The Adventures of Sam Spade Detective | Old Time Radio brings you classic hard-boiled mystery, crime, and detective drama from the golden age of radio. Follow private detective Sam Spade through murder cases, dangerous clients, deception, missing persons, and clever mysteries on the streets of San Francisco. Each episode is an Old Time Retro Radio production, presenting the original broadcast with gently cleaned and mastered audio, a newly produced introduction and closing, and custom episode artwork. Based on the legendary detective created by Dashiell Hammett and famously starring Howard Duff as Sam Spade, the series became a classic of radio noir, known for sharp dialogue, humor, suspense, and memorable mysteries. Rediscover classic old time radio detective stories, Sam Spade, private-eye mysteries, crime drama, noir, suspense, and vintage radio.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />
The Adventures of Sam Spade Detective | Old Time Radio
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Podcast Overview
The Adventures of Sam Spade Detective | Old Time Radio brings you classic hard-boiled mystery, crime, and detective drama from the golden age of radio. Follow private detective Sam Spade through murder cases, dangerous clients, deception, missing persons, and clever mysteries on the streets of San Francisco. Each episode is an Old Time Retro Radio production, presenting the original broadcast with gently cleaned and mastered audio, a newly produced introduction and closing, and custom episode artwork. Based on the legendary detective created by Dashiell Hammett and famously starring Howard Duff as Sam Spade, the series became a classic of radio noir, known for sharp dialogue, humor, suspense, and memorable mysteries. Rediscover classic old time radio detective stories, Sam Spade, private-eye mysteries, crime drama, noir, suspense, and vintage radio.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />
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Recent Episodes
August 17, 2026
The Adventures of Sam Spade Detective - "Terrified Turkey Caper" (Old Time Radio, 1950)
The Adventures of Sam Spade Detective presents “Terrified Turkey Caper,” originally broadcast November 24, 1950. This Thanksgiving-week mystery is episode 223 in overall series numbering and the second NBC installment starring Steve Dunne as Sam Spade.<br /><br />When a nervous little man named Tom Turkey claims someone means to kill him before the holiday, Sam finds the absurd-sounding appeal may carry real danger. The case takes Spade and Effie through Thanksgiving-season San Francisco, from the Old Colony Hotel to a charitable holiday gathering. Written by Larry Roman and John Michael Hayes, and produced and directed by William Spier.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />Chapters:<br />00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction<br />00:47 Original Broadcast<br />30:36 Closing<br /><br />Support Old Time Retro Radio at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio</a>
August 16, 2026
The Adventures of Sam Spade Detective - "Caper over My Dead Body" (Old Time Radio, 1950)
The Adventures of Sam Spade Detective presents “Caper over My Dead Body,” originally broadcast November 17, 1950. This NBC episode marks Steve Dunne’s first broadcast as Sam Spade, with Lurene Tuttle as Effie; it was written by E. Jack Neuman.<br /><br />Undertaker Charles Swan hires Spade to find out who has been following him, but the seemingly simple surveillance case soon draws the detective into a danger of his own. This archival recording preserves a tense early entry in the 1950–51 Sam Spade run.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />Chapters:<br />00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction<br />00:38 Original Broadcast<br />29:59 Closing<br /><br />Support Old Time Retro Radio at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio</a>
August 16, 2026
The Adventures of Sam Spade Detective - "Dead Duck Caper" (Old Time Radio, 1947)
The Adventures of Sam Spade Detective presents “Dead Duck Caper,” originally broadcast on CBS on February 2, 1947. This is episode 19 of the series’ CBS run, starring Howard Duff as Sam Spade and Lurene Tuttle as Effie Perine.<br /><br />A birthday party at Effie Perine’s mother’s home becomes a dangerous case for Sam when a game of charades takes an ominous turn. With a mysterious stranger, an underworld demand for “the duck,” and armed visitors complicating the evening, Sam follows the clues from the party to the city’s darker corners. Produced and directed by William Spier.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />Chapters:<br />00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction<br />00:41 Original Broadcast<br />25:46 Closing<br /><br />Support Old Time Retro Radio at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio</a>
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