Sam Spade Presented by the Great Detectives of Old Time Radio
Jun 13, 2026 · 43 min · 12 segments
Original Release Date: October 10, 2022 Today's Mystery: Sam is hired by a man who fears his sister is about to marry a man who had three wives die in mysterious accidents. Original Radio Broadcast…
C'est moi, sweetheart.
Oh, Sam! How did it go?
Well, it wasn't exactly a ten-in-one outfit.
More of a mud show.
Dog and pony type.
You know, rag front.
Sam, what are you talking about? Hmm? And by the way, where were you last night?
I missed the last bus in from the Cow Palace, so I had to do a star pitch.
Connie talk after.
Oh, if you think I'm going to ask what a star pitch is, you're mistaken.
Oh, just fooling around.
Oh.
Sam?
Yes?
Um, Sam?
Yes?
Sam, I...
You ask
too many questions.
Sweetheart, in the patois of the carnival, I'll be right down to pitch my spiel, spill my pitch, and make with the canvas and the bluebeard caper.
Dashiell Hammett, America's leading detective fiction writer and creator of Sam Spade, the hard-boiled private eye, and William Spear, radio's outstanding producer-director of mystery and crime drama, join their talents to make your hair stand on end with the adventures of Sam Spade.
Say, Mom, if the summer winds are making Junior's hair drier and mussier than it should be, why not borrow a little of Dad's Wild Root Cream Oil and restore that sweet, angelic look? You'll find Wild Root Cream Oil Hair Tonic comes in handy for every member of the family.
C'est moi, sweetheart.
Oh, Sam! How did it go?
Well, it wasn't exactly a ten-in-one outfit.
More of a mud show.
Dog and pony type.
You know, rag front.
Sam, what are you talking about? Hmm? And by the way, where were you last night?
I missed the last bus in from the Cow Palace, so I had to do a star pitch.
Connie talk after.
Oh, if you think I'm going to ask what a star pitch is, you're mistaken.
Oh, just fooling around.
Oh.
Sam?
Yes?
Um, Sam?
Yes?
Sam, I...
You ask
too many questions.
Sweetheart, in the patois of the carnival, I'll be right down to pitch my spiel, spill my pitch, and make with the canvas and the bluebeard caper.
Dashiell Hammett, America's leading detective fiction writer and creator of Sam Spade, the hard-boiled private eye, and William Spear, radio's outstanding producer-director of mystery and crime drama, join their talents to make your hair stand on end with the adventures of Sam Spade.
Say, Mom, if the summer winds are making Junior's hair drier and mussier than it should be, why not borrow a little of Dad's Wild Root Cream Oil and restore that sweet, angelic look? You'll find Wild Root Cream Oil Hair Tonic comes in handy for every member of the family.
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