A very witty radio series thanks to the comic interplay between Duff's Spade and Lurene Tuttle's Effie. The mysteries are for the most part entertaining, light-hearted fun. Great fun! rand_m 2007-06-02 00:27:57 2007-06-02 00:27:57 5 Great old time detective thrillers - fun and campy. Excellent akohler 2007-06-17 13:36:00 2007-06-17 13:36:00 5 Yes - that's what this series is like - especially the BBC 2 hour STEREO segment - the Maltese Falcon. Chilling, Entertaining, and pure camp! COLOR RADIO?! FJ Klein 2007-11-09 23:21:38 2007-11-09 23:21:38 5 Your review of the Adventures of Sam Spade did not mention why the program left the air briefly at the top of its' fame. Howard Duff's connection with the program and its' creator Dashiell Hammett was tainted with the brush of Commie Hunting House of UnAmerican Activities, headed by Congressman Parmel Thomas. Hammett was a friend of Lillian Helman (The Little Foxes) whose politics were considered leftist. The network shelved the program until they found Stephen Dunn, a younger version of Sam Spade, who did not have any unsavory political past. Duff of course continued to enjoy success in films. Sam Spade dogged by HUAC justaskmike 2007-11-11 08:54:33 2007-11-11 08:54:33 4 Sam Spade, that original hard-boiled detective, and hilarious womanizer, is a hallmark of the great american radio drama, undoubtedly taking a 1st place prize for the best radio show ever. Great Audio Quality, Wonderful Series! Troy H. F. 2008-07-28 17:15:13 2008-07-28 17:15:13 5 Since I wasn't alive during these vintage years of radio, I have no preconceptions, no nostalgic associations. After sampling many, I've concluded that Sam Spade is the best. The writing and humor are brilliant (the show not only doesn't take itself seriously, it pokes fun at itself), and Howard Duff is certainly one of the great voices and personalities of radio. Even though some of the female voices are cartoonish, that enhances the (early) Mad Magazine-like tone of the series. The best of the genre manumoka 2009-05-16 12:44:10 2009-05-16 12:44:10 5 6 4.83