1. Sam Spade - Noun
2. Sam Spade - Proper noun
Sam Spade
The fictional private detective created by Dashiell Hammett who was protagonist of The Maltese Falcon.
Sam Spade (plural Sam Spades)
(informal) A private detective.
I'm a detective, but nuns could stonewall Sam Spade into an asylum. Dennis Lehane
Adaptations The novel has been filmed three times, twice under its original title: * The Maltese Falcon (1931), the first version, a pre- Code production starring Ricardo Cortez as Sam Spade and Bebe Daniels as Brigid O'Shaughnessy. Source: Internet
Humphrey Bogart as Sam Spade in the 1941 film adaptation When they meet at Spade's apartment, Cairo says he is ready to pay for the figurine, but O'Shaughnessy says she does not have it. Source: Internet
Plot Private detectives Sam Spade and Miles Archer are hired by an attractive young woman, "Miss Wonderly", to follow a man, Floyd Thursby, who has allegedly run off with her younger sister, Corinne. Source: Internet
Enjoy 12 of the finest radio episodes of Nero Wolfe, starring Sydney Greenstreet, who is perhaps best known for playing Kasper Gutman, the villain opposite Humphrey Bogart (Sam Spade) in the film The Maltese Falcon. Source: Internet
"Dashiell Hammett was the creator of some of the most famous American detectives of the early 20th century, including Sam Spade and Nick Charles. Source: Internet