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  • The Adventures of Sam Spade Detective - "Sinister Siren Caper" (Old Time Radio, 1951)

    The Adventures of Sam Spade Detective - "Sinister Siren Caper" (Old Time Radio, 1951)
    2026/10/07
    The Adventures of Sam Spade Detective presents “The Sinister Siren Caper,” originally broadcast on NBC on March 16, 1951. Episode 239 features Stephen Dunne as private detective Sam Spade.

    A frightened client brings Spade an ominous warning involving a dangerous red-haired woman and a troubling pattern among men with surnames beginning “St.” Written by Harold Swanton and directed by William Spier, this late-series mystery also features Lurene Tuttle and Junius Matthews.

    The Adventures of Sam Spade Detective presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned and mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

    Chapters:
    00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
    00:46 Original Broadcast
    29:46 Closing

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    30 分
  • The Adventures of Sam Spade Detective - "Love Letter Caper" (Old Time Radio, 1949)

    The Adventures of Sam Spade Detective - "Love Letter Caper" (Old Time Radio, 1949)
    2026/10/06
    The Adventures of Sam Spade Detective presents “Love Letter Caper,” originally broadcast March 27, 1949. This archival CBS episode stars Howard Duff as private detective Sam Spade, with Lurene Tuttle as Effie Perrine.

    An unexpectedly ardent letter from young heiress Ella Comstock draws Spade to the Comstock estate, where a supposed romance conceals a plea for help. Before long, a suitcase of valuables, suspicious correspondence, and a blackmail accusation complicate the case.

    The Adventures of Sam Spade Detective presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

    Chapters:
    00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
    00:52 Original Broadcast
    26:53 Closing

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    27 分
  • The Adventures of Sam Spade Detective - "String of Death Caper" (Old Time Radio, 1951)

    The Adventures of Sam Spade Detective - "String of Death Caper" (Old Time Radio, 1951)
    2026/10/05
    The Adventures of Sam Spade Detective presents “String of Death Caper,” originally broadcast on NBC on February 2, 1951. This late-run Steve Dunne-era episode was written by John Michael Hayes and is commonly cataloged as series episode 233.

    In San Francisco, Sam Spade is hired to find a missing sea captain, but the routine-looking errand soon draws him into a dangerous dispute involving valuable rose-colored pearls and uneasy waterfront contacts. Steve Dunne stars as Spade, with Lurene Tuttle as Effie Perrine; guest performers include William Conrad and Shirley Mitchell.

    The Adventures of Sam Spade Detective presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

    Chapters:
    00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
    00:41 Original Broadcast
    30:24 Closing

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    31 分
  • The Adventures of Sam Spade Detective - "Battles of Belvedere" (Old Time Radio, 1949)

    The Adventures of Sam Spade Detective - "Battles of Belvedere" (Old Time Radio, 1949)
    2026/10/04
    The Adventures of Sam Spade Detective presents “Battles of Belvedere,” episode 149, originally broadcast May 14, 1949. Howard Duff stars as Sam Spade, with Lurene Tuttle as Effie Perrine.

    When eccentric artist Jonathan Battle asks Spade to visit his secluded Belvedere Island studio, the detective finds old grudges, guarded secrets, and a strange work of art waiting across the bay from San Francisco. A death in a locked room turns Battle’s isolated household into a comic-tinged mystery. Written by Jason James and Robert Tallman and directed by William Spier, the episode draws on the Sam Spade character created by Dashiell Hammett.

    The Adventures of Sam Spade Detective presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

    Chapters:
    00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
    00:47 Original Broadcast
    24:38 Closing

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    25 分
  • The Adventures of Sam Spade Detective - "Sqp Caper" (Old Time Radio, 1948)

    The Adventures of Sam Spade Detective - "Sqp Caper" (Old Time Radio, 1948)
    2026/10/03
    The Adventures of Sam Spade Detective presents “Sqp Caper,” originally broadcast November 7, 1948. Commonly cataloged as episode 124, this CBS mystery stars Howard Duff as San Francisco private detective Sam Spade, with Lurene Tuttle as Effie Perrine.

    When Patricia Pierce asks Spade to document her husband’s suspected affair at the Belvedere Hotel, he steers the job toward the hotel’s house detective. But the case soon draws Spade into a more dangerous mystery involving the cryptic initials “S.Q.P.”

    The Adventures of Sam Spade Detective presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

    Chapters:
    00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
    00:46 Original Broadcast
    25:09 Closing

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    25 分
  • The Adventures of Sam Spade Detective - "Wheel of Life Caper" (Old Time Radio, 1948)

    The Adventures of Sam Spade Detective - "Wheel of Life Caper" (Old Time Radio, 1948)
    2026/10/02
    The Adventures of Sam Spade Detective presents “Wheel of Life Caper,” originally broadcast on CBS on July 11, 1948. Episode 107 stars Howard Duff as San Francisco private detective Sam Spade, with Sandra Gould temporarily appearing as Effie Perrine.

    A frightened young woman calling herself Poppy O’Farrell comes to Spade with no memory of who she is or how she arrived in her predicament. With only scattered clues—including a cable-car encounter, odd items in her purse, and the sense that someone is searching for her—Spade follows the trail through San Francisco. The episode was written by Gil Doud and Robert Tallman and directed by William Spier.

    The Adventures of Sam Spade Detective presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

    Chapters:
    00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
    00:41 Original Broadcast
    30:17 Closing

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    30 分
  • The Adventures of Sam Spade Detective - "Hot Hundred Grand Caper" (Old Time Radio, 1948)

    The Adventures of Sam Spade Detective - "Hot Hundred Grand Caper" (Old Time Radio, 1948)
    2026/09/30
    The Adventures of Sam Spade Detective presents “Hot Hundred Grand Caper,” originally broadcast on CBS on September 19, 1948. Episode 104 (also cataloged B104) stars Howard Duff as San Francisco private detective Sam Spade, with Lurene Tuttle as Effie Perine.

    When Lorraine Kilcourse fears her wealthy new husband is being blackmailed, Spade follows a trail across the Golden Gate Bridge to Ernie Nogales’ Marin County Racket Club. A reckless $100,000 roulette wager pulls him into a sharp, comic hard-boiled case of gambling, suspicion, and shifting loyalties. The episode was written by Robert Tallman and Gil Doud and directed by William Spier.

    The Adventures of Sam Spade Detective presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

    Chapters:
    00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
    00:47 Original Broadcast
    30:18 Closing

    Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio
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    30 分
  • The Adventures of Sam Spade Detective - "Bail Bond Caper" (Old Time Radio, 1948)

    The Adventures of Sam Spade Detective - "Bail Bond Caper" (Old Time Radio, 1948)
    2026/09/29
    The Adventures of Sam Spade Detective presents “Bail Bond Caper,” originally broadcast on CBS on June 27, 1948. Commonly cataloged as episode 105, this installment stars Howard Duff as Dashiell Hammett’s San Francisco private eye, Sam Spade, and was written by Gil Doud.

    When Vivian, a woman from Sam’s past, worries that her reform-minded bail-bondsman husband is being drawn back toward dangerous associates, Spade takes the case. His investigation reaches into the fallout from a major armored-car robbery, where old loyalties, financial pressure, and divided allegiances make bail a very personal matter. Sandra Gould appears as Bernardine, temporarily filling in for Effie Perrine.

    The Adventures of Sam Spade Detective presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

    Chapters:
    00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
    00:53 Original Broadcast
    30:29 Closing

    Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio
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    31 分