In 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."
Please enjoy these old time radio shows:
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| 1969-12-31 |
38 Voodoo |
+ Program #19. ZIV Syndication. "A Voodoo Vendetta In Paradise". Commercials added locally. A murderess searching for Tommy Reed traps Slate and Sailor. She uses poisoned darts and voodoo while Sailor slowly dies. The story is also known as, "Search For Tommy Reed." Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, David Rose (composer, conductor), Jester Hairston, Henry Hayward (wdirector), Morton Fine (writer), David Friedkin (writer), Betty Lou Gerson. |
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| 1969-12-31 |
69 Louis Gasper |
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| 1969-12-31 |
47 Isle Of Pines |
Program #47. ZIV Syndication. "Dentist's Gold". Commercials added locally. Rhoda Gonzalez has hired the "Bold Venture" to take her to the Isle Of Pines for "a last fling." While she is dying, Detective Marco is found dead with a lump of gold in his hand! A clever plot! The story is also known as, "I'm Going To Die." Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Jester Hairston (singing transitions), David Rose (composer, conductor), Henry Hayward (director), Morton Fine (writer), David Friedkin (writer), Nestor Paiva. |
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| 1969-12-31 |
26 Slate's Tuxedo Pocket |
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| 1969-12-31 |
40 Paul Brewer Story |
+ Program #40. ZIV Syndication. "The Paul Brewer Story". Commercials added locally. Shannon is asked to help return Paul Brewer, an escaped murderer, to jail. The story is also known as, "Escape From Guantanamo." David Rose (composer, conductor), Humphrey Bogart, Jester Hairston, Lauren Bacall, Henry Hayward (director), Morton Fine (writer), David Friedkin (writer), Nestor Paiva. |
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| 1969-12-31 |
55 The Death Of Rudy Keijon |
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| 1950-02-23 |
Robbed By Joe Ralston |
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