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Sam Spade Presented by the Great Detectives of Old Time Radio

Sam Spade Presented by the Great Detectives of Old Time Radio

Written by: Adam Graham Radio Detective Podcasts
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 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."Copyright Adam Graham Art Drama & Plays Entertainment & Performing Arts
Episodes
  • Sam Spade: Sam and Psyche

    Sam Spade: Sam and Psyche
    Feb 7 2026
    Original Release Date: June 13, 2022

    Sam is hired by a psychiatrist who's being blackmailed. The psychiatrist is then murdered.

    Original Air Date: August 2, 1946


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

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    39 mins
  • Sam Spade: Sam and the Guiana Sovereign

    Sam Spade: Sam and the Guiana Sovereign
    Jan 31 2026
    Original Release Date: June 6, 2022

    Sam is hired to locate the murderer of a wealthy steamship line-owner...and the collector's coin he carried.

    Original Air Date: July 12, 1946


    Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net

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

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

    Give us a call at 208-991-4783

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

    Check out our social media at https://www.greatdetectives.net
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    39 mins
  • Screen Guild Theatre: The Maltese Falcon

    Screen Guild Theatre: The Maltese Falcon
    Jan 24 2026
    Original Release Date: May 30, 2022

    Private Investigator Sam Spade gets caught up in intrigue over a mysterious object while trying to solve his partner's murder.

    Original Air Date: September 20, 1943

    Originated in Hollywood

    Starred: Humphrey Bogart as Sam Spade, Mary Astor, Sidney Greenstreet, and Peter Lorre

    Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net

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

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

    Give us a call at 208-991-4783

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

    Check out our social media at https://www.greatdetectives.net
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    38 mins
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