The Adventures of Sam Spade was a radio series based loosely on the private detective character Sam Spade, created by writer Dashiell Hammett for The Maltese Falcon. The show ran for 13 episodes on ABC in 1946, for 157 episodes on CBS in 1946-1949, and finally for 51 episodes on NBC in 1949-1951. The series starred Howard Duff (and later, Steve Dunne) as Sam Spade and Lurene Tuttle as his secretary Effie, and took a considerably more tongue-in-cheek approach to the character than the novel or movie.
The Adventures of Sam Spade was a radio series based loosely on the private detective character Sam Spade, created by writer Dashiell Hammett for The Maltese Falcon.
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Plur
Adventures
Adventures
PROPN
NNPS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Sam
Sam
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Spade
Spade
PROPN
NNP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
radio
radio
NOUN
NN
root
Number=Sing
series
series
NOUN
NN
acl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
base
based
VERB
VBN
advmod
loosely
loosely
ADV
RB
case
on
on
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
private
private
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Sing
detective
detective
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Sing
character
character
NOUN
NN
appos
Number=Sing
Sam
Sam
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Spade
Spade
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
acl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
create
created
VERB
VBN
case
by
by
ADP
IN
obl:agent
Number=Sing
writer
writer
NOUN
NN
flat
Number=Sing
Dashiell
Dashiell
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Hammett
Hammett
PROPN
NNP
case
for
for
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
Maltese
Maltese
ADJ
NNP
obl
Number=Sing
Falcon
Falcon
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
The show ran for 13 episodes on ABC in 1946, for 157 episodes on CBS in 1946-1949, and finally for 51 episodes on NBC in 1949-1951.
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
show
show
NOUN
NN
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
run
ran
VERB
VBD
case
for
for
ADP
IN
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
13
13
NUM
CD
obl
Number=Plur
episode
episodes
NOUN
NNS
case
on
on
ADP
IN
nmod
Abbr=Yes|Number=Sing
ABC
ABC
PROPN
NNP
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1946
1946
NUM
CD
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
for
for
ADP
IN
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
157
157
NUM
CD
obl
Number=Plur
episode
episodes
NOUN
NNS
case
on
on
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
CBS
CBS
PROPN
NNP
case
in
in
ADP
IN
nmod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1946
1946
NUM
CD
case
-
-
SYM
SYM
nmod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1949
1949
NUM
CD
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
advmod
finally
finally
ADV
RB
case
for
for
ADP
IN
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
51
51
NUM
CD
conj
Number=Plur
episode
episodes
NOUN
NNS
case
on
on
ADP
IN
nmod
Abbr=Yes|Number=Sing
NBC
NBC
PROPN
NNP
case
in
in
ADP
IN
orphan
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1949
1949
NUM
CD
case
-
-
SYM
SYM
nmod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1951
1951
NUM
CD
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
The series starred Howard Duff (and later, Steve Dunne) as Sam Spade and Lurene Tuttle as his secretary Effie, and took a considerably more tongue-in-cheek approach to the character than the novel or movie.
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
series
series
NOUN
NN
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
star
starred
VERB
VBD
obj
Number=Sing
Howard
Howard
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Duff
Duff
PROPN
NNP
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
advmod
Degree=Cmp
late
later
ADV
RBR
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
conj
Number=Sing
Steve
Steve
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Dunne
Dunne
PROPN
NNP
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
case
as
as
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Sam
Sam
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Spade
Spade
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
Lurene
Lurene
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Tuttle
Tuttle
PROPN
NNP
case
as
as
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
obl
Number=Sing
secretary
secretary
NOUN
NN
appos
Number=Sing
Effie
Effie
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
take
took
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
advmod
considerably
considerably
ADV
RB
amod
Degree=Cmp
more
more
ADJ
JJR
compound
Number=Sing
tongue
tongue
NOUN
NN
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
case
in
in
ADP
IN
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
nmod
Number=Sing
cheek
cheek
NOUN
NN
obj
Number=Sing
approach
approach
NOUN
NN
case
to
to
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
character
character
NOUN
NN
case
than
than
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
novel
novel
NOUN
NN
cc
or
or
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
movie
movie
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.