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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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... | |
| 02.11.1952 | isle of pines |
+Program #47. ZIV Syndication. "Dentist's Gold". Rhoda Gonzalez has hired the "Bold Venture" to ta... | |
| 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... | |
| 09.24.1951 | murder in the yucatan peninusla |
+ Max Raimie sends Shannon and Sailor to find his missing wife, even though she's been murdered by ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 09.10.1951 | out of control | ||
| 11.26.1951 | paolo framed for jewel robbery | ||
| 10.22.1951 | passage for mario carrada | ||
| 01.07.1952 | proving innocence in trujillo | ||
| 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... | |
| 03.10.1952 | revenge is sweet |
+ Joe Ralston spends a pleasant night at Shannon's Place, then pulls a gun and robs the safe. | |
| N/A | russian roulette |
+ A young woman named Judith Harper wanders into Shannon's Place during a storm...and she has a gun... | |
| 05.28.1951 | sailor framed for murder |
+ Franny Lane, a comic's partner, has been murdered. Slate Shannon is framed for the killing. The s... | |
| 04.14.1952 | sailors dead husband | ||
| 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... | |
| 11.12.1951 | slate framed for refinery robbery | ||
| 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... | |
| N/A | slates stolen davinci |
+ The Bold Venture is stolen and used as a getaway in a robbery at the Tomosino Refinery. The follow... | |
| 07.14.1952 | slates stolen identity |
+ "Bring Me The Body Of Slate Shannon". A southerner hires Slate and Sailor to take his client off... | |
| 08.13.1951 | sunken treasure at 20 fathoms | ||
| 12.17.1951 | tabard of pizzaro |
+ + Alice Marko a young blond girl had registered in Slate Shannon’s hotel, a good-looking young... | |
| 06.11.1951 | tears of siva |
+ "The Tears Of Siva" are stolen from a friend of Slate's named Joe Bishop. The star sapphires are ... | |
| 03.03.1952 | the big k o | ||
| N/A | slate shannon held for ransom |
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