Bold Venture - "Slate's Stolen Da Vinci" (11-19-52)

Slate's Stolen Da Vinci (Aired November 19, 1951)

Bold Venture is a 1951-1952 syndicated radio series starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall. Morton Fine and David Friedkin scripted the taped series for Bogart's Santana Productions. Salty seadog Slate Shannon (Bogart) owns a Cuban hotel sheltering an assortment of treasure hunters, revolutionaries and other shady characters. With his sidekick and ward, the sultry Sailor Duval (Bacall), tagging along, he encounters modern-day pirates and other tough situations while navigating the waters around Havana. Aboard his boat, the Bold Venture, Slate and Sailor experience "adventure, intrigue, mystery and romance in the sultry settings of tropical Havana and the mysterious islands of the Caribbean." Calypso singer King Moses (Jester Hairston) provided musical bridges by threading plot situations into the lyrics of his songs. Music by David Rose. Beginning March 26, 1951, the Frederic W. Ziv Company syndicated 78 episodes.

 

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November 19, 1951. "Slate's Stolen Da Vinci" - Slate is given a painting in appreciation for his "helping hand". Suddenly, people seem over interested in buying the "worthless" art. Kip Ross, Jester Hairston, Barbara Hill, Gordon McLean, Nestor Paiva. 26:35. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.