Sam Spade Presented by the Great Detectives of Old Time Radio
Oct 17, 2026 · 38 min · 16 segments
Original Release Date: January 9, 2023 Today's Mystery:Sam is hired by a gumball magnate to find out who has been breaking his machines, leaving the money, and stealing the gumballs. Original Radio…
[dramatic music]
To, uh, Thelma Darling.
Last name, Sam.
Roger.
Thelma Roger.
Darling.
I only asked Sam.
Let's get on with it.
Yes, Sam, I'm sorry.
Subject?
Uh, subject.
[dramatic music] Uh, Dear Thelma Darling.
Sam.
Yes, Ev?
Isn't that redundant?
Again?
The salutation, Sam.
Shouldn't it be Dear Thelma or Thelma Darling, but not both?
Now, uh, get this, Ev.
It's real deep.
Her name is Thelma Darling.
I have that here.
[dramatic music]
To, uh, Thelma Darling.
Last name, Sam.
Roger.
Thelma Roger.
Darling.
I only asked Sam.
Let's get on with it.
Yes, Sam, I'm sorry.
Subject?
Uh, subject.
[dramatic music] Uh, Dear Thelma Darling.
Sam.
Yes, Ev?
Isn't that redundant?
Again?
The salutation, Sam.
Shouldn't it be Dear Thelma or Thelma Darling, but not both?
Now, uh, get this, Ev.
It's real deep.
Her name is Thelma Darling.
I have that here.
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