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Civic Pride Caper

The Adventures of Sam Spade · April 13, 1951 · 29 min · 4,983 words

The transcript of “Civic Pride Caper”, an episode of The Adventures of Sam Spade first broadcast April 13, 1951. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). The Adventures of Sam Spade plays The Adventures of Sam Spade free, live around the clock. Search inside this transcript.

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The National Broadcasting Company presents The Adventures of Sam Spade Detective. And Spade Detective Agency? Me, sweetheart. Oh, you! What's the matter now? Oh, nothing. You just up and leave and don't say where you're going.

I'm only your secretary and I'm the last one to know about it. And everybody else in town knows more than I do. And I wasn't here for it. Enough, enough, enough. Wait a minute. How did everybody in town know about it?

It was in the newspapers, that's all. in the society column, no, no? Really? Well, imagine that. Flora Bell, Frolic's Columns. Flora Bell. Mr. Spade, the notorious private detective, is vacationing at Westover as a guest of a promising young architect, Garrett Welch.

No, Tori is yet. Well, at least they spell my name right. I suppose you had a great time. Well, it was exciting. What did you do? Just talked over all times, after a little hunting, little shooting.

Did you beg anything? Epp, what's your language? Bam. I see you're shocked. Well, so was I. However, if you have nothing to do, hang around the office and I will be down with several pages from my diary telling about the whole affair.

I've titled them the Civic Pride Capers. For NBC, Williams Fear, radio's outstanding producer, director of mystery and crime drama, brings you the greatest private detective of them all. Starring Stephen Dunn in The Adventures of Sam Spade.

Well, I thought you'd gone chicken and run out on me. You're part of this organization, you're going to bear the bitter with the sweet, along with the rest of us. I know, but I always seem to get the bitter.

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