Today's Mystery:Sam is hired to look into the disappearance and likely death of a crab fisherman. Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 2, 1951 Originated from HollywoodStarred Steven Dunne as Sam Spade, Lurene Tuttle as Effie Support the show monthly at <a href="http://patreon.greatdetectives.net/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">patreon.greatdetectives.net</a> Support the show on a one-time basis at <a href="http://support.greatdetectives.net/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://support.greatdetectives.net.</a> Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Take the listener survey at <a href="http://survey.greatdetectives.net/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://survey.greatdetectives.net</a> Give us a call at 208-991-4783 Follow us on Instagram at <a href="http://instagram.com/greatdetectives" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://instagram.com/greatdetectives</a> Follow us on Twitter <a href="http://www.twitter.com/radiodetectives" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@radiodetectives</a>

Sam Spade: The Spanish Prisoner Caper

Join host Adam Graham as we journey through all the old time radio programs featuring Sam Spade including adaptations of The Maltese Falcon starring Humphrey Bogart and Edward G. Robinson as well as the on-going Sam Spade series starring Howard Duff and later Stephen Dunne. We also feature Duff's appearance on comedy programs as "Sam Spade" and other programs that show the inlfuerence of this powerful detective radio program in the immediate post-War period.