Copyright 2010 J. David Goldin
These are all the examples of this program in the radioGOLDINdex database. These listings are accurate as of July 20, 2010. The programs are listed chronologically, partial dates appear first, unknown dates appear last.
6001. Bold Venture. November 19, 1951. Program #5. ZIV Syndication. "Treasure On Flamingo Cay". Sponsored by: Pontiac. Sailor and Shannon go on a treasure hunt for Spanish gold with some unsavory companions. Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Barton Yarborough, Jester Hairston. 28:30. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
90450. Bold Venture. Program #55. ZIV Syndication. "With Friends Like These". Commercials added locally. Slate's friend Rudy Keijon was killed five years ago in New Orleans. However, Rudy is alive and well and in Havana...tied up by a beautiful woman. Slate is held at gunpoint. Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Jester Hairston, David Rose (composer, conductor). 26:50. Audio condition: Excellent. Otherwise complete.
63151. Bold Venture. Program #6. ZIV Syndication. "He Who Laughs Last". Commercials added locally. Franny Lane, a comic's partner, has been murdered. Slate Shannon is framed for the killing. Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Jester Hairston, David Rose (composer, conductor). 27:36. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Otherwise complete.
63152. Bold Venture. Program #57. ZIV Syndication. "Mystery Of The Mary K". Commercials added locally. Slate Shannon and Sailor find four men in a drifting boat...machine gunned to death. They are in a lifeboat from the "Mary Kay," a ship missing for a year! Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Jester Hairston, David Rose (composer, conductor). 26:04. Audio condition: Very good. Otherwise complete.
62735. Bold Venture. Program #49. ZIV Syndication. "Man From Sumatra". Commercials added locally. George Carson has returned to civilization from Sumatra, and is promptly stabbed to death. A mountain of gold and a seven foot native determined to kill Slate Shannon adds to the excitement. Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Jester Hairston (as "King Moses"), David Rose (composer, conductor). 26:19. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Otherwise complete.
61352. Bold Venture. Program #47. ZIV Syndication. "I'm Going To Die". 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! Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Jester Hairston (singing transitions), David Rose (composer, conductor). 26:45. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Otherwise complete.
61351. Bold Venture. Program #69. ZIV Syndication. "Slate's Stolen Identity". Commercials added locally. A southerner hires Slate and Sailor to take his client off a freighter (the "S. S. Paloma," didn't that ship burn in "The Maltese Falcon?"). Slate is shanghaied, his identification papers are taken and is almost arrested as being Louis Gaspar. Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Barton Yarborough, Jester Hairston (singing transitions), David Rose (composer, conductor). 26:39. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Otherwise complete.
61226. Bold Venture. Program #11. ZIV Syndication. "Blue Moon". Commercials added locally. Mr. Cameron asks Slate Shannon to free his daughter from the clutches of Norton and his gambling ship, "The Blue Moon." Jester Hairston (singing transitions), Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, David Rose (composer, conductor), William Conrad, Gerald Mohr. 27:10. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Otherwise complete.
61225. Bold Venture. Program #12. ZIV Syndication. "Tears Of Siva". Commercials added locally. "The Tears Of Siva" are stolen from a friend of Slate's named Joe Bishop. The star sapphires are phonies! Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, David Rose (composer, conductor), William Conrad, Gerald Mohr. 27:28. Audio condition: Excellent. Otherwise complete.
42454. Bold Venture. Program #50. ZIV Syndication. "The Big K. O.". Commercials added locally. Joe Ryan and his eleven year old daughter Ruthie check into Shannon's Place. Joe is murdered by a late night visitor, leaving Ruthie under the care of Slate and Sailor. David Rose (music), Humphrey Bogart, Jester Hairston, Lauren Bacall. 26:16. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Otherwise complete.
40202. Bold Venture. Program #52. ZIV Syndication. "Haven's Venezuelan Isle". Commercials added locally. Shortly after a couple check into Shannon's Place, her husband arrives and a corpse shows up soon after. Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, David Rose (composer, conductor). 26:26. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Otherwise complete.
16987. Bold Venture. ZIV Syndication. "Death At The Wedding". Commercials added locally. A man is poisoned in Shannon's Place, a private detective is killed on the beach. A pair of newlyweds are not as innocent as they seem. Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Jester Hairston, David Rose (composer, conductor). 27:18. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Otherwise complete.
16988. Bold Venture. Program #35. ZIV Syndication. "Twelve-Year Promise". Commercials added locally. Shannon has inherited half an oil field from a man he hasn't seen in twelve years. Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Jester Hairston, David Rose (composer, conductor). 28:03. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Otherwise complete.
11046. Bold Venture. Program #4. ZIV Syndication. "Johnny Price Story". Commercials added locally. Tough Johnny Rice gets what he wants, including the death of Slate Shannon! The story title is subject to correction. Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Howard McNear. 1/2 hour. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Otherwise complete.
11045. Bold Venture. Program #3. ZIV Syndication. "Opium Smugglers and Young Girl". Commercials added locally. Two tough opium smugglers are up against a young girl, until Slate evens the odds. The story title is subject to correction. David Rose (music), Humphrey Bogart, Jester Hairston, Lauren Bacall, William Conrad. 26:44. Audio condition: Very good. Otherwise complete.
7375. Bold Venture. Program #41. ZIV Syndication. "Crazy Old Carlos". Commercials added locally. Carlos Ruiz is giving away his money because his brother Juan is going to kill him. Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, David Rose (composer, conductor). 25:26. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Otherwise complete.
7374. Bold Venture. Program #19. ZIV Syndication. "Search For Tommy Reed". Commercials added locally. A murderess searching for Tommy Reed traps Slate and Sailor. She uses poisoned darts and voodoo while Sailor slowly dies. Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall. 1/2 hour. Audio condition: Very good. Otherwise complete.
6004. Bold Venture. Program #38. ZIV Syndication. "Voodoo Vendetta". Commercials added locally. The husband of Alice Ramsay, a notorious gambler, kidnaps Slate, swaps papers with him, and has him shot. Alice lends an unwelcome hand. David Rose (composer, conductor), Jester Hairston (calypso transitions), Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall. 27:21. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Otherwise complete.
6002. Bold Venture. Program #25. ZIV Syndication. "Out Of Control". Commercials added locally. Shannon pulls a dead woman named Phyllis Calvert out of the bay and discovers a triple murderer. David Rose (composer, conductor), Jester Hairston (calypso transitions), Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Morton Fine (writer), David Friedkin (writer), Henry Hayward (director). 27:36. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Otherwise complete.
6003. Bold Venture. Program #26. ZIV Syndication. "Black Tie Affair". Commercials added locally. A safe combination in the pocket of a rented Tuxedo leads Slate and Sailor on another adventure. Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, David Rose (composer, conductor). 26:59. Audio condition: Excellent. Otherwise complete.
2237. Bold Venture. Program #40. ZIV Syndication. "Escape From Guantanamo". Commercials added locally. Shannon is asked to help return Paul Brewer, an escaped murderer, to jail. David Rose (music), Humphrey Bogart, Jester Hairston, Lauren Bacall. 27:34. Audio condition: Excellent. Otherwise complete.
2236. Bold Venture. Program #39. ZIV Syndication. "Tabbard Of Pizarro". Commercials added locally. Shannon and Sailor become involved with "The Tabbard Of Pizarro." David Rose (composer, conductor), Jester Hairston, Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall. 27:25. Audio condition: Excellent. Otherwise complete.
2235. Bold Venture. Program #37. ZIV Syndication. "Cruise To Batobano". Commercials added locally. A shipment of silk causes two murders and involves Slate Shannon and Sailor in intrigue when he's hired to deliver a yacht to Batobano and deliver a letter to Emilio Lopez. Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Barton Yarborough, David Rose (composer, conductor). 27:12. Audio condition: Very good. Otherwise complete.
838. Bold Venture. Program #2. ZIV Syndication. "Kwan Yen Statue". Commercials added locally. A beautiful Chinese girl is killed to get an idol she has smuggled into Havana. Transitions and plot summaries are sung by "King Moses (Jester Hairston)," a calypso singer. Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, David Rose (composer, conductor), Jester Hairston. 27:26. Audio condition: Excellent. Otherwise complete.
837. Bold Venture. Program #1. ZIV Syndication. "Deadly Merchandise". Commercials added locally. Bogart plays Slate Shannon who owns a hotel in Havana and gets involved in intrigue with his beautiful sidekick "Sailor." Shannon and Sailor get involved with a shipment of arms for a planned revolution. But Shannon never picked up the "merchandise" in Key West, and two murders follow because he doesn't have the guns. David Rose (music), Humphrey Bogart, Jester Hairston, Lauren Bacall, Morton Fine (writer), David Friedkin (writer), Henry Hayward (director), Jay Novello, Tony Barrett. 25:40. Audio condition: Excellent. Otherwise complete.
93963. Bold Venture. Program #48. ZIV Syndication. "The One That Got Away". Commercials added locally. Matt Jeffrey dies while fishing on the "Bold Venture." Slade and Sailor are accused of the crime. Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Jester Hairston, David Rose (composer, conductor). 26:44. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Otherwise complete.
Report contains 26 programs.