Bold Venture
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- For the American thoroughbred racehorse, see Bold Venture (horse).
Bold Venture was a 1951-1952 syndicated radio series starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall. Morton Fine and David Friedkin scripted the taped series for Bogart's Santana Productions.
Salty seadog Slate Shannon (Bogart) owns a Cuban hotel sheltering an assortment of treasure hunters, revolutionaries and other shady characters. With his sidekick and ward, the sultry Sailor Duval (Bacall), tagging along, he encounters modern-day pirates and other tough situations while navigating the waters around Havana. Aboard his boat, the Bold Venture, Slate and Sailor seek out and find "adventure, intrigue, mystery and romance in the sultry settings of tropical Havana and the mysterious islands of the Caribbean."
Calypso singer King Moses (Jester Hairston) provided musical bridges by threading plot situations into the lyrics of his songs. Music by David Rose. Beginning March 26, 1951, the Frederic W. Ziv Company syndicated 78 episodes. Other sources claim that the 78 episodes include reruns, and that there were only 30 episodes. Heard on 423 stations, the 30-minute series earned $4000 weekly for Bogart and Bacall.
[edit] Episode guide
- Mystery of the Mary K
- Deadly Merchandise
- Kwan Yin Statue
- The White Envelope
- Treasure on Flamingo Cay
- He Who Laughs Last
- Blue Moon
- Tears of Shiva
- Search For Tommy Reed
- Out of Control
- Black Tie Affair
- Thugs And Slugs
- Crazy Old Carlos
- Twelve Year Promise
- Cruise To Batoband
- Voodoo Vendetta
- Tabard of Pizarro
- Escape From Guantanamo
- Crazy Old Carlos
- I'm Going To Die
- The One That Got Away
- Death At The Wedding
- Man From Sumatra
- The Big OK
- Revenge Is Sweet
- Haven's Venezuelan Isle
- With Friends Like These
- Slate's Stolen Identity
- Marriage and Murder
- Russian Roulette
