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The Radio Adventures of Sam Spade by Martin Grams, Jr. (Paperback) |  | Quantity in Basket:
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| When Dashiell Hammett's "The Adventures of Sam Spade" made its debut over CBS in August of 1946, personable Howard Duff, a comparative unknown in Hollywood circles, was assigned the title role. The selection of young Duff for the hard-hitting detective was perfect casting, his success was immediate, and Hollywood began predicting important things to come for this new personality. Almost immediately the radio program became popular earning a steady weekly following of radio listeners who tuned in each week to enjoy the mysteries (occassionally adapted from Hammett short stories). The enormous success of the Sam Spade radio program spawned a series of comic strips, magazine articles and radio cross-overs, not to mention numerous radio programs attempting to cash in on the Sam Spade craze by offering Sam Spade imitators. By 1948, the threat of communism and Hammett's leanings were starting take its toll on the radio program. Bob Tallman and Gil Doud, the major script writers for the series, walked away from mental fatigue. The network wanted Hammett's name removed from the program. Duff's name appeared in the notorious "Red Channels" publication. Ultimately, the series was doomed. This book documents the entire history of the radio program, including all spin-offs, spoofs, Spade cross-overs, a complete episode guide for each and every radio broadcast with lengthy plot descriptions and trivia, an unusued radio script is reprinted, and much more.
OTR Publishing; First edition (June 14, 2007)
8.3 x 5.8 x 0.7 inches
Martin Grams Jr. is the author of numerous books on old-time radio and old-time television. THE ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS COMPANION, INNER SANCTUM MYSTERIES: BEHIND THE CREAKING DOOR, THE I LOVE A MYSTERY COMPANION, THE SOUND OF DETECTION: ELLERY QUEEN'S ADVENTURES ON RADIO, and many others. Presently a member of RHAC, SPERDVAC, and other old-time radio organizations, he is the recipient of the 1999 Ray Stanich Award, the 2005 Stone/Waterman Award, and the 2005 Parley E. Baer Award. Author of numerous magazine articles, Martin presently spends time with his wife and is active in the annual Mid-Atlantic Nostalgia Convention held annually in Maryland. |
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