Howard Duff was a big part of the golden-age of radio. Not only did he star as Dashiell Hammett’s tough-as-nails private eye Sam Spade (two episodes included in this collection), but he appeared on hundreds of radio shows during the 1940s and 50s. Here’s sixteen radio broadcasts that either star Howard Duff or have him in the supporting cast. You won’t have any problem identifying his deep baritone voice!Suspense, 4/5/45 - “A Guy Gets Lonely w/ Dane Clark”Theatre of Ro...

The year is 2020 and we have made much advancement in the area of technology but not in the area of humanity. Civil wars and militia have made the United States a warzone. Dexter Tanner is a man of many talents but his best talent is killing. His determination to survive nuclear holocaust brings him face to face with the group that can tell him who killed his wife and son but not why. In his search to find out why his wife and son were killed he stumbles across a plot to kill everyone on e...

"Over the minds of mortal man come many shadows...shadows of greed and hate...jealousy and fear. Darkness is the absence of light...so, in the sudden shadows which fog the minds of men and women are to be found the strange impulses which urge them on to their...venture in the dark."From out of the murk of a terrifying night come tales of the unexplained, the unfathomable, and the uncanny! Howard Duff, William Conrad, Elliott Lewis, Jack Moyles, Marvin Miller, Lou Merrill, Betty Lou Gerson,...

Steely. Seasoned. Smart-alecky. The storied San Francisco snooper is back!Share the exciting exploits of Dashiell Hammett’s famous gumshoe through this thrilling 6-Hour collection. Featuring all of the episodes from both our Volume One and Volume Two collections, Howard Duff and Steve Dunne star as Sam Spade in twelve madcap capers from 1946 1951.As crass as he is charismatic, this dynamic detective attracts a curious clientele: gentlemen who tend to drop dead and ladies who are drop-dead ...

"William Spier, radio's outstanding producer/director of mystery and crime drama brings you the greatest private detective of them all: Sam Spade."With a quick mind and a quicker tongue (occasionally planted firmly in cheek), Dashiell Hammett's daring detective takes the case, takes a few punches, takes the dough (when there is any), and takes advantage of Effie's…good nature, in eight digitally restored and remastered capers.This set stars Howard Duff as Spade, with Lurene Tuttle as his f...

No bigger fad swept across postwar radio than that of the hard-boiled private detective -- and nobody had more fun with their wink-and-nudge take on the genre than the producers, writers, and cast of The Adventures of Sam Spade.Dashiell Hammett's legendary private eye had a sardonic sense of humor, which wavy-haired, rugged-voiced Howard Duff played to perfection. Produced and directed by William Spier, co-starring Lurene Tuttle, and featuring one episode with Stephen Dunne in the title ro...

An episode from Rod Serling’s The Zero Hour radio program entitled “Wife of the Red-Haired Man” and starring Patty Duke, John Astin, Howard Duff, Harold Gould, and Benny Ruben.

Agonizing predicaments, stellar sound effects, and high wattage Hollywood star power combine in radio's top thriller. Myrna Loy, Joseph Cotten, Lucille Ball, Robert Taylor, Ronald Colman, and Agnes Moorehead give brilliant performances in blood-chilling stories.Twenty white-knuckled episodes (produced and directed by the legendary William Spier) feature a superior supporting cast, including John Dehner, Howard Duff, Elliott Lewis, William Johnstone, Joseph Kearns, and more. The tension and...

If you like your detectives hard-boiled then Sam Spade was your man.Originally created by the legendary Dashiell Hammett, Sam Spade’s move from pulp-book thriller to airwave legend seemed an easy journey.Sam Spade, played by Howard Duff, was a sharp-talking L. A. based private detective who’s first question usually revolved about how much moola, how much cash, you were carrying. If it was a phone call this was usually accompanied by a desk drawer opening and a liquor bottle...

If you like your detectives hard-boiled then Sam Spade was your man.Originally created by the legendary Dashiell Hammett, Sam Spade’s move from pulp-book thriller to airwave legend seemed an easy journey.Sam Spade, played by Howard Duff, was a sharp-talking L. A. based private detective who’s first question usually revolved about how much moola, how much cash, you were carrying. If it was a phone call this was usually accompanied by a desk drawer opening and a liquor bottle...

If you like your detectives hard-boiled then Sam Spade was your man.Originally created by the legendary Dashiell Hammett, Sam Spade’s move from pulp-book thriller to airwave legend seemed an easy journey.Sam Spade, played by Howard Duff, was a sharp-talking L. A. based private detective who’s first question usually revolved about how much moola, how much cash, you were carrying. If it was a phone call this was usually accompanied by a desk drawer opening and a liquor bottle...

If you like your detectives hard-boiled then Sam Spade was your man.Originally created by the legendary Dashiell Hammett, Sam Spade’s move from pulp-book thriller to airwave legend seemed an easy journey.Sam Spade, played by Howard Duff, was a sharp-talking L. A. based private detective who’s first question usually revolved about how much moola, how much cash, you were carrying. If it was a phone call this was usually accompanied by a desk drawer opening and a liquor bottle...