Radio review - Suspense - "The Kandi Tooth" (1948) **

Sequel to The Maltese Falcon with Sam Spade again coming across Gutman and Joel Cairo in search of an ancient jewel, in this case a jewel from Kandi (Sri Lanka). There's also a new femme fetale. It feels a lot like a rehash (I mean, did they have to be searching after an artefact from the old world?) but it is enjoyable in a way and I enjoyed the fact the jewel was shoved into someone's teeth. Howard Duff plays Spade, as he did on radio - there's an overlong introduction from Robert Montgomery, who recently played Philip Marlow, who talks to Spade about detectives. (This is a 60 minute installment).