Épisodes

  • Sam Spade: The Crab Louie Caper

    Sam Spade: The Crab Louie Caper
    Nov 15 2025
    Original Release Date: September 11, 2023

    Today's Mystery:Sam is hired to look into the disappearance and likely death of a crab fisherman.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 2, 1951

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

    Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net

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

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

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

    Give us a call at 208-991-4783

    Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectives

    Follow us on Twitter @radiodetectives
    Voir plus Voir moins
    37 min
  • Sam Spade: The Shot in the Dark Caper

    Sam Spade: The Shot in the Dark Caper
    Sep 4 2023
    Original Release Date: Septembe 4, 2023

    Today's Mystery:A newspaper editor hires Spade to go undercover as a tenant at an apartment building where someone appears to have captured a shooting on their camera

    .Original Radio Broadcast Date: February 23, 1951

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

    Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net

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

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

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

    Give us a call at 208-991-4783

    Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectives
    Follow us on Twitter @radiodetectives
    Voir plus Voir moins
    38 min
  • Sam Spade: The Soap Opera Caper

    Sam Spade: The Soap Opera Caper
    Nov 1 2025
    Original Release Date: August 28, 2023

    Today's Mystery:Sam is hired by a soap opera queen to find her husband, and discover why he's so distraught over a telegram from Mexico City.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: February 16, 1951

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

    Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net

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

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

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

    Give us a call at 208-991-4783

    Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectives

    Follow us on Twitter @radiodetectives
    Voir plus Voir moins
    48 min
  • Sam Spade; The Sure Thing Caper

    Sam Spade; The Sure Thing Caper
    Oct 25 2025
    Original Release Date: August 21, 2023

    Today's Mystery: Sam is hired by a gambler to find out if an ex-Jockey cheated him and two tough friends out of $1500 by promising them a chance to profit on "a sure thing."

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: February 9, 1951

    Originated from HollywoodStarred Steven Dunne as Sam Spade, Lurene Tuttle as Effie, Wally Maher as Gentleman Joe

    Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net

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

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

    Take the listener survey…http://survey.greatdetectives.net

    Give us a call 208-991-4783

    Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectives

    Follow us on Twitter@radiodetectives

    Join us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.
    Voir plus Voir moins
    40 min
  • Sam Spade: The String of Death Caper

    Sam Spade: The String of Death Caper
    Oct 18 2025
    Original Release Date: August 14, 2023

    Today's Mystery:Sam is hired to find a sea captain, and then finds himself in the middle of desperate characters fighting over a string of pearls.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: Feburary 2, 1951

    Originated from Hollywood

    Starred Steven Dunne as Sam Spade, Lurene Tuttle as Effie, William Conrad

    Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net

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

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

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

    Give us a call at 208-991-4783

    Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectives

    Follow us on Twitter @radiodetectives
    Voir plus Voir moins
    37 min
  • Sam Spade: The Chateau McCloud Caper

    Sam Spade: The Chateau McCloud Caper
    Oct 11 2025
    Original Release Date: August 7, 2023

    Today's Mystery:Sam is hired by a man who received a threat after scheduling a ski weekend with a bunch of volatile guests.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 26, 1951

    Originated from Hollywood

    Starred Steven Dunne as Sam Spade, Lurene Tuttle as Effie, William Conrad, Jay Novello

    Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net

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

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

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

    Give us a call at 208-991-4783

    Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectives

    Follow us on Twitter @radiodetectives
    Voir plus Voir moins
    36 min
  • Sam Spade: The Cloak and Dagger Caper

    Sam Spade: The Cloak and Dagger Caper
    Oct 4 2025
    Original Release Date: July 31, 2023

    Today's Mystery :A mysterious woman comes to Sam Spade's apartment dressed as a harem girl, tries to poison Spade, and accidentally kills herself.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 19, 1951

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

    Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net

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

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

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

    Give us a call at 208-991-4783

    Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectives

    Follow us on Twitter @radiodetectives
    Voir plus Voir moins
    37 min
  • Sam Spade: The Red Star Caper

    Sam Spade: The Red Star Caper
    Sep 27 2025
    Original Release Date: July 24, 2023

    Today's Mystery:A foreign correspondent, whom Sam was hired to bodyguard, is murdered while giving a lecture.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 12, 1951

    Originated from HollywoodStarred Steven Dunne as Sam Spade, Lurene Tuttle as Effie, Wally Maher, William Conrad

    Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net

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

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

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

    Give us a call at 208-991-4783

    Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectives

    Follow us on Twitter @radiodetectives
    Voir plus Voir moins
    38 min