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Mystery · 1946–1951

The Adventures of Sam Spade

70 episodes

Play “Red Amapola Caperrehearsal Or Unfinished”

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The Adventures of Sam Spade

About this show

The Adventures of Sam Spade is a mystery radio series (1946–1951). Hosted by Dick Joy.

Cast & guest stars

Voices you hear across this show

Lurene Tuttle

57 episodes

Howard Duff

42 episodes

William Conrad

11 episodes

Paul Frees

3 episodes

Bea Benaderet

2 episodes

Hans Conried

2 episodes

Steve Dunne

20 episodes

Wally Maher

6 episodes

Lud Gluskin

5 episodes

Cathy Lewis

4 episodes

Hosts & announcers

Who brought the night on the air

Dick Joy

22 episodes

Sponsors

Commercial partners — breaks intact on Goldie

Wildroot Cream-Oil

29 episodes

Wildroot Liquid Cream Shampoo

2 episodes

Networks

Where this series was heard

CBS net

40 episodes

NBC net

22 episodes

ABC net

1 episode

Episodes

On Goldie — 9 episodes

1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 All years

Ep 204
May 21, 1950 · Red Amapola Caperrehearsal Or Unfinished
22:25
Ep 219
Sep 3, 1950 · Farmers Daughter Caper
Sam needs a room for the night and finds a strange tourist court, a man buried alive, shots in the night and of course a beautiful woman in his bedroom!
29:25
Ep 222
Nov 17, 1950 · Caper Over My Dead Body
The first show of the series with Steve Dunne. An undertaker named Charles Swan hires Spade to find out who's been following him. This naturally leads to the death of Sam Spade!
29:21
Ep 223
Nov 24, 1950 · Terrified Turkey Caper
Who's trying to kill Thom Turkey...on Thanksgiving Day?
29:49
Ep 224
Dec 1, 1950 · Dog Bed Caper
A complex story of murder and extortion...having nothing at all to do with dog beds.
29:52
Ep 225
Dec 8, 1950 · Dry Gulch Caper
"Marshal Spade" of the California Rangers heads to a ghost town to face down Blackie Tolliver and his gang of badmen. The story title is also known as, "The Dry Gulch Caper."
29:03
Ep 226
Dec 15, 1950 · The 25-12345679 Caper
From a sick Italian in "Mama Pizza's" to a swim in San Francisco Bay to a postcard for Boris.
29:27
Ep 228
Dec 29, 1950 · Prodigal Panda Caper
An eight-year old boy hires Sam to track down his Panda-napper, and a poisoner too!
29:49
Ep 19500513
May 13, 1950 · Honest Thief Caperrehearsal Or Unfinished
A rehearsal recording or unedited tape for broadcast May 28, 1950. No music cues are heard, the program closing has been deleted. Ben Comiskey has been arrested for robbing a liquor store. A story of a good brother and a bad brother.
24:06

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Can I stream The Adventures of Sam Spade free on Goldie?: Yes. The Adventures of Sam Spade episodes are free to stream on goldie.fm. Create a free account for unlimited listening; anonymous visitors get a daily sample stream.
How many The Adventures of Sam Spade episodes are on Goldie?: Goldie has 70 playable The Adventures of Sam Spade episodes available to stream, with show art and metadata (and transcripts where available). That count is surviving recordings in the catalog, not every historical broadcast.
When did The Adventures of Sam Spade originally air?: The Adventures of Sam Spade originally aired 1946–1951. Stream free episodes on Goldie.
Does Goldie include transcripts for The Adventures of Sam Spade?: Where timed text exists, Goldie shows a searchable transcript alongside the player so you can find dialogue, plot points, and sponsor mentions.