This episode was originally released 07/2020.
In the fall of 1949 while many programs were jumping from NBC to CBS, The Adventures of Sam Spade did the opposite. Edgar Bergen took their old CBS time slot. The two shows would once again run head-to-head.
By then Spier was on hiatus from Suspense, having left the program in January of 1948.
The move to NBC proved to be unsuccessful with Jack Benny, Edgar Bergen, Amos & Andy, and Red Skelton all now running on CBS.
Spade fell out of Sunday's top-ten and their highest rated month was January of 1950, with an 11.5.
At the same time, a wave of anti-communism swept through Hollywood. Variety reported that Wildroot would only continue if Hammett’s name was removed from the credits. Then in June of 1950, Howard Duff was listed in the Red Channels and the show’s fate was sealed.
On September 9th, 1950 Billboard Magazine announced that Wildroot was dumping Spade and putting its money into a new series, Charlie Wild, Private Detective.
The report caused an avalanche of 250,000 letters protesting the decision. Duff’s last broadcast was “The Femme Fatale Caper” on September 17th, 1950.
In November, NBC revived the series with Stephen Dunne in the lead. No sponsor signed on. This last episode, “The Hail and Farewell Caper” aired on April 27th, 1951, and The Adventures of Sam Spade departed the airwaves for good.
#samspade #humphreybogart #howardduff #dashiellhammett #abc #nbc #cbs #detectiveseries #history #oldradioshows #radio #oldtimeradioshows #oldtimeradio #historypodcast #1940s #postwar #classicshow #sanfrancisco #radiohistory #truecrimepodcast #truecrime #hardboiled #thegentleman #thegentlemen #monsieurspade
Негізгі бет Ойын-сауық BW - EP105-006: Sam Spade Comes To Radio-How Communist Fears and Dying Radio Drama Killed Sam Spade
Пікірлер