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The Adventures of Sam Spade Detective - "Subject - Edith Hamilton" (Old Time Radio, 1949) (opens the original)
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The Adventures of Sam Spade Detective presents “Subject - Edith Hamilton,” originally broadcast on CBS on April 17, 1949. Episode 134 stars Howard Duff as San Francisco private detective Sam Spade, with Lurene Tuttle as Effie Perrine. When psychiatrist Dr. Ludwig Zoya asks Sam to find Edith Hamilton, the former daughter-in-law of a troubled elderly woman, the detective is drawn into the lingering shadow of an unsolved death from three years earlier. Directed and produced by William Spier, this e
The Adventures of Sam Spade Detective - "The 25 - 12345679 Caper" (Old Time Radio, 1950) (opens the original)
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The Adventures of Sam Spade Detective presents “The 25 - 12345679 Caper,” originally broadcast December 15, 1950. In this late-series NBC revival episode, Stephen Dunne stars as Dashiell Hammett’s San Francisco private eye, with Lurene Tuttle as Effie Perrine. William Spier wrote, produced, and directed. An attempted murder leads Spade into a Cold War–tinged trail of Russian spies, covert dealings, and murder. Beginning near an Italian pizza restaurant and extending to San Francisco Bay, the cas
The Adventures of Sam Spade Detective - "Sugar Kane Caper" (Old Time Radio, 1948) (opens the original)
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The Adventures of Sam Spade Detective presents “Sugar Kane Caper,” originally broadcast on CBS on October 3, 1948. This archival installment stars Howard Duff as hard-boiled San Francisco private eye Sam Spade, with Lurene Tuttle as his capable secretary, Effie Perrine. Spade is hired by wealthy Clifton Cavanaugh to keep his stepdaughter from marrying a nightclub-owning gangster. His inquiries carry him from Nob Hill into San Francisco’s nightlife, where family secrets, a Pacific Street club, an
The Adventures of Sam Spade Detective - "Rushlight Diamond Caper" (Old Time Radio, 1948) (opens the original)
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The Adventures of Sam Spade Detective presents “Rushlight Diamond Caper,” originally broadcast July 4, 1948. Howard Duff stars as private detective Sam Spade in this CBS production, written by Bob Tallman and Gil Doud. On the Fourth of July, Spade is hired to guard wedding presents at the Rushlight family residence, including a priceless diamond heirloom destined for the bride. What begins as a seemingly simple reception assignment becomes a tense case amid uneasy relatives, suspicious guests, a
The Adventures of Sam Spade Detective - "Champion Caper" (Old Time Radio, 1949) (opens the original)
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The Adventures of Sam Spade Detective presents “Champion Caper,” originally broadcast August 7, 1949. In this CBS mystery, Howard Duff stars as Sam Spade, with Lurene Tuttle as Effie Perrine. Wealthy businessman Eliot Champion hires Spade for protection when a former employee, Joe Josephs, is released from prison after five years. But an old grievance and a threatening confrontation quickly draw Spade into a fast-moving case where no one seems entirely trustworthy. The story was reworked by docu
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