In The Bold Venture old time radio show, Bogie and Bacall were open to a venture, and that was radio syndication. From an informal recording studio, they could do a radio series in a few months and have it syndicated over time by the Frederic W. Ziv Company. With Bacall, it was a package deal that was worthy of Slate Shannon, Bogie's alter ego in this series.Shannon is the owner and proprietor of a dubious Havana hotel, and Bacall is Sailor Duval, his sulty, wisecracking sidekick, whose exact status is questionable. Jester Hairston plays the calypso-singing aide-de-camp King Moses, whose witty rhymes comment on the plot as it whips along. Shannon's hotel attracts cutthroats, gamblers, and other denizens of the deep to its nautical watering hole, so Shannon is ready to do what it takes to keep the peace, or get a piece of the action.
Bogie was a well-known seadog in real life who liked to get away from it all by boat in order to fish and make bottles empty for messages. This show is like a fun-house mirror of real life (and reel life), with the requisite toughs, quips and plots as knotted as ropes on a well-used dock. Music by the stalwart David Rose adds to a quality cast of Hollywood radio talent.
Bold Venture may not be all that bold in terms of the history of radio adventure, but for Bogart and Bacall, it was a venture that promised easy treasure for minimum digging. By the time it went into radio syndication, Bogie was in Africa working with another beauty on another boat called "The African Queen." Click here to read more about Bold-venture
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Please enjoy these 61 old time radio episodes:
| Air Date | Title | Synopsis | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07.30.1951 | bold venture search for tommy reed aka looking ep 1 |
+ Possibly program #20. A murderess searching for Tommy Reed traps Slate and Sailor. She uses poiso... | |
| 08.13.1951 | sunken treasure at 20 fathoms | ||
| 08.20.1951 | ghost ship |
+ Shannon and Sailor come upon "The Golden Swan," a beautiful ship with nobody on her. Slate and Sa... | |
| 08.27.1951 | jenny ward slates old flame |
+ Jinny, Slate's old girlfriend is leaving her wealthy husband. Jinny plans to have Shannon kill th... | |
| 09.03.1951 | the key to death | ||
| 09.10.1951 | out of control | ||
| 09.17.1951 | bold venture black tie affair aka slates tuexe ep 1 |
+ A safe combination in the pocket of a rented tuxedo leads Slate and Sailor on another adventure. ... | |
| 09.24.1951 | murder in the yucatan peninusla |
+ Max Raimie sends Shannon and Sailor to find his missing wife, even though she's been murdered by ... | |
| 10.01.1951 | slate shannon sucker |
+ Two card-sharks are just off a cruise ship with a detective in hot pursuit. The badguys plans to... | |
| 10.15.1951 | camellias and a ruby | ||
| 10.22.1951 | passage for mario carrada | ||
| 10.29.1951 | darby and joan incorporated |
+ Mrs Baker is an elderly lonely widow who has seen Slate Shannon’s picture in the Darby and Joan ... | |
| 11.05.1951 | mutineers of the marino victory |
+ While Slate and Sailor are out fishing, they rescue two castaways who turn out to be killers and ... | |
| 11.12.1951 | slate framed for refinery robbery | ||
| 11.19.1951 | twelve year promise |
+ Shannon has inherited half an oil field from a man he hasn't seen in twelve years. This program m... | |
| 11.26.1951 | paolo framed for jewel robbery | ||
| 12.03.1951 | bold venture cruise to bataban0 aka emilio lop ep 1 1951 12 3 |
+ A shipment of silk causes two murders and involves Slate Shannon and Sailor in intrigue when they... | |
| 12.10.1951 | voodoo vendetta |
+ Program #19. ZIV Syndication. "A Voodoo Vendetta In Paradise". A murderess searching for Tommy R... | |
| 12.17.1951 | tabard of pizzaro |
+ + Alice Marko a young blond girl had registered in Slate Shannon’s hotel, a good-looking young... | |
| 12.24.1951 | bold venture escape from guantanamo aka paul b ep 1 |
+"The Paul Brewer Story". Shannon is asked to help return Paul Brewer, an escaped murderer, to jai... | |
| 12.31.1951 | bold venture crazy old carlos aka carloz ruis ep 1 |
+ Carlo Ruiz is giving away his money because his brother Juan is going to kill him. + Carlos has s... | |
| 01.07.1952 | proving innocence in trujillo | ||
| 01.14.1952 | an invitation to death |
+ It is six years since the Charles Morrel’s wife died at sea and he blames the four people who we... | |
| 01.28.1952 | revenge equals murder times two |
+ Velma Bradford is found wandering on the beach in a dazed condition. She has a blood-stained kni... | |
| 02.04.1952 | a backstabbing at shannons place |
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