The Adv. Of Sam Spade Log

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The Adventures Of Sam Spade

The San Francisco private detective first appeared on the ABC radio network. The character was created by Dashiell Hammett and made its debut in the pages of Black Mask in the serialized first part of The Maltese Falcon in 1929. The Maltese Falcon was even produced as a motion picture starring Humphrey Bogart and premiered on 10/01/41 to the movie going audiences. On radio, for the first 221 broadcasts, Howard Duff took on the main role. For the last 24 broadcasts Steven Dunne took over the role, but couldn’t compete with the strong performances turned in by Duff. Even to this day, collectors of the radio series strongly identify with and prefer the Howard Duff programs.
This series also has a commercial that is well remembered. Wildroot Cream Oil. Wildroots catch phrase was, “A little dab’l do you.” The melody “Cream Oil Charlie” was copyrighted on 01/27/46 for Tad Dameron & Woody Herman by the Charling Music Corp., New York.


Broadcast History:
Network: ABC, CBS, NBC
07/12/46 to 10/04/46 ABC
09/29/46 to 09/18/49 CBS
09/25/49 to 04/27/51 NBC
Producer / Director:
William Spier
Music:
Lucien Morawek, Lud Gluskin, Rene and Pierre Garriguenc
Writers:
Ann Lorraine, Bob Tallman, Gil Doud, Jo Eisinger, John Michael, Harold Swanton,
E. Jack Neuman
Announcer:
Dick Joy
Sound Effects:
Berne Surrey
Sponsor:
Wildroot Cream Oil (09/29/46 to 09/17/50)
Sam’s License Number:
137596
Theme:
Goodnight, Sweetheart
Cast:
Howard Duff – Sam Spade (07/12/46 to 09/25/50)
Steven Dunne – Sam Spade (11/17/50 to 04/27/51)
Lurene Tuttle – Effie Perrine (07/12/46 to 04/27/51)
Sandra Gould – Effie Perrine (06/27/48 only)
Also heard:
Jerry Hausner – (Sam’s lawyer Sid Weiss), John McIntire (Lieutenant Dundy),
William Conrad (Lieutenant Dundy in the NBC series), June Havoc, Joseph Kearns,
Jeanette Nolan, Mary Jane Croft, Betty Lou Gerson, Elliott Lewis, Cathy Lewis


Audience Ratings:
(First Season) C.E. Hooper 10.3 (1946 to 1947)
(Second Season) C.E. Hooper 12.0 (1947 to 1948)
(Third Season) C.E. Hooper 10.7 (1948 to 1949)
(Fourth Season) A.C. Nielsen 11.3 (1949 to 1950)
(Fifth Season) A.C. Nielsen -- (1950 to 1951)


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Audition recording

05/01/46 Sam And The Walls Of Jericho

ABC
Friday

07/12/46 # 1 Sam And The Guiana Sovereign
07/19/46 # 2 Sam And The Farewell Murders
07/26/46 # 3 Sam And The Unhappy Poet
08/02/46 # 4 Sam And The Psyche
08/09/46 # 5 Death And Company
08/16/46 # 6 Two Sharp Knives
08/23/46 # 7 Zig Zags Of Treachery
08/30/46 # 8 Sam And The Scythian Tiara
09/06/46 # 9 The Corporation Murders
09/13/46 # 10 The Dot Marlow Caper, Part 1
09/20/46 # 11 The Dot Marlow Caper, Part 2
09/27/46 # 12 The Count Billy Burke
10/04/46 # 13 The Gutting Of Couffignal

CBS
Sunday – 8:00 p.m.

09/29/46 # 14 The Blood Money Caper
10/06/46 # 15 The Unwritten Law Caper
10/13/46 # 16 The Ten Clues Caper
10/20/46 # 17 The Fly Paper Caper
10/27/46 # 18 The Midway Caper
11/03/46 # 19 The Certified Czech Caper
11/10/46 # 20 Sam And The Farewell Murders (Repeat of 07/19/46)
11/17/46 # 21 The Hot Ice Caper
11/24/46 # 22 The Kandy Tooth Caper, Part 1
12/01/46 # 23 The Kandy Tooth Caper, Part 2
12/08/46 # 24 The Minks Of Turk Street
12/15/46 # 25 The Picture Frame Caper
12/22/46 # 26 Sam And The Three Wise Men
12/29/46 # 27 The Golden Horseshoe
01/05/47 # 28 The Llewelyn Caper
01/12/47 # 29 The Cremona Clock Caper
01/19/47 # 30 The False Face Caper
01/26/47 # 31 The Agamemnon Caper
02/02/47 # 32 The Dead Duck Caper
02/09/47 # 33 The Girl With The Silver Eyes
02/16/47 # 34 Inside Story Of Kid Spade
02/23/47 # 35 The Big Production Caper
03/02/47 # 36 The Uncle Money Caper
03/09/47 # 37 Orpheus And His Lute
03/16/47 # 38 The Ignorance About Bliss
03/23/47 # 39 Too Many Spades
03/30/47 # 40 The Dancing Pearl Caper
04/06/47 # 41 The Poisonville Caper
04/13/47 # 42 The Double-Scar Caper
04/20/47 # 43 The Scrooge Of Portrero Street
04/27/47 # 44 The Debutante Caper
05/04/47 # 45 Duet In Spades
05/11/47 # 46 Yule Log Caper
05/18/47 # 47 The Assistant Murderer
05/25/47 # 48 Jury Duty
06/01/47 # 49 The Mishakoff Emeralds
06/08/47 # 50 The Calcutta Trunk Caper
06/15/47 # 51 The Convertible Caper
06/22/47 # 52 The Greek Letter Caper
06/29/47 # 53 The Cosmic Harmony Caper
07/06/47 # 54 The Simile Caper
07/13/47 # 55 The Buff-Orpington Caper
07/20/47 # 56 Sam And The Unhappy Poet (Repeat of 07/26/46)
07/27/47 # 57 The Gold Rush Caper
08/03/47 # 58 The Crooked Neck Caper
08/10/47 # 59 The Commonwealth Tankard
08/17/47 # 60 The Doctor's Dilemma Caper
08/24/47 # 61 The Jade Dragon Caper
08/31/47 # 62 The Corkscrew Caper
09/07/47 # 63 The Forty-Nine Cent Caper
09/14/47 # 64 The Cinderella Caper
09/21/47 # 65 The April Caper
09/28/47 # 66 The Madcap Caper
10/05/47 # 67 The Adam Figg Caper
10/12/47 # 68 The Tears Of Buddah Caper
10/19/47 # 69 The Untouchable Caper
10/26/47 # 70 The Bonnie Fair Caper
11/02/47 # 71 The Wrong Guy Caper
11/09/47 # 72 The Bow Window Caper
11/16/47 # 73 The Purple Poodle Caper
11/23/47 # 74 The Caper With Eight Diamonds
11/30/47 # 75 The Full House Caper
12/07/47 # 76 The Palermo Vendetta Caper
12/14/47 # 77 The Gumshoe Caper
12/21/47 # 78 The Nick Saint Caper
12/28/47 # 79 The Perfect Score Caper
01/04/48 # 80 The One Hour Caper
01/11/48 # 81 The Short Life Caper
01/18/48 # 82 The Pike's Head Caper
01/25/48 # 83 The Gold Key Caper
02/01/48 # 84 The Nimrod Caper
02/08/48 # 85 The Great Drought Caper
02/15/48 # 86 The Goldie Gates Caper
02/22/48 # 87 The Mayson Crayson Caper
02/29/48 # 88 The Grim Reaper Caper
03/07/48 # 89 John's Other Wife's Other Husband
03/14/48 # 90 The Ides Of March Caper
03/21/48 # 91 The Nightmare Town Caper
03/28/48 # 92 The Blood Money Caper (Repeat of 09/29/46)
04/04/48 # 93 (Title Not Known)
04/11/48 # 94 The Judas Caper
04/18/48 # 95 The Night Flight Caper
04/25/48 # 96 The Great Lover Caper
05/02/48 # 97 The Double-S Caper
05/09/48 # 98 The Curiosity Caper
05/16/48 # 99 The Girl Called Echs Caper
05/23/48 #100 The Navarraise Falcon Caper
05/30/48 #101 The Prisoner Of Zenda Caper
06/06/48 #102 The I.Q. Caper
06/13/48 #103 The Honest Cop Caper
06/20/48 #104 The Deathbed Caper
06/27/48 #105 The Bail Bond Caper
07/04/48 #106 The Rushlight Diamond Caper
07/11/48 #107 The Wheel Of Life Caper
07/18/48 #108 The Missing Newshawk Caper
07/25/48 #109 The Mad Scientist Caper
08/01/48 #110 The Dry Martini Caper
08/08/48 #111 The Bluebeard Caper
08/15/48 #112 The Critical Author Caper
08/22/48 #113 The Vaphio Cup Caper
08/29/48 #114 The Lawless Caper
09/05/48 #115 The Stella Starr Caper
09/12/48 #116 The Lazarus Caper
09/19/48 #117 The Hot 100 Grand Caper
09/26/48 #118 The Dick Foley Caper
10/03/48 #119 The Sugar Kane Caper
10/10/48 #120 The Bostwick Snatch Caper
10/17/48 #121 The Rumanian Con Game Caper
10/24/48 #122 The Insomnia Caper
10/31/48 #123 The Fairley-Bright Caper
11/07/48 #124 The S.Q.P. Caper
11/14/48 #125 The Gin Rummy Caper
11/21/48 #126 The Golden Fleece Caper
11/28/48 #127 The Quarter-Eagle Caper
12/05/48 #128 The Neveroff Masterpiece Caper
12/12/48 #129 The Bouncing Betty Caper
12/19/48 #130 The Giveaway Caper
12/26/48 #131 The Nick Saint Caper (Repeat of 12/21/47)
01/02/49 #132 The Three-Sided Bullet Caper
01/09/49 #133 The Double Negative Caper
01/16/49 #134 The Bumpass Hell Caper
01/23/49 #135 The Main Event Caper
01/30/49 #136 The Double Life Caper
02/06/49 #137 The Firebug Caper
02/13/49 #138 The Brothers Keeper Caper
02/20/49 #139 The Attitude Caper
02/27/49 #140 The Three-Cornered Frame Caper
03/06/49 #141 The Waltzing Matilda Caper
03/13/49 #142 The Underseal Caper
03/20/49 #143 The Trojan Horse Caper
03/27/49 #144 The Love Letter Caper
04/03/49 #145 The Vacation Caper
04/10/49 #146 The Stopped Watch Caper
04/17/49 #147 Report On Edith Hamilton
04/24/49 #148 The Hot Cargo Caper
05/01/49 #149 The Battles Of Belvedere
05/08/49 #150 The Fast Talk Caper
05/15/49 #151 The Darling Daughter Caper
05/22/49 #152 The Cartwright Clip Matter
05/29/49 #153 The Jane Doe Caper
06/05/49 #154 The Overjord Caper
06/12/49 #155 Sam And The Guiana Sovereign (Repeat of 07/12/46)
06/19/49 #156 The Apple Of Eve Caper
06/26/49 #157 The Goat's Milk Caper
07/03/49 #158 The Hamburger Sandwich Caper
07/10/49 #159 The Queen Bee Caper
07/17/49 #160 The Cuttyhunk Caper
07/24/49 #161 The Tears Of Night Caper
07/31/49 #162 The Hot-Foot Caper
08/07/49 #163 The Champion Caper
08/14/49 #164 The Sourdough Mountain Caper
08/21/49 #165 The Silver Key Caper
08/28/49 #166 The Prodigal Daughter Caper
09/04/49 #167 The Flashback Caper
09/11/49 #168 The Costume Caper
09/18/49 #169 The Over My Dead Body Caper

NBC
Sunday - 8:00 p.m.

09/25/49 #170 The Chargogagogmanchogagogchabunamungamog Caper
10/02/49 #171 The Junior G-Man Caper
10/09/49 #172 The Hot Hothouse Caper
10/16/49 #173 The Pretty Polly Caper
10/23/49 #174 (Title Not Known)
10/30/49 #175 (Title Not Known)
11/06/49 #176 The Cheesecake Caper
11/13/49 #177 The Blues In The Night Caper
11/20/49 #178 The Peacock Feather Caper
11/27/49 #179 (Title Not Known)
12/04/49 #180 The Flopsy, Mopsy, And Cottontail Caper
12/11/49 #181 (Title Not Known)
12/18/49 #182 The Whispering Death Caper
12/25/49 #183 The Canterbury Christmas Caper
01/01/50 #184 The Gorgeous Gemini Caper
01/08/50 #185 The Third Personville Caper
01/15/50 #186 The Phantom Witness Caper
01/22/50 #187 The Wedding Belle Caper
01/29/50 #188 The Caper With Too Many Leads
02/05/50 #189 The Black Magic Caper
02/12/50 #190 The Crossword Puzzle Caper
02/19/50 #191 The Valentine's Day Caper
02/26/50 #192 The Cornelius J. Morningside Caper
03/05/50 #193 The Homicidal Husband Caper
03/12/50 #194 The Barbary Ghost Caper
03/19/50 #195 The Emerald Eye Caper
03/26/50 #196 The Bay Psalm Caper
04/02/50 #197 The Endurance Caper
04/09/50 #198 The Picture Frame Caper (Repeat of 12/15/46)
04/16/50 #199 The Kansas Kid Caper
04/23/50 #200 The Caldwell Caper
04/30/50 #201 The Mamite Curse Caper
05/07/50 #202 The Caper With Marjorie's Things
05/14/50 #203 The Prodigal Son Caper
05/21/50 #204 The Red Amapola Caper
05/28/50 #205 The Honest Thief Caper
06/04/50 #206 The V.I.P. Caper
06/11/50 #207 The Color Scheme Caper
06/18/50 #208 The Elmer Longtail Caper
06/25/50 #209 The Toytown Caper
07/02/50 #210 The Beryl Green Caper
07/09/50 #211 The Runaway Redhead Caper
07/16/50 #212 The Man Who Knew Almost Everything Caper
07/23/50 #213 The Stormy Weather Caper
07/30/50 #214 The Rod And Reel Caper
08/06/50 #215 The Bell Of Solomon Caper
08/13/50 #216 The Missing Persons Caper
08/20/50 #217 The Preposterous Caper
08/27/50 #218 The Too Many Clients Caper
09/03/50 #219 The Farmer's Daughter Caper
09/10/50 #220 The Big Little Woody Caper
09/17/50 #221 The Femme Fatale Caper

NBC
Friday - 8:30 p.m.
Steven Dunne as Sam Spade

11/17/50 #222 Caper Over My Dead Body (Repeat of 09/18/49)
11/24/50 #223 The Terrified Turkey Caper
12/01/50 #224 The Dog Bed Caper
12/08/50 #225 The Dry Gulch Caper
12/15/50 #226 The 25/1235679 Caper
12/22/50 #227 The Caper Concerning Big
12/29/50 #228 The Prodigal Panda Caper
01/05/51 #229 The Biddle Riddle Caper
01/12/51 #230 The Red Star Caper
01/19/51 #231 The Cloak And Daggar Caper
01/26/51 #232 The Chateau McCloud Caper
02/02/51 #233 The String Of Death Caper
02/09/51 #234 The Sure Thing Caper
02/16/51 #235 The Soap Opera Caper
02/23/51 #236 The Shot In The Dark Caper
03/02/51 #237 The Crab Louis Caper
03/09/51 #238 The Spanish Prisoner Caper
03/16/51 #239 The Sinister Siren Caper
03/23/51 #240 The Kimberly Cross Matter
03/30/51 #241 The Vendetta Caper
04/06/51 #242 The Denny Shane Caper
04/13/51 #243 The Civic Pride Caper
04/20/51 #244 The Rowdy Dowser Caper
04/27/51 #245 The Hail And Farewell Caper


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