Post by mikef6 on May 28, 2018 19:27:06 GMT
Bold Venture. Ep. 1 Deadly Merchandise (March 26, 1951). With the improvements in audio taping which allowed several radio show episodes to be recorded at the same time, Humphrey Bogart could finally work a weekly radio series into his film schedule. Of course, Lauren Bacall joined him in the half-hour series which lasted for one season. The actual number of shows recorded seems to be controversial. I have read that anywhere between 26 and 70 adventures were performed. Probably, the higher number includes repeat broadcasts. The reason for the short run lies more in radio’s shrinking audience in the ‘50s than with the quality of the writing and voice acting. The set-up is that Bogart’s character, Slate Shannon, became the reluctant guardian of the daughter of an old friend. The daughter, Sailor Duvall, was played by Bacall. The story “Deadly Merchandise” was labeled “Episode #1.” If that is correct then there was no “origin story” – the set-up was complete when the series started and the back story related in dialog. Bogart played an American who owned a hotel, restaurant, and charter boat business in Havana – a riff on “To Have And Have Not” and “Casablanca” with a little “Key Largo” thrown in.
Ep. 2 The Kuan Yin Statue (April 2, 1951) is about a missing statue that various groups are after, brings in a “The Maltese Falcon” connection. The weakness of these stories is the 30-minute format. After a complex introduction of a lot of characters and various murders, a rushed resolution is required in both stories.
Ep. 2 The Kuan Yin Statue (April 2, 1951) is about a missing statue that various groups are after, brings in a “The Maltese Falcon” connection. The weakness of these stories is the 30-minute format. After a complex introduction of a lot of characters and various murders, a rushed resolution is required in both stories.
