The detective character, Sam Spade, was made by Dashiell Hammett for his crime novel The Maltese Falcon. Spade was a hard-boiled detective with cold detachment, an enthusiastic eye for fine detail and unflinching determination to accomplish his very own justice. The character is most closely connected with Humphrey Bogart who played Sam Spade in the 3rd and most popular film version of The Maltese Falcon. In 1946, one of radio’s top makers (William Spier) brought “Sam Spade” to CBS radio starring newcomer about The Escapades of Sam Spade, Detective, Collection 1 Howard Duff with Lurene Tuttle (and sometimes Sandra Gould) as Spade’s secretary, Effie Perrine and sponsored by Wildroot Cream Oil. Duff took a somewhat more tongue-in-cheek method of the character than the book or movies. Dashiell Hammett lent his name to the air series but had little participation. In 1947, scriptwriters Jason Wayne and Bob Tallman received an Edgar Prize for Best Radio Drama in the Mystery Writers of America. Howard Duff starred as Spade until November of 1950 when Steve Dunne got the role.8/2/46 ‘Sam and the Psyche’

6/8/47 ‘The Calcutta Trunk Caper’

8/29/48 ‘The Lawless Caper’

1/16/49 ‘The Betrayal in Bumpass Hell Caper’

4/17/49 ‘The Statement on Edith Hamilton’

5/1/49 ‘The Battles of Belvedere’

7/10/49 ‘The Queen Bee Caper’

7/24/49 ‘The Tears of Night time Caper’

8/7/49 ‘The Champion Caper’

9/25/49 ‘The Indian Caper’

5/21/50 ‘The Red Ampola Caper’

5/28/50 ‘The Honest Thief Caper’