Blogs Posts on "Hammett"
Sam Spade: The Apple of Eve Caper by Davy Crockett's Almanack of Mystery, Adventure and the Wild West on Nov 21, 2009Sam is back in another rip-roaring adventure, this time from June 19, 1949. If you don't have time to listen on your computer, take a tip from Gary Dobbs: Download the episode to your Ipod and listen in your jalopy - or anywhere your brogans take you...
SAM SPADE: The Prodigal Daughter Caper by Davy Crockett's Almanack of Mystery, Adventure and the Wild West on Nov 14, 2009This week's caper comes to you direct from August 28, 1949. Be sure to shop eBay, your local antique store, or your grandfather's medicine cabinet for Wildroot Cream-Oil.The Prodigal Daughter Caper Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Still Playing:The...
SAM SPADE: The Battles of Belvedere Caper by Davy Crockett's Almanack of Mystery, Adventure and the Wild West on Nov 7, 2009Last week's episode, you may recall, had echoes of The Maltese Falcon. Well, this one does too, with a character clearly inspired by Casper Gutman. "The Battles of Belvedere Caper" was originally broadcast May 1, 1949. Enjoy.The Battles of Belvedere...
Listen to Sam Spade: The Vaphio Cup Caper by Davy Crockett's Almanack of Mystery, Adventure and the Wild West on Oct 31, 2009This week's story has deliberate echoes of The Maltese Falcon. Sometime in the near future (maybe in December when the NaNoWriMo madness has passed) I'll dig out my box of old OTR tapes and present the one true sequel to the Falcon, a full hour Suspe...
The Adventures of Sam Spade: The Betrayal in Bumpass Hell Caper by Davy Crockett's Almanack of Mystery, Adventure and the Wild West on Oct 24, 2009I've already hyped this one (see previous post), but I'll say it again. This is one hell of a good episode. Sam has a Western pulp mag in his pocket and reads the story "Betrayal in Bumpass Hell" as he fights crime. Red Gillis was a rawboned 'poke fr...
Coming Attraction: BETRAYAL IN BUMPASS HELL! by Davy Crockett's Almanack of Mystery, Adventure and the Wild West on Oct 23, 2009ATTENTION WESTERN FANS! Coming tomorrow is a very special episode of our weekly broadcast, The Adventures of Sam Spade. Sam (portrayed by Howard Duff) is reading a Western pulp story aloud as he goes about solving his case. If you've never heard this...
Sam Spade: The Bow Window Caper by Davy Crockett's Almanack of Mystery, Adventure and the Wild West on Oct 17, 2009Dashiell Hammett, America's leading detective fiction writer and creator of Sam Spade, the hardboiled private eye, and William Spier, radio's outstanding producer/director of crime drama, combine their talents to make your hair stand on end. Presente...
Hammett Mapback: Dead Yellow Women by Davy Crockett's Almanack of Mystery, Adventure and the Wild West on Oct 16, 2009For your consideration: Another fine Mapback full of vintage Hammett. This one, published in 1949, contains four adventures of the Continental Op and two non-series tales. The Op stories are "Dead Yellow Women," "House Dick," "The Golden Horseshoe,"...
Sam Spade: The Adam Figg Caper by Davy Crockett's Almanack of Mystery, Adventure and the Wild West on Oct 10, 2009Here's another episode of my favorite Old Time Radio show. Someone else must have liked it too, because in 1947 The Adventures of Sam Spade won the Edgar Award for Best Radio Drama. Here's an episode from Oct. 5 of that same year. To hear our previou...
Hammett First Edition: The Adventures of Sam Spade by Davy Crockett's Almanack of Mystery, Adventure and the Wild West on Oct 2, 2009Last week we looked at the first printing of the Dell Mapback A Man Called Spade. Well, here's the true first edition of that collection, in Bestseller Mystery No. 50, published by Lawrence E. Spivak in 1944. Only the first three stories feature Spad...
