The Radio Adventures Of Sam Spade

by Martin Grams Jr.

Description by OLDIES.com:

When Dashiell Hammett's "The Adventures of Sam Spade" made its debut over CBS in August of 1946, personable Howard Duff, a comparative unknown in Hollywood circles, was assigned the title role.

The selection of young Duff for the hard-hitting detective was perfect casting, his successwas immediate, and Hollywood began predicting important things to come for this new personality.

The enormous success of the Sam Spade program spawned a series of comic strips, magazine articles and radio cross-overs, not to mention numerous radio programs attempting to become just as popular with their own hard-boiled detectives.

Broadcast from 1946 to 1951, "The Adventures Of Sam Spade" ruled the airwaves and fought both network censorship and the threat of communism to remain on the air. This book documents the entire history of the radio program, including a complete episode guide and the broadcast log for each and every radio broadcast.