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Bold Venture 57 episodes

Usage: Public Domain Mark 1.0

Topics: OTR, Old Time Radio, Bold Venture, Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall

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.

Addeddate: 2011-12-21 23:33:07

Boxid: OL100020615

External_metadata_update: 2019-04-08T18:04:35Z

Identifier: BoldVenture57Episodes

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Reviewer: Bob Anthony - - June 29, 2021
Subject: One of the best!

How can you go wrong with Bogie and Bacall. Their witticisms, their sexual tensions, and their bantering make this one of the best radio shows of all time.
Their overt "escapades" at the end of each episode hint at a "soon to be arriving, but never quite making there" romantic, physical encounter that leaves the listener wanting more!

Reviewer: hanajoyb - - February 15, 2021
Subject: Bold Venture

Thank you so much!! I am more than grateful for this❤️❤️❤️

Reviewer: degemike - - June 7, 2014
Subject: Yes, I enjoyed listing to the shows, but...

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

Reviewer: exnat - - August 24, 2013
Subject: an excellent show

one of my favorite OTRs.

Reviewer: just-another-fan - - April 20, 2013
Subject: Very Enjoyable!

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!

Reviewer: Ampico - - January 29, 2012
Subject: A Great Show

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

Reviewer: Jan Van - - December 31, 2011
Subject: Wonderful!

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!

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