Private detective Sam Spade becomes entangled with a deceptive client, dangerous criminals, and a hunt for a priceless black bird. After his partner is murdered, Spade must sort lies from truth while every faction tries to use him to obtain the Falcon.

This Academy Award Theater broadcast aired on July 3, 1946. It is listed as episode 15 in the archive. CBS Radio Network carried the broadcast. The cast includes Gerald Mohr, Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, and Sydney Greenstreet. Other credited names include Dee Englebach as director, Dee Englebach as producer, Frank Wilson as radio adaptor, and Hugh Brundage as announcer.

The surviving recording runs about 30 minutes. The broadcast is also associated with Squibb and Squibb.

This version presents a radio version of The Maltese Falcon. Dashiell Hammett is credited as author and John Huston is credited as screenwriter.