The Old Adventure Adventure, intrigue, mystery, romance starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall Together in the sultry setting of tropical Havana and the mysterious islands of the Caribbean Old Adventure Once again the magic names of Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall bring you Old Adventure and a tale of mystery and intrigue Taylor, come here a minute How close can I get? I've been sitting on the arm of your chair You've been using my hip pocket for an ashtray Look at this, here in the newspaper Yeah, I've been looking at it, he's a dog Out of a field of 50 contestants, Herman Hackenschmidt is today crowned Mr. Teenac, New Jersey Gee, what pretty teeth Not the pinup boy, this item, the one about the guy who inherited a hundred thousand dollars from his uncle Jerome Hmm, a hundred thousand What would you do if you had all that money, Slade? I've got it all planned I'd take it to a bank, change it into small bills and run through it barefooted I'd do a nice barefoot poker on five dollar bills, Slade. Am I invited? On the one dollar bills, Taylor, I wouldn't want you to... Hold that pose, you two, it belongs in the winner's circle Well, look, Slade, it's the tiny man with a king-sized baritone How's the jockey dodge, Mickey? Can't complain, Philly, at Oriental Park they're betting me and not the quadrupeds I own Havana That's a big package for a little man like you, Mickey Can you hear me okay, you two? My voice has got so far to go from down here for me to up there to you We'll listen close, what's on your mind? I want you to... I said do me a favor, huh? About the key Why didn't I think of it myself, about the key? What key, Mickey? Maybe I ain't talking loud enough, huh? The key for the locker at the Havana bus terminal Now we know, Taylor, the key for that locker, huh? I got a parcel checked there, I ain't got time to run down for it now Oh, it begins to dawn, Slade So if I ain't back in a couple of days, you take care of it for me You take it, Slade, and don't lose it I'll put it on my key ring By the way, what's in the parcel? Just some frayed riding, Silk Slade I'm so fond of them If someone tried to take them away from me, I'd kill them Kill them where it hurts Yeah, where's a man gonna get frayed riding, Silks, these days? A happy day to you both You don't know how much it did for me Hiya, Millie How's old Red? Come on in You gonna stay long enough to sit down? Can't do it, honey What about that jockey Mickey? Look, Red, I've been chasing him all over town He throws a look over his shoulder and runs How fast can he run with a hundred grand on him? Big kid of you You've gotta get that money, baby Jockey went into a place called Shannon's He talked with a man for a long time, buddy kind of talk, and then caged Did you get close enough to hear? No And? So I paraded so this man, the jockey, was talking to could see me Got so, I owned a corner of his eye He'll remember me when he sees me again He'll like me Be gentle with him, Millie Depends upon his mood Gentle This guy knows anything about the hundred thousand He might just wind up where the cats can look at him So be nice Pity him I'll see when I get there Look, Slate, why don't we just pick up Mickey's package and bring it home? Paying rent on it wasn't part of the agreement You heard what the little fellow said Kill anyone who'd take his silk pants away from him We'll leave him at the bus terminal That way we can frolic without a care Sure What's twenty centavos a day to a big man like you? For four Nicky's, that's a lot of money I'll give you a hundred grand I'll give you a hundred grand I'll give you a hundred grand I'll give you a hundred grand I'll give you a hundred grand I'll give you a hundred grand I'll give you a hundred grand I'll give you a hundred grand I want $20 a pound to pay two hundred percent So two hundred percent If the men say no then it's $15 a pound You pay them special This Iron I will You pay the men special Mr. Slate I'll let you know I'll let you know dream and I'm honest. Here you dropped this. What? This hundred dollar bill you dropped it. All you have to do Shannon boy is believe you dropped that money and listen. You see how easy it is? A hundred dollars and no pain. For a hundred bucks you can throw in a little pain. Who does he have to listen to? It's written on the bill. Red wants to see you Shannon. Red huh? You got a sister? There's only one of me Shannon. Red says it's easier for him to talk to people who have money. He says they listen better that way. I'm a sucker for psychology Millie. Let's go and let Red whisper in my ear. Now without me you don't. Without you Sailor. And without me Shannon. You earn your dough in a lonesome way. That's how it is. Yeah. Bye girls. You made me a happy fellow. The both of you. Hello. If your name is Shannon you come right in. Thanks. Who's he? Can't miss him can you? He's that big. Tell him your name cabbie. Juan de Casco Cabrio. My name. He wouldn't tell you only I told him to. That right cabbie? What do you say sailor? You're gonna give me some more money Redhead. Say you noticed it huh? My hair. Red. But look. Look right here I'm losing it. It worries me. What are you buying Red? Talk. I'm buying words like an editor. Editor. I know what he is. That buys words. Oh he's a clever one. Just chock full of IQs. Only not so smart as a jockey named Mickey Brennan. Shannon baby Mickey talk to you. What do you say? Well let's see if I can remember. Oh yeah it was about horses withers and quarters hind and four teeth age of you know. You gonna give me another hundred for that? You go to the movies Shannon. Not another hundred huh? I'm real disappointed Red. In the movies they point guns like this. Think I did that good cabbie? Buenoboeno. Good. Like in movies just like fine. I got time. Time. Patience. Let's do it all over Shannon. What the jock tell you? I gotta find out for a fella. Mickey said Rover boy in the fifth was a dog. Cabbie. Si. Señor. Do not struggle with Cabrillo. Please do not. You know the language better than that Shannon. What did Mickey say? Show him the second reel. Put down that gun and I'd. No more movies señor Red. Yeah not much fun either. The hero had a glass jar. King if a girl walked up to you and gave you a hundred dollar bill she said you dropped. What would you do? What would I do? I'd say King Moses boy don't cry don't frown. Miss Santa Claus the she-devil. I'd say you'd be a good boy. I'd say you'd be a good boy. I'd say you'd be a good boy. I'd say you'd be a good boy. I'd say you'd be a good boy. Don't cry don't frown. Miss Santa Claus the she-come-to-town. Yeah that's what I thought. What is it with men King? As it has always been the money whispers. In my day a girl could catch a fellow's eye by dropping her handkerchief but a c-note under his nose. Oh it's a tired world. Mr. Slate will come back to you lady say Lord. He has been gone often longer than this. He will come touch the hurt from your mouth and hurt. Did I hear somebody say hurt? Pretty word. Yeah you did. People hear words like that when they don't knock. She's a cutie ain't she Cabby? As you say singer Red a cutie an ormosa. Red you must be the Redhead Slate when calling on. You boys have fun? It was crummy. A crummy time was had by all. Where's Slate? Me first cutie. I ask things first. You had a caller the other day Mickey Brennan. What pearls drip from Mickey Brennan's mouth? We talked about horses. Let's see four locks, fat locks. You and Shannon ought to be in vulnerable cutie. You got the same routines. Now I ask you with my hand on your tender arm. No answer breaks it. Leave her alone you. Take your hand from her. Get his hands off me Cabby. They're rough to the touch. This here Red. Come away little boy. This is for grownups. Let go. Don't choke him to death Cabby. Leave him some breath to live on. Well cutie. That's what you did to Slate huh? Ate him a hundred bucks so you could sick Cabby on him and watch. What's the matter cutie? You jealous? Don't be jealous. I might tell Cabby to let it happen to you. Cut it out head. Come on. Come on. Stop it. Yeah. Yeah that's better. That's nice. Señor. You are awake Señor. What? Huh? I did not mean to disturb your sleep Señor but Cabby, Cabby likes to practice on the drum in his room. Oh then it wasn't my head. Oh no Señor. Was Cabby on the bongo? One day in regular orchestra I play. You see maybe even four pieces. Help me up. Oh si si. Come on. Come on. Do you see him in the corner Señor? Mickey. Mickey Brennan. He's dead Señor. He'll dead. Bullet holes where they used to be polka dots. Okay Cabby where am I? Where is this place? Cabby's room as I have explained in Hotel Cavallo. Cavallo? Where the bookies meet the jockeys by the sea. Red told you to keep me here huh? If you would try to walk through that door I would beat you very badly. Only this time no one's holding a gun on me. No matter I would beat you. Oh Señor, Cabby almost forget. Señor Red said to give you that which is yours. A war, key ring, little black book. So if I'm found as a corpse the police will know you should grieve for me. Thanks. And this one hundred dollar bill that is yours. A hundred dollars? Señor Red said it was yours. You said a hundred dollars like it hurt you. Mucho dinero. A lot of money. Nice things. Silk things to buy. Here you can hold it a little while longer. Now go ahead Cabby. Touch it. Feel it. Go ahead. Señor. Si si. Yeah. Feel this too. Beat you. Beat you. Try this one on your bongo. Try this one on your bongo. Get up Cabby. I got a real tricky rhythm I can show you. I cannot. See I try. I cannot. My head. Oh what a shame about your head. See you later Cabby. But you cannot go. Señor Red said to keep you here. You'll be angry. Kill you. Kill you. Now back to Bold Venture. Our stars Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall and the second act of our story. I tell you I'm not hurt Slate. King Moses was the one who had the bad time. They hurt you King? It feel like I have long thin neck where once I had shot broad one. You'd better go gargle again King. In a little while. I wish now to look at you and enjoy the fact that you have not been harmed. You don't know how lucky you are sailor. That big guy could have broken you in half. You know it's a funny thing. The way Cabby looked at me. Gently like he was sorry for me. I almost had the feeling that if Red had told him to hurt me he wouldn't have done it. Oh you're just a big dimple on the cheek of a vana sailor. Children stop at play when they hear your name. From age 16 on up Miss Sailor. Oh fellas. And you convinced him you didn't know anything about Mickey huh? Well look who's coming the police. They must have found Mickey dead. What are you going to tell them? King will tell them. He'll gargle it at them. Let's hit the back alley sailor. I think you're out of your mind Slate coming here to the bus depot. It's the first place the police would look for you. Sure it's the first place they'd look for a common criminal but I've taken great pains to build up a reputation in a vana. The way I figure it... Give me a nickel. What? Five cents. I want to buy a paper to see if they spell your name right. Thanks. Hey look at this Slate. How do you like that? They picked up Cabrillo and they found Mickey and Cabrillo implicated me. I guess I was right not waiting for cop talk. But you're right in wanting to get Mickey's riding silks out of the locker. A jockey's uniform in a locker. That's the greatest clue of all time. Sure luck would drool at the mouth. I've got the key come on. Let's see here it is number 68. Now let's see what's so important. Are they peeping at you too sailor? Holy all that money. Tens, 20s, 50s. Stop sniffing them sailor you'll tear them. Let's get these beauties out of sight. Any great ideas now Slate? Yeah listen to me you told me Cabby looked at you like he liked you didn't he? I've seen the look before. Get into that jail and talk to him. Find out what this is all about. Give the look back to him. Do something. Make him tell you now what he knows. All right what are you going to do? Something that's just got to be done. I'll pick you up in front of the main monument. Well don't just stand there sailor your date's waiting for you in jail. It was downright sweet of you guard to let me see my little old cabrio in his little old cell. I'll cherish the memory always. Don't bang a jail door on me chico. I'm a taxpayer. Prison doors do not close with polite senorita. Hi Cabby. What is this senorita? You don't even sound surprised to see me. I am senorita but I do not know the words to express it. I am very ignorant. I knew it's attractive. Oh you say that because I sit in the shadow. You cannot see my face. The hands that almost did hurt you. Forget it Cabby. The fellow has to make his way in the world somehow. That is exactly how senor red talked to me. Where is your buddy pal? Why isn't he here holding your hand like a chum? Oh he could not do that senorita. He took a powder. He and senorita milly. Or they take a nice powder together those two. And left you holding a great big bag with a dead jockey in it. Si si but they gave me company. Say your shenan. So I would not be lonely with the bag all to myself. Slate and I could be your friends Cabby. All you'd have to do is tell us what this is all about. That way you could go free. I tell you nothing. Senor red say to tell nobody nothing Cabby. You could practice your bongo. Maybe even play with a four-piece outfit. Slate told me how talented you were. I talented? Four pieces? No. Senor red say no. I say no. You know how I got in to see you Cabby? I told them I was your girl. To see me? You say such a thing? I'll be your girl Cabrio. I'll come every night and listen to you on the bongo. You say you my girl? Much money has been stolen by the jockey and senor red wanted for a man. What man? I don't know what man. Go ask Joe Nevada. Shooting career up in the Marquis. Ask him what man. Now go senorita before I beat you till you forget what I tell you. Cops, murders, stolen money. A girl really lives the full rich life with you doesn't she Slate? Girls live how they want to live because they're made of sugar and spice. Girl told me that once. You never told me about that one you. Quiet sailor can't you see Mr. Nevada is concentrating. Three bulls eyes. Nice shooting Nevada. Glad it excited you. Lay down a quarter and you can pop off too. Still making book in the back of a van as grocery slips Nevada? That's your answer? That means yes huh? That means if you ain't got the price of admission go away kid. Mickey Brennan stole things from people. Maybe you can tell me who Nevada? That one excite you Shannon? It sent quivers up his spine. Sure did. Know a fella name of red Nevada? With a fella named Cabby on his sleeve? Look kid I can turn this 22 away from the ducks and make you ring a bell that'll call people to prayer. Yeah. Let's go sailor. Where to now Slate? There's only one place left the hotel Cavallo. For a guy shot a jockey dead and then beat his funeral march on my head. Don't hit me. Don't hit me senor. I'm trying to explain. All you've said so far is that you were the new clerk here at the Cavallo. You're not doing real good on your job Chico. Ask him again about the safe Slate. Why such a big new one for such a small flea bag? You heard it Chico. I was here a while ago and there was a small safe over there. What happened to it? Yesterday the tenants of the Cavallo opened the old one and it gave back only a cold stare. What tenant? Those who live here, the bookies. Such a safe is much safer than a bank. Don't you see Slate? Bookies. They keep bookies. They keep their money in this hotel safe. Think we've got enough Slate? Sure. Come on. Now the way it looks our jockey is a thief. Little mecky heisted. He sure did Shannon. Now just keep walking or the redhead's gonna blast you all over the pavement. How does it feel to kill a jockey Red? A good feeling. I like it. Open the door. There's somebody here I want you to meet again. Millie look what I brought you. Wow Slate Shannon. Mind if I blush with joy? You can still think of a reason to blush Millie. Such nasty words for a girl who's almost dead. You two have got one more chance. The hundred grand. Where is it? I want to tell you something that'll worry you Red. You had that money and you didn't know it. What's he saying Red? Tell us Shannon. When you had me worked over you should have taken a look at my key ring. One of the keys was for a locker. Locker. Money. Red how does a man get as stupid as you? A hundred thousand dollars like that. You had it in your fingers and you let it dribble through them. Millie you're crazy. You're gone out of your mind. Millie put away that gun. Millie don't you dare do what he says. Turn around Red. I said turn around. This is for now. This is for now. You see Saylo I never turned my back on a girl. As pistol whippers go I think Millie did that quite well. Give me the key Slate. All right take it easy. Give it to me. Mickey Brennan's dead because he stole that money. It's got to get back to me. What about the guy it belongs to? Forget about that. Give. You're going to forget about me Millie? Hi Nevada. Who's taking care of the shooting gallery? Ducks are tired of being shot at. I put them to pond. Millie are you going to forget about me? Look Shannon's got the key. He knows where the money is. Why is Red lying on the floor? Is he tired? Millie made him tired with a butt end of a 45. Oh what a tattle tale. You wanted that dough for yourself Millie. No you've got to listen to me. Sure sure I will. Throw your gun away Millie. On the floor. Throw it away. The dead girl said you had a key Shannon. Let's go use it to find a hundred grand. You know I'm glad it's late. Not many people in the bus station. That's good. People ought to go to bed early. Keeps them out of trouble. Mind if I ask you something? My pleasure. Why didn't you just kill us and take the key? Why do you trouble a man with a stupid question? I'm not going to kill you. I'm going to kill you. I'm going to kill you. I'm going to kill you. I'm going to kill you. I'm going to kill you. I'm going to kill you. I'm going to kill you. I'm going to kill you. I'm going to kill you. Why do you trouble a man with a stupid question? The man has to make sure the money is where we say it is. Shrewd. You sparkle Shannon. Locker 68. Ain't that what you're saying? That's right. Here's the key. Open it. Open it Shannon or this gun in my pocket will go off. Ruin my suit and you. It's all yours. A hundred thousand bucks. Let me look at it. It's empty. Duck sailor. You ruined your suit coat kid. Where's that money? You may never know. I hate to interrupt you a moment of glory Slate but now may I ask you a question? Sure. What? Where is that money? Oh did I forget to tell you? I took it back to the hotel. It's on my office floor spread out. Oh you didn't wait for me. Still there until the cops call for it. Let's go home and take off our shoes sailor. Closed. Slate did you see this? The front page of tonight's paper. Well Well, Slate Shannon's picture on the front page. I don't like that picture though. That's the one I gave to the papers. I like it. What's the matter with it? I got better pictures than that. This one's in a turtleneck sweater you knitted for me. You can hardly see my face. Of course you can see your face. See? That's your face. Why didn't you give them the one of me on the surfboard with the two girls on my shoulder? Then who'd look at your face? Come here sailor. I don't know what I'd do with that. Why didn't you send that portrait of me in the yachting cap and the pipe and the far away look in my eyes? You mean the one you sent to the Lonely Hearts Club? I didn't... Did you send them that picture? Yeah. I came back with a rejection slip. Come here reject. And so our two stars Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall have brought to a close our latest Bold Venture story. Special music was composed and conducted by David Rose. May we invite you to listen again next week at this time for another exciting adventure starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall together in Bold Venture. Cheers.
