Category: NBC

Sam Spade: Caper Over My Dead Body (EP4083)

Steve Dunne

Today’s Mystery:

Sam explains to a confused Effie how he’s still alive.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 17, 1950

Originated from Hollywood

Starred Stephen Dunne as Sam Spade, Lurene Tuttle as Effie

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Tales of the Texas Rangers: Round Trip (EP4082)

Today’s Mystery:

Jace Pearson tracks down a robber who robbed and killed a newspaper delivery driver.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 20, 1952

Originated from Hollywood

Starred: Joel McCrea as Jace Pearson

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Dangerous Assignment: Prevent Disclosure of Compromised Codes (EP4079)


Today’s Mystery:

Steve goes to London to intercept someone who is trying to sell a U.S. Intelligence secret.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 3, 1951

Originated in Hollywood

Stars: Brian Donlevy

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Sam Spade: The Farmer’s Daughter Caper (EP4077)

Today’s Mystery:

Sam stays the night at a farmhouse where a beautiful woman pleads for his help.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 3, 1950

Originated from Hollywood

Starred Howard Duff as Sam Spade, Lurene Tuttle as Effie

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Tales of the Texas Rangers: Finger Man (EP4076)

Today’s Mystery:

Jace Pearson sets out to find out who killed a deputy in a jail riot.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 13, 1952

Originated from Hollywood

Starred: Joel McCrea as Jace Pearson

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Dangerous Assignment: The Nazi Buzz Bomb (EP4073)


Today’s Mystery:

Steve sets out to recover stolen plans the Nazis had for an improved buzz bomb before they can be sold to the highest bidder.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: February 24, 1951

Originated in Hollywood

Stars: Brian Donlevy

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Sam Spade: The Honest Thief Caper (Rehearsal) (EP4071)

Today’s Mystery:

Sam is hired by a woman to help her fiancé, who has been charged with armed robbery.

Rehearsal of Program that Aired May 21, 1950

Originated from Hollywood

Starred Howard Duff as Sam Spade, Lurene Tuttle as Effie

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Tales of the Texas Rangers: Boomerang (EP4070)

Today’s Mystery:

An elderly man disappears after an argument with his daughter.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 6, 1952

Originated from Hollywood

Starred: Joel McCrea as Jace Pearson

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Dangerous Assignment: Kroner Cutlass (EP4067)


Today’s Mystery:

Steve goes to Europe to clear the U.S. of having stolen a cutlass that’s a powerful national symbol. The problem? A U.S. Navy officer’s wife is in possession of one of the jewels from the cutlass.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: February 10, 1951

Originated from Hollywood

Stars: Brian Donlevy as Steve Mitchell, Herb Butterfield as the Commissioner

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Sam Spade: The Red Amapola Caper (Rehearsal) (EP4065)

Today’s Mystery:

Sam is hired to serve as an alibi for a Mexican man but all bets are off when his daughter is shot right in front of him.

Rehearsal of Program that Original Aired on May 21, 1950

Originated from Hollywood

Starred Howard Duff as Sam Spade, Lurene Tuttle as Effie

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Tales of the Texas Rangers: Ex-Con (EP4064)

Today’s Mystery:

A desperate ex-con agrees to murder a woman for $1,000 and Jace has to stop him.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: June 29, 1952

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Dangerous Assignment: Nazi Fugitive (EP4061)


Today’s Mystery:

Steve goes to Malaysia to find an ex-Nazi fugitive who is stirring up rebellion and disrupting rubber production.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: February 3, 1951

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Sam Spade: The Flopsy, Mopsy, and Cottontail Caper (EP4059)

Today’s Mystery:

A private eye from Chicago who lost his license pushes his way into Sam’s office and talks him into taking a case…dressed as a giant rabbit.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 4, 1949

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Tales of the Texas Rangers: Knock Out (EP4058)

Today’s Mystery:

Jayce searches for the murderer of an elderly cattle rancher who stole a sheriff’s gun and beat him with it.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: June 22, 1952

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Dangerous Assignment: A Box of Busted Bells (EP4055)


Today’s Mystery:

Steve goes to Cairo to search for a missing government official whose accusation could bring down a U.S.-friendly Middle Eastern government.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 27, 1951

Originated in Hollywood

Stars: Brian Donlevy

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