The Adventures Of Sam Spade

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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.

Each of the following broadcasts are 30 minutes in length.

Click here to see a broadcast log for this series.


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)



To order, select the following CD number(s) of your choice:


CD912856.
ABC
08/02/46 # 4 Sam And The Psyche
CBS
06/15/47 # 51 The Convertible Caper (VG)

CD912857.
10/05/47 # 67 The Adam Figg Caper
11/09/47 # 72 The Bow Window Caper

CD912858.
01/04/48 # 80 The One Hour Caper
01/25/48 # 83 The Gold Key Caper (VG-)

CD912859.
06/20/48 #104 The Deathbed Caper
06/27/48 #105 The Bail Bond Caper

CD912860.
07/04/48 #106 The Rushlight Diamond Caper
07/11/48 #107 The Wheel Of Life Caper

CD912861.
07/18/48 #108 The Missing Newshawk Caper
07/25/48 #109 The Mad Scientist Caper

CD912862.
08/01/48 #110 The Dry Martini Caper
08/08/48 #111 The Bluebeard Caper

CD912863.
08/15/48 #112 The Critical Author Caper
08/22/48 #113 The Vaphio Cup Caper

CD912864.
08/29/48 #114 The Lawless Caper
09/12/48 #116 The Lazerus Caper

CD912865.
09/19/48 #117 The Hot 100 Grand Caper
09/26/48 #118 The Dick Foley Caper

CD912866.
10/03/48 #119 The Sugar Kane Caper
10/24/48 #122 The Insomnia Caper

CD912867.
10/31/48 #123 The Fairley-Bright Caper
11/07/48 #124 The S.Q.P. Caper

CD912868.
11/28/48 #127 The Quarter-Eagle Caper
12/12/48 #129 The Bouncing Betty Caper

CD912869.
01/16/49 #134 The Bumpass Hell Caper (AFRS)
03/27/49 #144 The Love Letter Caper (VG) (AFRS)

CD912870.
04/10/49 #146 The Stopped Watch Caper
04/17/49 #147 Report On Edith Hamilton (AFRS)

CD912871.
05/01/49 #149 The Battles Of Belverdere (AFRS)
06/05/49 #154 The Overjord Caper (VG)

CD912872.
06/19/49 #156 The Apple Of Eve Caper
07/10/49 #159 The Queen Bee Caper

CD912873.
07/17/49 #160 The Cuttyhunt Caper (1^st Half Only)
07/24/49 #161 The Tears Of Night Caper

CD912874.
08/07/49 #163 The Champion Caper
08/28/49 #166 The Prodigal Daughter Caper

CD912875.
NBC
09/25/49 #170 The Chargogagogmanchogagogchabunamungamog Caper
11/06/49 #176 The Cheesecake Caper (VG)

CD912876.
12/04/49 #180 The Flopsy, Mopsy, And Cottontail Caper
05/21/50 #204 The Red Ampola Caper (rehearsal)

CD912877.
05/28/50 #205 The Honest Thief Caper (rehearsal)
09/03/50 #219 The Farmer's Daughter Caper

Program lead now goes to Steven Dunne--
CD912878.
11/17/50 #222 The Caper Over My Dead Body (repeat of 09/18/49)
11/24/50 #223 The Terrified Turkey Caper

CD912879.
12/01/50 #224 The Dog Bed Caper
12/08/50 #225 The Dry Gulch Caper

CD912880.
12/15/50 #226 The 25-1235679 Caper
12/29/50 #228 The Prodigal Panda Caper

CD912881.
01/05/51 #229 The Biddle Riddle Caper
01/12/51 #230 The Red Star Caper

CD912882.
01/19/51 #231 The Cloak And Daggar Caper
01/26/51 #232 The Chateau McCloud Caper

CD912883.
02/02/51 #233 The String Of Death Caper
02/09/51 #234 The Sure Thing Caper

CD912884.
02/16/51 #235 The Soap Opera Caper
02/23/51 #236 The Shot In The Dark Caper

CD912885.
03/02/51 #237 The Crab Louis Caper
03/09/51 #238 The Spanish Prisoner Caper

CD912886.
03/16/51 #239 The Sinister Siren Caper
03/23/51 #240 The Kimberly Cross Matter

CD912887.
03/30/51 #241 The Vendetta Caper
04/06/51 #242 The Denny Shane Caper

CD912888.
04/13/51 #243 The Civic Pride Caper
04/20/51 #244 The Rowdy Dowser Caper

CD912889.
04/27/51 #245 The Hail And Farewell Caper





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