Sam Spade Presented by the Great Detectives of Old Time Radio
May 23, 2026 · 38 min · 19 segments
Original Release Date: September 19, 2022 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…
Bernadine.
Anything wrong? You sound almost human.
It's not Bernadine, Sam.
It's me, Effie.
Eff.
But I'll tell Bernadine about your compliment.
How are things?
Well, uh, I've made out as best I could.
I don't wanna ...
Don't want you to think that I begrudged you a vacation.
After all, you have worked hard.
You, uh, did deserve it.
I'm not putting the blame on you.
After all, it is a state law, so I can hardly accuse you of letting me down at a time when I needed you most.
Well, you might at least ask me if I had a good time.
I'm sorry if your conscience bothered you.
Oh, well, it didn't.
I had a divine time, and I met all sorts of interesting people, mostly men.
You don't say.
What else?
Well, it was this desert ranch, you know, with a lot of, uh, buttes around.
You, uh, mentioned those.
No, Sam.
Bernadine.
Anything wrong? You sound almost human.
It's not Bernadine, Sam.
It's me, Effie.
Eff.
But I'll tell Bernadine about your compliment.
How are things?
Well, uh, I've made out as best I could.
I don't wanna ...
Don't want you to think that I begrudged you a vacation.
After all, you have worked hard.
You, uh, did deserve it.
I'm not putting the blame on you.
After all, it is a state law, so I can hardly accuse you of letting me down at a time when I needed you most.
Well, you might at least ask me if I had a good time.
I'm sorry if your conscience bothered you.
Oh, well, it didn't.
I had a divine time, and I met all sorts of interesting people, mostly men.
You don't say.
What else?
Well, it was this desert ranch, you know, with a lot of, uh, buttes around.
You, uh, mentioned those.
No, Sam.
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