The Adventures of Sam Spade Detective | Old Time Radio

About The Adventures of Sam Spade Detective | Old Time Radio

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.

Publisher

Old Time Retro Radio

Category

arts · fiction · fiction

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

5 Dec 2025

Latest episode

15 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

75 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   15 Oct 2026

   The Adventures of Sam Spade Detective - "Kimberly Cross Caper" (Old Time Radio, 1951)

   The Adventures of Sam Spade Detective presents “Kimberly Cross Caper,” originally broadcast March 23, 1951. This late-run NBC episode stars Stephen Dunne as Sam Spade, with Lurene Tuttle as Effie Perrine, and was written by Harold Swanton and directed by William Spier. Hired by Sunset Indemnity to guard an extraordinarily valuable jeweled cross at San Francisco’s Bergendorf Gallery, Sam finds a routine protection assignment complicated by an anonymous warning, a watchful insurance investigator, and a nervous young woman with a questionable name. The case unfolds amid the gallery and the streets of San Francisco. 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 00:42 Original Broadcast 30:25 Closing Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio (https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio)

2. 

   14 Oct 2026

   The Adventures of Sam Spade Detective - "Crab Louie Caper" (Old Time Radio, 1951)

   The Adventures of Sam Spade Detective presents “Crab Louie Caper,” originally broadcast on March 2, 1951. Cataloged as episode 237 in a full-series log and C016 in the 1950–51 NBC season, this sustaining final-season broadcast stars Stephen Dunne as Sam Spade, with Lurene Tuttle as Effie Perrine. When a San Francisco crab fisherman is reported lost near Seal Rocks, his friends suspect there may be more to the story than an accident at sea. Sam follows conflicting accounts through North Beach and Fisherman’s Wharf, where old rivalries, waterfront secrets, and the hazards of the crab boats complicate the case. Written by Harold Swanton 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 and mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:43 Original Broadcast 30:05 Closing Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio (https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio)

3. 

   13 Oct 2026

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

   The Adventures of Sam Spade Detective presents “Vendetta Caper,” originally broadcast March 30, 1951. Also known as “The Revenge of Monty Christoff,” this is overall episode 241 of the series and episode C020 of its 1950–51 NBC season. San Francisco detective Sam Spade is hired by electrical-company owner Chandler Gosden, who believes his newly arrived, wealthy Peninsula neighbor is systematically undermining his business and personal life. As society parties, private estates, and corporate pressures complicate the case, Spade follows a revenge-tinged trail with a distinctly Count of Monte Cristo flavor. Stephen Dunne stars as Spade, with Lurene Tuttle as Effie Perrine; the script is by John Michael Hayes and William Spier directs. 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 30:49 Closing Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio (https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio)

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

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