Sam Spade – The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio

Today’s Mystery: Sam goes to get a good night’s sleep and instead gets dragged into a murder case by a neighbor. Original Radio Broadcast Date: October 24, 1948 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…

Today’s Mystery: Sam is hired by a man to prevent his wealthy stepdaughter from marrying a gangster. Original Radio Broadcast Date: October 3, 1948 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…

Today’s Mystery: Sam is hired by a fellow detective to protect him from a released convict he’d sent to prison. Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 26, 1948 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…

Today’s Mystery Sam is hired by the young wife of a wealthy man to find out why he’s withdrawn $100,000 from his account. Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 19, 1948 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,…

Today’s Mystery: Sam is hired by a man who was declared dead to prove he’s alive. Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 12, 1948 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…

Today’s Mystery: Sam is hired by a wealthy man to locate a stolen gun. He does so, and brings the gun back, only to find that it was used to kill his client. Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 5, 1948 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.…

Today’s Mystery: Back in 1945, Sam overheard a thug threatening the life of his mob boss, for whom he was serving prison time. After being released from prison, the thug finds his boss murdered in his apartment, and calls Sam to prove his innocence. Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 29, 1948 Support the show monthly…

Today’s Mystery: Sam is hired to deliver a valuable cup on a train to Los Angeles. Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 22, 1948 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…

Today’s Mystery: Sam is hired by a wealthy widow to find her estranged stepdaughter. Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 15, 1948 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 Gi...

Today’s Mystery: A man hires Sam to investigate his sister’s fiancé, whose last three wives have died in mysterious accidents. Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 8, 1948 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…

Today’s Mystery: Sam is called in by a businessman who is then killed, right in front of Sam. Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 1, 1948 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…

Today’s Mystery: Sam is hired by an inventor who believes a wealthy industrialist has ripped off his invention. Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 25, 1948 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…

Sam is hired to find a missing investigative reporter who had been writing exposes of major criminals. Original Air Date: July 18, 1948 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…

A woman with amnesia hires Sam to help with the murdered body she found. Original Air Date: July 11, 1948 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…

Sam is hired to guard the presents at a loveless wedding, one of which is a priceless diamond with a reputation for bringing bad luck. Original Air Date: July 4, 1948 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,…

Sam is hired by an old flame whose bail bondsman husband is in trouble. Original Air Date: June 27, 1948 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…

Sam Spade is called in to protect Mister First Nighter from being killed. The real mystery is where this audio came from. 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…

Also known as “The Death Bed Caper” Sam investigates a case with two deathbed statements, one of which was false. Original Air Date: June 20, 1948 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…

Sam is hired by a woman to protect her from her recently paroled husband. Original Air Date: January 25, 1948 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…

Sam leaves an hour before a photo shoot to answer a call from a printer, and shows up one hour later beaten and bruised. Original Air Date: January 4, 1948 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,…

Sam is hired by a doctor whose jealous wife is ruining his practice and has threatened to use a gun. Original Air Date: November 9, 1947 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…

The butler of a wealthy old man, concerned by the sounds of gunshots and screams in the night, hires Sam to protect his boss. Original Air: October 5, 1947 Nominate the Great Detectives of Old Time Radio in the Podcast Awards at http://www.podcastawards.com Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time…

A woman hires Sam Spade to get back a valuable foreign car that was stolen from her after she’d stolen it from someone else. Original Air Date: June 15, 1947 Nominate the Great Detectives of Old Time Radio in the Podcast Awards in the Entertainment and Best Male Hosted Podcast Categories at http://podcastawards.com by July…

Sam is hired by a woman who believes her sister is marrying a Bluebeard with several dead wives. Original Air Date: June 8, 1947 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…

A man is poisoned at Effie’s mother’s birthday party. Then Effie’s mother is kidnapped by hoods demanding a duck. Original Air Date: February 2, 1947 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…