The Adventures of Sam Spade Detective - "Mad Scientist Caper" (Old Time Radio, 1948)
The Adventures of Sam Spade Detective | Old Time RadioShow Notes
The Adventures of Sam Spade Detective presents “Mad Scientist Caper,” originally broadcast on CBS on July 25, 1948. Episode 109 stars Howard Duff as San Francisco private detective Sam Spade, with Lurene Tuttle as Effie Perrine.
Inventor Raymond Fox hires Spade after claiming that a business rival has stolen the formula for Penetron, a radiation-resistant plastic. But encounters with an industrial concern, a patent attorney, and a psychiatric hospital leave Spade sorting through competing stories of fraud, instability, and impersonation. Written by Bob Tallman and Gil Doud, this Wildroot Cream-Oil-sponsored broadcast was directed by Doud in William Spier’s absence.
The Adventures of Sam Spade Detective presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.
Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:49 Original Broadcast 30:09 Closing
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