Bold Venture

1/2 hour adventure episodes

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Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall. That’s pretty much all you need to know about this show. Who wouldn’t want to listen to a show starring Bogart and Bacall?

The setting of the show, as if it mattered, was Havana, Cuba (before Castro). The format of the show was a half hour drama/adventure. Bogart played Slate Shannon, the owner of a run down hotel in Havana, and captain of the ship “Bold Venture”. Bacall played a younger character named “Sailor”. Sailor’s father died, leaving Sailor in the care of Captain Shannon. Many of the adventures featured the couple using their ship to travel around Cuba or the Caribbean having adventures with gangsters, natives, drifters, treasure hunters, among others. Another regular character was King Moses, a singer in the hotel who provided music and lyrics that fit in with the storyline.

The show relied a little too heavily on the star name attractions, the stories and rest of the production were not that great. But still, come on Bogart and Bacall! The show aired from 1951 to 1952.

All of our Old Time Radio Programs are in MP3 format. You can play them on your computer, you can transfer them to MP3 players (like the IPod), but, by and large, you cannot play them on stereos, walkmen, or car radios.

The sound quality of Old Time Radio Programs can vary greatly. Some episodes are excellent, others you have to turn up the volume a little and ignore the static. All of the episodes can be listened to and enjoyed. You can listen to our free samples to get a feel for how the programs sound.

Bold Venture Episode List

30 episodes: