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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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... | |
| 12.10.1951 | voodoo vendetta |
+ Program #19. ZIV Syndication. "A Voodoo Vendetta In Paradise". A murderess searching for Tommy R... | |
| 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... | |
| 04.23.1951 | treasure on flamingo cay |
+ Pontiac. Sailor and Shannon go on a treasure hunt for Spanish gold with some unsavory companions. ... | |
| 02.18.1952 | the one that got away |
+ "Engaged...In Murder". Matt Jeffrey dies while fishing on the "Bold Venture." Slade and Sailor a... | |
| 02.25.1952 | the man from sumatra |
+"Welcome To Civilization...Deadman". George Carson has returned to civilization from Sumatra, and... | |
| 04.02.1951 | the kuan yen statue |
+ A beautiful Chinese girl is killed to get an idol she has smuggled into Havana. Transitions and p... | |
| 09.03.1951 | the key to death | ||
| 03.03.1952 | the big k o | ||
| 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 ... | |
| 12.17.1951 | tabard of pizzaro |
+ + Alice Marko a young blond girl had registered in Slate Shannon’s hotel, a good-looking young... | |
| 08.13.1951 | sunken treasure at 20 fathoms | ||
| 07.14.1952 | slates stolen identity |
+ "Bring Me The Body Of Slate Shannon". A southerner hires Slate and Sailor to take his client off... | |
| N/A | slates stolen davinci |
+ The Bold Venture is stolen and used as a getaway in a robbery at the Tomosino Refinery. The follow... | |
| 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... | |
| 11.12.1951 | slate framed for refinery robbery | ||
| 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... | |
| 04.14.1952 | sailors dead husband | ||
| 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... | |
| N/A | russian roulette |
+ A young woman named Judith Harper wanders into Shannon's Place during a storm...and she has a gun... | |
| 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 | title unknown | ||
| N/A | tiny haven | ||
| N/A | the high price of treason | ||
| N/A | slate shannon held for ransom |
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