BOLD VENTURE compiled by Dick Judge Revised Oct 8, 2004
First show: Mar 26, 1951* Last show: Sep 15, 1952* Number of shows: 78
Number of shows in circulation: 31
The Hollywood husband and wife team of Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall
set sail for adventure in the Bold Venture radio series in early 1951.
There were well over 400 stations that aired the program. Since this
was syndicated * the starting date varied from station to station but
Mar 26, 1951 was the official date of the first show.
Humphrey Bogart portrayed Slate Shannon, owner of a rundown Havana hotel,
Shannon's Place. The action took place on land as well aboard Slate's
boat, The Bold Venture, thus the title of the series.
Lauren Bacall was his ward Sailor Duval, a stubborn and flirtatious young
woman whose late father had willed her to Slate for her protection. Togeth-
er the duo found adventure, intrigue, mystery and romance in the sultry
settings of tropical Havana and the mysterious islands of the Caribbean.
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All existing Bold Venture programs are cited below. If anyone has informa-
tion on any other ones, please contact the author. Please note all alter-
nate titles as well as the first few words of each show are listed.
The first difficulty in producing this log was the lack of exact titles for
the programs. In many cases the dealers, collectors and others penned
their own, using their intepretation from the story line. Listed below
are all known titles with any mis-spellings corrected.
The dates are probable air dates for the series that first began on many
stations on March 26, 1951. Some logs give show dates in 1946, 1949, 1950 and
early 1951, which makes no sense at all. Dates below in parens are those that
were listed in various logs.
The ZIV NO. is the show number designated by the Frederick W. Ziv Co., the
syndicator of Bold Venture. The numbers in parens are those that do not
seem to be correct.
To assist in further identification, the first words of each episode is
listed. In addition to this all titles are cross-referenced. Most accepted
or actual program titles are capitalized.
The author would appreciate any comments on this log and is always looking
for additional information about individual programs. He can be reached at
dickjudge@juno.com.
Mr. William Fishburne suggested that additional dates be added. This
information is reflected below.
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DATE ZIV NO. TITLE(S) in Alphabetical Order!
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Mar 3, 1952 50 THE BIG K.O. OR
(Nov 22, 1946) Best friend is killed OR
(Nov 22, 1950) Joe and Ruth OR
(Nov 9, 1951) Joe Ryan shot OR
Joe Ryan shot leaving daughter Ruthie OR
Ruthie Ryan and her father OR
Ruthie Ryan story OR
Ruthie Ryan's father
Joe Ryan:"If I wasn't so tired, Slate..."
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Sep 17, 1951 26 BLACK TIE AFFAIR OR
Slate's tuxedo pocket
(Mar 20, 1949)
(Mar 20, 1950)
(Dec 28, 1951)
King Moses (singing):"Mr. Slate, he hold he head in he hand..."
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Jun 4, 1951 11 BLUE MOON
(Jun 15, 1950)
(Jun 16, 1950)
(Nov 23, 1951)
Mr. Cameron:"..your name Slate Shannon?"
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Dec 31, 1951 41 CRAZY OLD CARLOS OR
Carlo and Juan Ruiz OR
(Mar 14, 1952) Carlos and Juan story OR
Carlos Ruiz
Sailor:"We ought to do this more often Slate..."
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Dec 3, 1951 37 CRUISE TO BATABANO (correct spelling) OR
(4) Amelio Lopez story OR
(Feb 8, 1952) Cruise to Bata Bano OR
Emile Lopez story, The OR
Emelio Lopez story OR
Emilio Lopez story
Mr. Drew:"Well I don't think it's a lot for you to do..."
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Mar 26, 1951 1 DEADLY MERCHANDISE OR
Smuggling arms OR
(Jan 3, 1951) Shipment of arms for a revolution, A OR
(May 4, 1951) Death by a fighting bird OR
(Jan 3, 1953) Missing guns OR
Gun runners OR
Shipment of guns
Slate:"Alright, Sailor. Havana, Cuba. Where we started from..."
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DEATH AT THE WEDDING OR
Chaney (correct spelling) wedding
(Feb 22, 1952) Chantley's wedding, The OR
Frame-Up OR
Shannon's Place
King Moses (singing):"Shanon's Place is sight to see..."
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Dec 24, 1951 40 ESCAPE FROM GUANTANAMO OR
Escape(d) murderer OR
(Mar 7, 1952) John Brewer hires Slate to find his son OR
Paul Brewer story
Slate:"Ah, rock me gentle Sailor. Easy, easy..."
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Mar 17, 1952 52 HAVEN'S VENEZUELAN ISLE OR
Tommy Haven, Gene Moore's wife, Claudia OR
(Feb 23, 1951) Runaway wife
(Oct 19, 1951)
(Feb 3, 1958)
(Feb 23, 1958)
Sailor:"Ha. Ha. Ha. Oh, Mrs. Moyer, you're just a whizbang..."
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Apr 30, 1951 6 HE WHO LAUGHS LAST OR
Dixon and Lane OR
(Jul 30, 1950) Hal Dixon and the bank robbery money OR
(May 18, 1951) Murder is no joke OR
Slate Shannon accused of murder OR
Murder of Franny Lane, The OR
Murder of Franie Lane, The OR
Mr. Dixon:"Ha, ha, ha. I just told you that hotel joke..."
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Feb 11, 1952 47 I'M GOING TO DIE OR
Isle Of Pines, The OR
(Oct 26, 1951) Rhoda Gonzalez OR
(May 13, 1956) Rhoda Gonzalez is dying
Sailor:"Oh joy, oh joy!"
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Apr 16, 1951 4 JOHNNY PRICE STORY
Opening: not known
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Apr 2, 1951 2 KWAN YEN STATUE OR (correct spelling)
Priceless Shanghai Statue OR
(Jan 3, 1951) Chinese girl comes to Havana OR
(May 11, 1951) Chinese statue OR
Story of a Chinese girl and a statue OR
(Jan 3, 1953) Quam Yi statue OR
Quam Yen statue
Slate:"You can't tell much about about Havana from a boat..."
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Feb 25, 1952 49 MAN FROM SUMATRA OR
George Carson Killed OR
(Nov 16, 1951) Welcome back to civilization, dead man
(Nov 26, 1946)
George Carson:"A week... a whole week back in civilization"
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MARRIAGE AND MURDER OR
Freddie Nye claims to be husband OR
(Mar 20, 1949) Freddie Naye claims to be Sailor's husband OR
(Dec 14, 1951) Sailor's dead husband
Slate:"Ha, ha ha. Ah, what'll they think of next..."
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MYSTERY OF THE MARY K
(Jul 30, 1950)
(Mar 28, 1952)
Slate:"Take the wheel, Sailor, steady as she goes..."
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Feb 18, 1952 48 THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY OR
Dead Matt Jefferies OR
(Nov 2, 1951) Matt Jefferies dies OR
(Mar 13, 1956) Matt Jeffrey dies OR (Jeffrey is correct spelling)
Matt Jeffrey dies aboard the Bold Venture OR
Matt Jeffrey Poisoned OR
Slate:"Feels good, huh Sailor?"
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Apr 9, 1951 3 OPIUM SMUGGLERS AND YOUNG GIRL
Opening: not known
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Sep 10, 1951 25 OUT OF CONTROL OR
Phyllis Colvert murder OR
(Jan 4, 1952) Phyllis Calvert murder OR
(Nov 8, 1952) Suicide or Murder OR
Slate:" (garbled) .. Sailor, we see Morro Castle... "
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Mar 10, 1952 51 REVENGE IS SWEET OR
Joe Ralston OR
(Feb 23, 1950) Joe Ralston kills Harry Joyce OR
(May 25, 1951) Robbed By Joe Ralston
(Feb 23, 1958)
Slate:"You know the trouble with you, Sailor..."
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RUSSIAN ROULETTE
(Mar 21, 1952)
Sailor:"Where are you Slate?" Slate:"Stop yelling in my ear."
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Jul 30, 1951 19 SEARCH FOR TOMMY REED OR
(20) Amy Reed wants her husband found OR
(Jan 18, 1952) Looking for Tommy Reed OR
(Dec 31, 1953) Tommy Reed
Sailor:"Slate, wake up! Come on, wake up.."
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(37) SLATE'S STOLEN IDENTITY OR
(69) Louis Gaspar OR
(Feb 29, 1952) Pick up Louis Gaspar OR
Posing as Louis Gaspar
King Moses (singing):"To Havana ..... pleasure dome..."
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Dec 17, 1951 39 TABARD OF PIZARRO (this is correct spelling) OR
Alice Markel poisoning OR
(Nov 19, 1951) Tabard of Pizzaro OR
(Feb 15, 1952) Tabard Painting, The OR
Tappard of Pizzaro
Slate:"Ah, Sailor, there is a sight that warms..."
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Jun 11, 1951 12 TEARS OF SIVA OR
Star of Sheba OR
(Jul 16, 1950) Tears of Seba OR
(Nov 30, 1951) Tears of Sheba
Joe Bishop:"Ah Slate, you should have been with..."
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(4) THUGS AND SLUGS OR
(Dec 21, 1951) Bullet for Shannon, A
(Nov 8, 1952)
Mr. Bullock:"You won't ... you won't regret this... "
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Apr 23, 1951 5 TREASURE ON FLAMINGO CAY OR
Spanish gold OR
(Nov 19, 1951) Spanish Treasure OR
(Jan 11, 1952) Treasure Hunt OR
Buried treasure OR
Flamingo Cay
King Moses:(Singing) "Now in Havana they is a small hotel..."
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TWELVE-YEAR PROMISE OR
(Jun 16, 1950) Oil Wells OR
(Nov 19, 1951) Twelve year pact OR
(Jun 1, 1951) 12 Year Promise
Slate:(sound of adding machine) "I just had a thought."
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Dec 10, 1951 38 VOODOO VENDETTA OR
(19) Alice Ramsey kills husband OR
(Dec 7, 1951) Alice Ramsey's Husband OR
(Dec 31, 1951) Poison darts OR
(Dec 31, 1953) Sailor is a victim of voodoo OR
Voodoo
King Moses (singing):"The thing to consider when you go to sleep..."
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THE WHITE ENVELOPE OR
Bill of lading OR
(Apr 26, 1951) Six crates of apple juice
(Jan 25, 1952)
King Moses (singing):"No people come to Shannon's Place"
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Apr 7, 1952 55 WITH FRIENDS LIKE THESE OR
Bob Yancy arrests Slate for murder OR
(Nov 29, 1951) Bob Yancy poses as a policeman OR
(Feb 1, 1952) Death of Rudy Keijon, The OR
Rudy Keijon OR
Rudy Quijan
Slate:"Sailor stand still for a moment."
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Alphabetical listing cross referenced to the most acceptable/correct title
with the capitalized one being best title choice
Alternate Title Acceptable/Correct Title
12 year promise Twelve-Year Promise
Alice Markel poisoning Tabard of Pizarro
Alice Ramsey kills husband Voodoo Vendetta
Alice Ramsey's husband Voodoo Vendetta
Amelio Lopez story Cruise to Batabano
Amy Reed wants her husband found The Search for Tommy Reed
Best friend is killed The Big K.O.
BIG K.O., THE
Bill of lading The White Envelope
BLACK TIE AFFAIR, THE
BLUE MOON
Bob Yancy poses as a policeman With Friends Like These
Bob Yancy arrests Slate for murder With Friends Like These
Bullet for Shannon, A Thugs and Slugs
Buried treasure Treasure on Flamingo Cay
Carlo and Juan Ruiz Crazy Old Carlos
Carlos and Juan story Crazy Old Carlos
Carlos Ruiz Crazy Old Carlos
Chaney wedding, The Death at the Wedding
Chantley's wedding, The Death at the Wedding
Chinese girl comes to Havana Kwan Yen Statue
Chinese statue Kwan Yen Statue
CRAZY OLD CARLOS
CRUISE TO BATABANO
Dead Matt Jefferies The One That Got Away
DEADLY MERCHANDISE
DEATH AT THE WEDDING
Death by a fighting bird Deadly Merchandise
Death of Rudy Keijon, The With Friends Like These
Dixon and Lane He Who Laughs Last
Emelio Lopez story Cruise to Batabano
Emile Lopez story Cruise to Batabano
ESCAPE FROM GUANTANAMO
Escape(d) murderer Escape from Guantanamo
Flamingo Cay Treasure on Flamingo Cay
Frame-Up Death at the Wedding
Freddie Naye claims to be (Sailor's) Marriage and Murder
husband
Freddie Nye claims to be (Sailor's) Marriage and Murder
husband
George Carson killed The Man from Sumatra
Gun runners Deadly Merchandise
Hal Dixon and the bank robbery money He Who Laughs Last
HAVEN'S VENEZUELAN ISLE
HE WHO LAUGHS LAST
I'M GOING TO DIE
Isle Of pines, The I'm Going to Die
Joe and Ruth The Big K.O.
Joe Ralston Revenge is Sweet
Joe Ralston kills Harry Joyce Revenge is Sweet
Joe Ryan shot The Big K.O.
Joe Ryan shot leaving daughter Ruthie The Big K.O.
John Brewer hires Slate to find Escape from Guantanamo
his son
JOHNNY PRICE STORY
KWAN YEN STATUE
Looking for Tommy Reed The Search for Tommy Reed
Louis Gaspar Slate's Stolen Identity
MAN FROM SUMATRA, THE
MARRIAGE AND MURDER
Matt Jefferies dies The One That Got Away
Matt Jeffrey dies aboard the Bold The One That Got Away
Venture
Matt Jeffrey dies The One That Got Away
Matt Jeffrey poisoned The One That Got Away
Missing guns Deadly Merchndise
Murder is no joke He Who Laughs Last
Murder of Franie Lane, The He Who Laughs Last
Murder of Franny Lane, The He Who Laughs Last
MYSTERY OF THE MARY K
Oil Wells Twelve-Year Promise
ONE THAT GOT AWAY, THE
OPIUM SMUGGLERS AND YOUNG GIRL
OUT OF CONTROL
Paul Brewer story Escape from Guantanamo
Phylllis Calvert murder Out of Control
Phylllis Colvert murder Out of Control
Pick up Louis Gaspar Slate's Stolen Identity
Poison darts Voodoo Vendetta
Posing as Louis Gaspar Slate's Stolen Identity
Priceless Shanghai statue Kwan Yen Statue
Quam Yen statue Kwan Yen Statue
Quam Yi statue Kwan Yen Statue
REVENGE IS SWEET
Rhoda Gonzalez I'm Going to Die
Rhoda Gonzalez is dying I'm Going to Die
Robbed By Joe Ralston Revenge is Sweet
Rudy Keijon With Friends Like These
Rudy Quijan With Friends Like These
Runaway wife Haven's Venezuelan Isle
RUSSIAN ROULETTE
Ruthie Ryan and her father The Big K.O.
Ruthie Ryan story The Big K.O.
Ruthie Ryan's father The Big K.O.
Sailor is a victim of voodoo Voodoo Vendetta
Sailor's dead husband Marriage and Murder
SEARCH FOR TOMMY REED, THE
Shannon's Place Death at the Wedding
Shipment of arms for a revolution, A Deadly Merchandise
Shipment of guns Deadly Merchandise
Six crates of apple juice The White Envelope
Slate Shannon accused of murder He Who Laughs Last
SLATE'S STOLEN IDENTITY
Slate's tuxedo pocket The Black Tie Affair
Smuggling arms Deadly Merchandise
Spanish gold Treasure on Flamingo Cay
Spanish treasure Treasure on Flamingo Cay
Star of Sheba Tears of Siva
Story of a Chinese girl and a statue Kwan Yen Statue
Suicide or murder Out of Control
Tabard of Pizzaro Tabard of Pizarro
Tabard Painting Tabard of Pizarro
TABARD OF PIZARRO
Tappard of Pizzaro Tabard of Pizarro
Tears of Seba Tears of Siva
Tears of Sheba Tears of Siva
TEARS OF SIVA
THUGS AND SLUGS
Tommy Haven, Gene Moore's wife, Haven's Venezuelan Isle
Claudia
Tommy Reed The Search for Tommy Reed
Treasure Hunt Treasure on Flamingo Cay
TREASURE ON FLAMINGO CAY
Twelve year pact Twelve-Year Promise
TWELVE-YEAR PROMISE
VOODOO VENDETTA
Welcome back to civilization, The Man from Sumatra
dead man
WHITE ENVELOPE, THE
WITH FRIENDS LIKE THESE
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Possible date list: (with known ZIV dated shows)
Date Day Num Title
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03-26-51 Mon 1 DEADLY MERCHANDISE
04-02-51 Mon 2 KWAN YEN STATUE
04-09-51 Mon 3 OPIUM SMUGGLERS AND YOUNG GIRL
04-16-51 Mon 4 JOHNNY PRICE STORY
04-23-51 Mon 5 TREASURE ON FLAMINGO CAY
04-30-51 Mon 6 HE WHO LAUGHS LAST
05-07-51 Mon 7
05-14-51 Mon 8
05-21-51 Mon 9
05-28-51 Mon 10
06-04-51 Mon 11 BLUE MOON
06-11-51 Mon 12 TEARS OF SIVA
06-18-51 Mon 13
06-25-51 Mon 14
07-02-51 Mon 15
07-09-51 Mon 16
07-16-51 Mon 17
07-23-51 Mon 18
07-30-51 Mon 19 THE SEARCH FOR TOMMY REED
08-06-51 Mon 20
08-13-51 Mon 21
08-20-51 Mon 22
08-27-51 Mon 23
09-03-51 Mon 24
09-10-51 Mon 25
09-17-51 Mon 26 THE BLACK TIE AFFAIR
09-24-51 Mon 27
10-01-51 Mon 28
10-08-51 Mon 29
10-15-51 Mon 30
10-22-51 Mon 31
10-29-51 Mon 32
11-05-51 Mon 33
11-12-51 Mon 34
11-19-51 Mon 35
11-26-51 Mon 36
12-03-51 Mon 37 CRUISE TO BATABANO
12-10-51 Mon 38 VOODOO VENDETTA
12-17-51 Mon 39 TABARD OF PIZARRO
12-24-51 Mon 40 ESCAPE FROM GUANTANAMO
12-31-51 Mon 41 CRAZY OLD CARLOS
01-07-52 Mon 42
01-14-52 Mon 43
01-21-52 Mon 44
01-28-52 Mon 45
02-04-52 Mon 46
02-11-52 Mon 47 I'M GOING TO DIE
02-18-52 Mon 48 THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY
02-25-52 Mon 49 THE MAN FROM SUMATRA
03-03-52 Mon 50 THE BIG K.O.
03-10-52 Mon 51 REVENGE IS SWEET
03-17-52 Mon 52 HAVEN'S VENEZUELAN ISLE
03-24-52 Mon 53
03-31-52 Mon 54
04-07-52 Mon 55 WITH FRIENDS LIKE THESE
04-14-52 Mon 56
04-21-52 Mon 57
04-28-52 Mon 58
05-05-52 Mon 59
05-12-52 Mon 60
05-19-52 Mon 61
05-26-52 Mon 62
06-02-52 Mon 63
06-09-52 Mon 64
06-16-52 Mon 65
06-23-52 Mon 66
06-30-52 Mon 67
07-07-52 Mon 68
07-14-52 Mon 69 SLATE'S STOLEN IDENTITY
07-21-52 Mon 70
07-28-52 Mon 71
08-04-52 Mon 72
08-11-52 Mon 73
08-18-52 Mon 74
08-25-52 Mon 75
09-01-52 Mon 76
09-08-52 Mon 77
09-15-52 Mon 78