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Mystery · 1946–1951

The Adventures of Sam Spade

70 episodes

Play “Biddle Riddle Caper”
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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

S

Steve Dunne

20 episodes

W

Wally Maher

6 episodes

L

Lud Gluskin

5 episodes

C

Cathy Lewis

4 episodes

Hosts & announcers

Who brought the night on the air

D

Dick Joy

22 episodes

Sponsors›

Commercial partners — breaks intact on Goldie

W

Wildroot Cream-Oil

29 episodes

W

Wildroot Liquid Cream Shampoo

2 episodes

Networks›

Where this series was heard

C

CBS net

40 episodes

N

NBC net

22 episodes

A

ABC net

1 episode

Episodes

On Goldie — 17 episodes · page 1 of 2

194619471948194919501951All years

  1. Ep 229

    Jan 5, 1951 · Biddle Riddle Caper

    Sam is hired by a radio producer to help solve a three-year-old-murder. He finds a reel of recording tape disguised as a typewriter ribbon and exposes the murder with the recording.

    29:33

  2. Ep 230

    Jan 12, 1951 · Red Star Caper

    29:28

  3. Ep 231

    Jan 19, 1951 · Cloak And Dagger Caper

    28:52

  4. Ep 232

    Jan 26, 1951 · Chateau Mccloud Caper

    Murder on skis at a rich man's winter home.

    29:43

  5. Ep 233

    Feb 2, 1951 · String Of Death Caper

    A dancer named Kelly Green hires Sam to find Captain Eric Nostrand. Sam not only finds him, but also comes up with a caper involving fabulous rose colored pearls and a murder or two...or three!

    29:43

  6. Ep 234

    Feb 9, 1951 · Sure Thing Caper

    "Five Dollar Frankie" has been cheated by "Gentle Joe Higgins," a known horse-doper. "Gentle Joe" has a "sure thing," however, it's a most unusual "sure thing"! Part of one public service announcement has been deleted.

    29:31

  7. Ep 235

    Feb 16, 1951 · Soap Opera Caper

    A detective sopa opera, complete with murder, blackmail, and amnesia.

    29:38

  8. Ep 236

    Feb 23, 1951 · Shot In The Dark Caper

    Sam is hired by a newspaper to solved a murder that was captured in a news photo, but was never reported to the cops!

    29:17

  9. Ep 237

    Mar 2, 1951 · Crab Louie Caper

    Sam is hired to find out how an Italian crab- fisher was killed. Was it an accident or murder? The story title is also known as, "View Of Fisherman's Wharf From The Water."

    29:22

  10. Ep 238

    Mar 9, 1951 · Spanish Prisoner Caper

    Spade has no patience with another attempt to pull the "Spanish Prisoner" con game.

    29:31

  11. Ep 239

    Mar 16, 1951 · Sinister Siren Caper

    A beautiful redhead has drawn a line around six names in the phone book. The six are then murdered...one at a time! There are a half million good reasons for all this, all of them dollars! The program closing and final public service announcement have been deleted.

    29:00

  12. Ep 240

    Mar 23, 1951 · Kimberly Cross Caper

    29:43

  13. Ep 241

    Mar 30, 1951 · Vendetta Caper

    Spade also refers to this caper as "The Revenge Of Monty Christoff." Tales of society skullduggery. A modern story of revenge, stolen right out of the pages of Alexandre Dumas.

    29:56

  14. Ep 242

    Apr 6, 1951 · Denny Shane Caper

    A 16-year-old schoolgirl commits murder after Sam fingers the victim.

    29:36

  15. Ep 243

    Apr 13, 1951 · Civic Pride Caper

    After an auditorium collapses, Garrett Welsh, the architect, hires Spade to find out why it happened. The town's building inspector is shot in the back four times! Radio-Television Mirror magazine names Steve Dunne its favorite detective.

    29:42
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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.