. . . . . . . "The adventures of Sam Spade. Hot hundred grand caper" . . "Dashiell Hammett's Sam Spade burst out of the pages of the maltese falcon and into his own radio series on July 12, 1946. This hard-boiled private investigator attracted unusual clients who had a tendency to wind up murdered. Spade was a down-to-earth flatfoot whose San Francisco exploits brought him just enough money and excitement to keep him in business. Each week a completed \"caper\" found Sam back in his office dictating his escapades to Effie, his faithful secretary." . "Mystery radio programs" . . . . "Adventures of Sam Spade, detective" . . . "Hot hundred grand caper" . . "Radio Classics, Inc." . .