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  • Sam Spade: The Prodigal Panda Caper

    Sam Spade: The Prodigal Panda Caper
    Sep 13 2025
    Original Release Date: July 3, 2023

    Today's Mystery:Sam is hired by a 9 year-old who claims to have been robbed of a toy panda

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 29, 1950

    Originated from HollywoodStarred Steven Dunne as Sam Spade, Lurene Tuttle as Effie, William Conrad, Wally Maher, Tommy Cook, Cathy Lewis, Sidney Miller, Tony Barret

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    37 min
  • Sam Spade: The 25-1235679 Caper

    Sam Spade: The 25-1235679 Caper
    Sep 6 2025
    Original Release Date: June 26, 2023

    Today's Mystery: A friend of Sam's asks him to find out why a street musician was nearly brained to death.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 15, 1950

    Originated from HollywoodStarred Steven Dunne as Sam Spade, Lurene Tuttle as Effie

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    48 min
  • Sam Spade: The Dry Gulch Caper

    Sam Spade: The Dry Gulch Caper
    Aug 30 2025
    Original Release Date: June 19, 2023

    Today's Mystery:Sam is summoned to a ghost town by an elderly man, who believes Sam is a California Marshal, to help him fight an outlaw.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 8, 1950

    Originated from HollywoodStarred Steven Dunne as Sam Spade, Lurene Tuttle as Effie, Wally Maher as Buck, Alan Reed

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    36 min
  • Lux Radio Theater: The Maltese Falcon

    Lux Radio Theater: The Maltese Falcon
    Aug 23 2025
    Original Release Date: June 11, 2023

    Today's Mystery:Sam Spade (Edward G. Robinson) tries to solve the murder of his partner and gets drawn into the intrigue over a mysterious black-enameled bird.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: February 8, 1943

    Originated in Hollywood

    Starred: Edward G. Robinson as Sam Spade, Gail Patrick as Bridget O'Shaughnessy, Laird Cregar as Casper Gutman, Charlie Lung as Joel Cairo, Bea Benderret as Effie, Eddie Mars as Wilmer, Fred MacKaye, Norman Field, Warren Ashe

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    1 h et 14 min
  • Sam Spade: The Dog Bed Caper

    Sam Spade: The Dog Bed Caper
    Aug 16 2025
    Original Release Date: June 5, 2023

    Today's Mystery: The owner of an investment firm hires Spade to shadow one of her clients whom she says may be involved in a racket.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 1, 1950

    Originated from Hollywood

    Starred Steven Dunne as Sam Spade, Lurene Tuttle as Effie

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    36 min
  • Sam Spade: The Terrified Turkey Caper

    Sam Spade: The Terrified Turkey Caper
    Aug 9 2025
    Original Release Date: May 29, 2023

    Today's Mystery:A man named Tom Turkey shows up in Sam's office and says he's afraid someone's going to kill him.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 24, 1950

    riginated from Hollywood

    Starred Steven Dunne as Sam Spade, Lurene Tuttle as Effie, Wally Maher

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    37 min
  • Sam Spade: Caper Over My Dead Body

    Sam Spade: Caper Over My Dead Body
    Aug 2 2025
    Original Release Date: May 22, 2023

    Today's Mystery:Sam explains to a confused Effie how he's still alive.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 17, 1950

    Originated from Hollywood

    Starred Stephen Dunne as Sam Spade, Lurene Tuttle as Effie

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    47 min
  • Sam Spade: The Farmer's Daughter Caper

    Sam Spade: The Farmer's Daughter Caper
    Jul 26 2025
    Original Release Date: May 15, 2023

    Today's Mystery: Sam stays the night at a farmhouse where a beautiful woman pleads for his help.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 3, 1950

    Originated from HollywoodStarred Howard Duff as Sam Spade, Lurene Tuttle as Effie

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    44 min