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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07.14.1952 | slates stolen identity |
+ "Bring Me The Body Of Slate Shannon". A southerner hires Slate and Sailor to take his client off... | |
| 05.12.1952 | senor rufio |
+ Senor Rufio rents a room at Shannon's place to "atone for his sins." Senor Rufio is soon found on... | |
| 04.21.1952 | mystery of the mary k |
+ Slate Shannon and Sailor find four men in a drifting boat...machine gunned to death. They are in ... | |
| 04.14.1952 | sailors dead husband | ||
| 04.07.1952 | with friends like these |
+ Slate's friend Rudy Keijon was killed five years ago in New Orleans. However, Rudy is alive and w... | |
| 03.17.1952 | havens venezuelan isle |
+ Jean Moore turned up at Slate Shannon’s about his wife Claudia Moore who was staying at Slates h... | |
| 03.10.1952 | revenge is sweet |
+ Joe Ralston spends a pleasant night at Shannon's Place, then pulls a gun and robs the safe. | |
| 03.03.1952 | the big k o | ||
| 02.25.1952 | the man from sumatra |
+"Welcome To Civilization...Deadman". George Carson has returned to civilization from Sumatra, and... | |
| 02.18.1952 | the one that got away |
+ "Engaged...In Murder". Matt Jeffrey dies while fishing on the "Bold Venture." Slade and Sailor a... | |
| 02.11.1952 | isle of pines |
+Program #47. ZIV Syndication. "Dentist's Gold". Rhoda Gonzalez has hired the "Bold Venture" to ta... | |
| 02.04.1952 | a backstabbing at shannons place | ||
| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 01.07.1952 | proving innocence in trujillo | ||
| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 12.17.1951 | tabard of pizzaro |
+ + Alice Marko a young blond girl had registered in Slate Shannon’s hotel, a good-looking young... | |
| 12.10.1951 | voodoo vendetta |
+ Program #19. ZIV Syndication. "A Voodoo Vendetta In Paradise". A murderess searching for Tommy R... | |
| 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... | |
| 11.26.1951 | paolo framed for jewel 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... | |
| 11.12.1951 | slate framed for refinery robbery | ||
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... |
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