Originally aired:&nbsp;August 6, 1951

Search for Tommy Reed

Originally aired:&nbsp;March 26, 1951

Deadly Merchandise

Originally aired:&nbsp;April 2, 1951

Kwan Yen Statue

Originally aired:&nbsp;April 9, 1951

Bill of Lading

Originally aired:&nbsp;April 16, 1951

A Bullet for Shannon

Originally aired:&nbsp;April 23, 1951

Spanish Gold

Originally aired:&nbsp;April 30, 1951

Slate Shannon Accused of Murder

Originally aired:&nbsp;May 7, 1951

Atomic Espionage on San Thomas

Originally aired:&nbsp;May 14, 1951

That Gun Will Kill You

Originally aired:&nbsp;May 21, 1951

Fake American Passports

Bold Venture&nbsp;was a syndicated radio series starring&nbsp;Humphrey Bogart&nbsp;and&nbsp;Lauren Bacall&nbsp;that aired from 1951 to 1952.&nbsp;Morton Fine&nbsp;and&nbsp;David Friedkin&nbsp;scripted the taped series for Bogart's Santana Productions. Salty seadog Slate Shannon (Bogart) owns a Cuban hotel, Shannon's Place,&nbsp;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&nbsp;Havana. Aboard his boat, the&nbsp;Bold Venture, Slate and Sailor experience "adventure, intrigue, mystery and romance in the sultry settings of tropical Havana and the mysterious islands of the&nbsp;Caribbean." Calypso&nbsp;singer King Moses (Jester Hairston) provided musical bridges by threading plot situations into the lyrics of his songs.&nbsp;The music for the series was by&nbsp;David RoseThe series combined elements of several past Bogart/Bacall film collaborations, most notably&nbsp;To Have and Have Not,&nbsp;which also cast Bogart as a boat owner in the Caribbean who reluctantly becomes involved in intrigue while romancing Bacall. Shannon's relationship with King Moses and his ownership of an inn strongly resemble the dynamic between Rick Blaine and Sam in&nbsp;Casablanca.

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1. Deadly Merchandise

2. Kwan Yen Statue

3. Bill of Lading

4. A Bullet for Shannon

5. Spanish Gold

6. Slate Shannon Accused of Murder

7. Atomic Espionage on San Thomas

8. That Gun Will Kill You

9. Fake American Passports