Bold Venture 57 episodes


(4.8 stars; 10 reviews)

Bold Venture is the radio adventure series starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall that originally aired in 1951-52. Bogart plays hotel and boat owner Slate Shannon, and Bacall plays his ward, Sailor Duval. The two often became entangled in tight situations when hiring their services to shady characters. These episodes sound clean, clear and full, thanks to the folks at http://bold-venture.co.uk/. The episode titles follow the work done by Digital Deli Too http://www.digitaldeliftp.com/DigitalDeliToo/dd2jb-Bold-Venture.html. Note that the dates are approximate. As Bold Venture was syndicated, it played on different nights and began its run in different months on various stations across the U.S.

This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.

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Chapters

Bold Venture 510326 01 Deadly Merchandise 26:44
Bold Venture 510402 02 Kuan Yin Statue 26:50
Bold Venture 510409 03 Forged Bill of Lading 27:56
Bold Venture 510416 04 A Bullet for Shannon 26:21
Bold Venture 510423 05 Spanish Gold 26:43
Bold Venture 510430 06 Shannon Framed for Murder 26:39
Bold Venture 510507 07 Atomic Espionage in San Tomas 26:39
Bold Venture 510514 08 That Gun Will Kill You 20:09
Bold Venture 510521 09 Fake American Passports 26:42
Bold Venture 510528 10 Sailor Framed For Murder 26:48
Bold Venture 510604 11 The Blue Moon 26:20
Bold Venture 510611 12 Tears Of Siva 26:41
Bold Venture 510618 13 We Want Cary Martin 26:32
Bold Venture 510625 14 Sailor Framed for Treason and Murder 26:40
Bold Venture 510702 15 Russian Roulette 26:28
Bold Venture 510709 16 Mystery Of The Mary K 25:58
Bold Venture 510716 17 Death at the Wedding 26:12
Bold Venture 510723 18 A12 Year Old Promise 26:34
Bold Venture 510730 19 Voodoo Vendetta in Paradise 26:26
Bold Venture 510730 20 Search for Tommy Reed 26:27
Bold Venture 510813 21 Sunken Spanish Gold 26:35
Bold Venture 510820 22 Ghost Ship 26:45
Bold Venture 510827 23 Slates Old Flame 26:05
Bold Venture 510903 24 Terminal Key 26:18
Bold Venture 510910 25 Phyllis Calvert Murders 26:49
Bold Venture 510917 26 Black Tie Affair 26:44
Bold Venture 510924 27 Murder in the Yucatan 26:48
Bold Venture 511001 28 Shannons a Sucker 26:38
Bold Venture 511008 29 Slate Gets the Hook 26:38
Bold Venture 511015 30 A Camilia For El Dobbin 26:40
Bold Venture 511022 31 A Row at the Cannery 26:49
Bold Venture 511029 32 Darby and Joan Lonely Hearts Inc 26:46
Bold Venture 511105 33 The Marino Victory Mutiny 26:46
Bold Venture 511112 34 The Bold Venture is Stolen 26:38
Bold Venture 511119 35 The Bold Venture By Da Vinci 26:27
Bold Venture 511126 36 Dead Men Dont Leave Prints 26:37
Bold Venture 511203 37 Cruise To Batabano 26:30
Bold Venture 511210 38 Bring Me the Body of Slate Shannon 26:51
Bold Venture 511217 39 Tabard of Pizarro 26:16
Bold Venture 511224 40 Paul Brewer Story 26:20
Bold Venture 511231 41 Crazy Old Carlo 26:43
Bold Venture 520107 42 A Dead Girls Clothes 26:33
Bold Venture 520114 43 Four Invitations to Death 26:57
Bold Venture 520121 44 A Comeback Can Kill You 26:33
Bold Venture 520128 45 Revenge Equals Murder Times 2 26:30
Bold Venture 520204 46 Joe Norman The Laughing Sailor 26:54
Bold Venture 520211 47 Dentists Gold 26:45
Bold Venture 520218 48 Engaged in Murder 26:59
Bold Venture 520225 49 Welcome to Civilization Dead Man 26:39
Bold Venture 520303 50 Joe Ryans Final KO 26:17
Bold Venture 520310 51 The Spectre of El Indio 26:38
Bold Venture 520317 52 Deadly Diamonds 27:03
Bold Venture 520324 53 Revenge is Sweet 26:52
Bold Venture 520331 54 The Runaway Wife 26:45
Bold Venture 520407 55 With Friends Like These 26:52
Bold Venture 520414 56 Sailor is a Wealthy Widow 26:56
Bold Venture 520512 60 Senor Rufios Legacy of Death 25:59

Reviews

Very Enjoyable!


(5 stars)

I'm glad Bogie finally agreed to do a radio show. He and Bacall were definitely a great team and it comes through in this show. I find myself at fault for finding some of the plots predictable, but at the time I assume they were more fresh than they would be today. Bogie's Slate Shannon is one tough SoB who only gets knocked out when its convenient for the plot. Bacall's Sailor Duvall is always ready with some quick wit or sarcastic slap of words. Definitely worth many hours of listening! Enjoy!

Wonderful!


(5 stars)

What a great series with Bogart and Bacall. Great characters. It is like taking their movies "To have and have Not" and combining it with the backdrop of "Key Largo". Bogey owns a boat and hotel in Havana and Bacall is his young ward...Hollywood was always making a big deal of their age difference and this series is really an homage to "Bogey and Baby". Great lines and repartee between the two. Thanks to the original uploader for this classic that everyone should download!

Yes, I enjoyed listing to the shows, but...


(3 stars)

Bogie is not the best radio actor I have ever heard. The scripts are pretty good, the shows have a good pace, Humphrey sometimes seems to be just reading, going through the motions just to make a paycheck, especially in the first few episodes

A Great Show


(5 stars)

They're all pretty much alike, and are all a lot of fun to listen to. B & B just fit together perfectly.

an excellent show


(5 stars)

one of my favorite OTRs.