, and Bing Crosby. Also includes a bit of mystery audio where Howard Duff plays Sam Spade in a First Nighter spoof, and Sam Spade comedy riffs by Fred Allen and Abbott and Costello.
    • All of the circulating episodes starring Sam Spade.
    • A Sam Spade inspired comedy detective program called Sara's Private Caper.
    Your host, Adam serves as your guide to this treasure trove featuring "the greatest private detective of them all."
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Episodes
  • Sam Spade: The Bumpus Hell Caper

    Sam Spade: The Bumpus Hell Caper
    Mar 29 2025
    Original Release Date: January 23, 2023

    Today's Mystery:Sam's attempts to relax and read by a Western novel are interrupted by the drama surrounding a beautiful actress who is one of Sam's neighbors.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date:January 16, 1949

    Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net

    Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.

    Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715

    Take the listener survey…http://survey.greatdetectives.net

    Give us a call 208-991-4783

    Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectives

    Follow us on Twitter@radiodetectives
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    35 mins
  • Sam Spade: The Bouncing Betty Caper

    Sam Spade: The Bouncing Betty Caper
    Mar 21 2025
    Original Release Date: January 16, 2023

    Today's Mystery:
    Sam is hired to protect a wealthy young woman who claims her life is endangered by her mentally unstable brother and their scheming psychiatrist stepfather.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date:December 12, 1948

    Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net

    Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.

    Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715

    Take the listener survey…http://survey.greatdetectives.net

    Give us a call 208-991-4783

    Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectives

    Follow us on Twitter@radiodetectives

    Join us back here tomorrow for another old time radio detective audio drama.
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    32 mins
  • Sam Spade: The Quarter Eagle Caper

    Sam Spade: The Quarter Eagle Caper
    Mar 14 2025
    Original Release Date: January 9, 2023

    Today's Mystery:Sam is hired by a gumball magnate to find out who has been breaking his machines, leaving the money, and stealing the gumballs.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 28, 1948

    Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net

    Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.

    Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715

    Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.net

    Give us a call at 208-991-4783

    Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectives

    Follow us on Twitter @radiodetectives
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    38 mins

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