Category: Sam Spade

Sam Spade: The Bouncing Betty Caper (EP3975)

Today’s Mystery:

Sam is hired to protect a wealthy young woman who claims her life is endangered by her mentally unstable brother and their scheming psychiatrist stepfather.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 12, 1948

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Sam Spade: The Quarter Eagle Caper (EP3969)

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 Broadcast Date: November 28, 1948

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Sam Spade: The SQP Caper (EP3963)

Today’s Mystery:

Sam refers a divorce case to a hotel house detective, but becomes involved again when the supposed subject of the investigation ends up dead.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 7, 1948

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Sam Spade: The Fairly Bright Caper (EP3951)

Today’s Mystery:

Sam is hired to attend and keep peace at a combined Halloween and celebrity engagement party.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: October 31, 1948

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Burns and Allen: Gracie Sends Sam Spade to Jail (EP3950s)

Today’s Mystery:

George Burns and Sam Spade explain to a police lieutenant how Gracie got them thrown into jail for murder.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: February 10, 1949

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Sam Spade: The Insomnia Caper (EP3945)

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

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Sam Spade: The Sugar Kane Caper (EP3939)

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

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Sam Spade: The Dick Foley Caper (EP3933)

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

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Sam Spade: The Hot 100 Grand Caper (EP3927)

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Sam is hired by the young wife of a wealthy man to find out why he’s withdrawn $100,000 from his account.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

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Sam Spade: The Lazarus Caper (EP3921)

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

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Sam Spade: The Stella Starr Caper (EP3915)

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

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Sam Spade: The Lawless Caper (EP3909)

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

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Sam Spade: The Vaphio Cup Caper (EP3903)

Today’s Mystery:

Sam is hired to deliver a valuable cup on a train to Los Angeles.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 22, 1948

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Sam Spade: The Critical Author Caper (EP3897)

Today’s Mystery:

Sam is hired by a wealthy widow to find her estranged stepdaughter.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 15, 1948

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Sam Spade: The Bluebeard Caper (EP3891)

Today’s Mystery:

A man hires Sam to investigate his sister’s fiancĂ©, whose last three wives have died in mysterious accidents.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 8, 1948

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