The Adventures of Sam Spade, Detective, Vol. 2: The Classic Radio Collection

Sam Spade was a hard-boiled detective with cold detachment, a keen eye for detail, and unflinching determination to achieve his own justice. The character of Sam Spade was created by writer Dashiell Hammett in 1930 for his crime story The Maltese Falcon, and for most people, the character is closely associated with actor Humphrey Bogart, who played Sam Spade in the third and most famous film version of the story.

In 1946 William Spier, one of radio¿s top producers, brought Sam Spade to the airwaves starring newcomer Howard Duff with Lurene Tuttle (and occasionally Sandra Gould) as Effie Perrine, Spade¿s secretary. Duff took a more tongue-in-cheek approach to the character than did the novel or movie. Dashiell Hammett lent his name to the radio series but did little more than cash the checks sent to him for the privilege.

Scriptwriters were Jason James and Bob Tallman, who received an Edgar Award in 1947 for best radio drama from the Mystery Writers of America. Howard Duff starred as Spade until 1951 when Stephen Dunne took the role. Starring here are Starring Howard Duff or Stephen Dunne as Sam Spade, with Lurene Tuttle, Paul Frees, Wally Maher, Verna Felton, Shirley Mitchell, Lou Merrill, and others.

Episodes Included: ¿The Bow Window Caper¿, ¿The Critical Author Caper¿, ¿The Sugar Kane Caper¿, ¿The Overjord Caper¿, ¿The Sure Thing Caper¿, ¿The Soap Opera Caper¿, ¿The Shot in the Dark Caper¿, ¿The Crab Louis Caper¿, ¿The Spanish Prisoner Caper¿, ¿The Kimberly Cross Caper¿, ¿The Vendetta Caper¿, and ¿The Civic Pride Caper¿.

A Blackstone Audio production.