BOLD VENTURE 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, BOLD VENTURE Once again the magic names of Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall bring you BOLD VENTURE and a tale of mystery and intrigue Sailor, stand still a minute, I want you to slip into this You flipped kiddo Now look baby, three days now no tourist has set heel, toe or nose in Shannon's place Least you can do is cooperate in drumming up a little trade, come on try it on, it'll make you a walking dream You can get down on your hands and knees and touch your pointed head to my open-toed sneakers, I'm not getting into that thing Aw come on, at least let me hold it up to you for size Ah sure, a creation, adjust the shoulder straps, saw off a little here, plane this area down a bit, chop off a little here Shannon, just put your tired little skull between these two What's the matter sailor, you got a thing against sandwich signs, what kind of a neurotic are you? It's just that I ain't tasty between two slabs of plywood Baby you slip into this, grab a fistful of our handbills, work the plaza for an hour, you'll have them standing in line That's cute, cute, keep them behind a wooden barrier son, that way the fillies never get away from you, ain't that right cutie pie? Look mister, you want a room? Just ask for a room, let's not feed no sugar to no fillies, huh? You got yourself a ball of fire mister, just dribble her against that board for a while, she'll shape up It's like the lady said mister, you want a room, ask for it, cheap philosophy brings the rates up Well no offence mister, that's just me, kindly, that's why I'm looking for a Slate Shannon because I'm on a kindly errand Rest your weary frame friend, you found him, I'm Slate Shannon You're the same Shannon owns a boat? Yeah, the bold venture, she's lying at the pier with a sick carburetor, it's real kind of you to ask Well that's me you know, kindly, you wouldn't be the Slate Shannon as a friend of a fellow with a scar by the name of Rudy Key, John would you? Rudy? Why Rudy was the greatest swashbuckler of them all, after me of course, why five years ago in New Orleans I left Rudy swashing and buckling away fit You sure that you were with him in New Orleans five years ago? Sure I'm sure, one of the fondest memories of my life Well that makes you Slate Shannon all right, makes you something else too, a killer Honey, Sugarbun, who ever told you this man was Slate Shannon? Five years ago they found Rudy Key John on the waterfront dead of a knife wound, New Orleans police been looking for the man he was with the night he died and I just found him, me, Bob Yancey You crazy mister? When I left Rudy he had his arm around a New Orleans paper doll Stick your nose to my badge Slate Shannon, also this gun is known as a police positive, then come quietly you're under arrest for the murder of Rudy Key John Yancey's not back yet huh? Hungry Rudy? Well answer me honey I'm a girl and attention should be paid, I brought food I asked you if you were No Oh where's the manners honey, offer from me to you one Havana hamburger sandwich, I'll hold and you can nipple Linda, untie me Linda, get me out of this place Has he gone to Slate Shannon Linda? A little while ago Get me out of here, untie me, go on Linda untie me, I can't do this thing to Slate Shannon to an old friend You've already done it baby, now we know all about Shannon we need to know and we needed to know it, thank you Rudy Key John You'll use this knowledge to do what to Shannon Oh don't worry your tousled head honey, you ought to eat something Rudy, eating's nourishment and you're gonna need it Get out Shannon What for this is no way Yancey It's Havana waterfront at Eventide fabled in story and song, out, over here I'm good to you, look how nice you can see Havana's waterfront, now I do this because I've got a feeling that you're gonna miss it You got something on your mind Yancey? Yeah, yeah I have Shannon, I'm noted for things I have on my mind What's today's burden Yancey? Well once I read the encyclopedia it made me fluttery, you know that section under Jade That part about Fitsui Jade from Burma, goes like this, new paragraph Fitsui Jade is the rarest and most valuable Jade known Now isn't that nicely worded? You a cop Yancey? Pay attention Shannon, you know I could forget there's a murder rap crawling all over you Look over there, that boat that's a beauty huh? You mean that catch? Uh huh, yeah that's the catch moon spray out of Rangoon, I was there when she left The skipper was pointed out to me just before he weighed anchor, the skipper's name is Pedro Velez Pedro Velez, friend of yours? You a cop Yancey? Take a look Shannon, what does that make me? Anything I wanna be? Right Not a cop huh? Well I got a cop's badge, stole it from a dear friend of mine who's a cop Pedro Velez Shannon, skipper of a catch out of Rangoon hauling a small sea chest of Fitsui Jade That's the burden huh? The current one yeah, I need to get aboard that catch Shannon, you can arrange it, you know Pedro Velez Listen to this Slade, that's the safety catch of a gun Sounds just like that because that's what it was Let's get going Shannon, we've got a thing to do Sighing over the scrapbooks of Mr. Slate isn't going to free him of a murder charge lady sailor I just can't believe it King, Slate's no killer The kind of man Mr. Slate is lady sailor, the kind of life he's led, who knows what might have happened to him back in the shadows of his years You think he could have killed a man? Do you want an answer lady sailor to make you feel better or do you want an answer? Just an answer King Yes I think Mr. Slate could have killed a man, I have been at his side for many years He's a good man, he's also a man of violence I don't care what you say, I know Slate too, he couldn't murder Believe what you want lady sailor, you love him very much don't you? Go get me a drum to beat on King, I've just got me a cause I've got to be shown how Slate is a killer It is not that I do not admire, indeed relish the fluid beauty of your walking back and forth in front of me in my office Senorita D'Oreal If it is not that you do not admire Inspector LaSalle then don't knock it, enjoy, enjoy We have placed a transocean call to New Orleans police department for which I will be most happy to present you the toll charges Just give me a number, how many more laps I've got to go before they call back, a girl has to pace herself in these things So you and I have waited half a day together, I will enjoy waiting till nightfall with you, till the end of time This is not too long to wait for the information whether Slate Shannon is indeed a murderer Whether he did indeed kill a man Rudy Kijon in New Orleans, whether... you are not pacing anymore Senorita D'Oreal At least make it interesting for me It bores you that a man arrests Slate for murder, takes him away Knowing Slate Shannon as I do Senorita D'Oreal it was only a matter of time until... Inspector LaSalle, Habano police, New Orleans Senorita, you timed it well Si, I accept No? Si No, you are certain? No, I am not disappointed, it will happen sometime, gracias Operator, get me the charges please for the call to New Orleans What they say LaSalle, tell me what they said Never in New Orleans has there been the whisper of a murder of a man Rudy Kijon If he is killed as in New Orleans, he was killed in another place And the man who arrested Slate was a fake, a phony, a guy with a mission Thank you operator $19.12 Senorita, plus tax, is cheap to buy back an innocent man, no Senorita? Hey Slate, Slate Shannon, how happy I am to see you amigo I am sorry the crew is assured we would make music And how happy I am to see your friend I wouldn't rush it Pedro, my friend... When I shake his hand, friend of Slate Shannon, I offer you my hand My hands shaking apparatus is occupied at the moment Pedro, it's in my pocket It's holding a gun It's a gun? Yeah, that's right, stolen from the army That's what I meant Pedro, my friend steals police, buzzers, army guns, jade This is a joke, see, I should tilt my mouth like so to make it green like so, see, I should do it It's this way Pedro, Yancey here has had that gun in my back for the last hour, but now... See Let's get him You want a shot in the shoulder too Shannon, you want to just say so, let the air in the shoulder a little, you know I can do that Okay, you shot him, now what? He'll live, that door over there goes below Shannon, walk ahead of me Open it You're a real large guy buster with a gun in your hand What happens to you when you get forgetful when suddenly you wake up in the morning and nothing's in your fist? I get cowardly Open that closet Everything out on the floor Shannon Nothing, come on that chest of drawers, come on, come on open them Spill it The other one, come on Spill it Oh, now that tin box looks possible doesn't it, now doesn't it Shannon? Come on open it Alright, alright, put it on the table Shannon Now it'll open Shannon, come on do it Oh, you scoundrel you Shannon, look what you just did for me, Jane, Fitsuie Jane, now couldn't that just kill you? Music You're listening to The Big Broadcast And now back to The Big Broadcast Music Now back to Bowl Venture, our stars Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall and the second act of our story Music Oh listen my children and you shall hear, and spare kind stranger one salty tear Hear a story about a man named Slate, a man jilted by a lady named Fate A man come in police badge he show, say Shannon you're a killer and away we'll go I hate to tell you, I hate to say, you murdered a friend in Louisiana And the man was lying King, he was no more a cop than you or I But he showed you a badge didn't he Lady Sailor? Who looks at badges, could have said chicken inspector for all I know King Yes Lady Sailor Are you worried King? Oh Mr. Slate has been in desperate situations before Lady Sailor, why I have seen him when he faced danger armed only with a smile So chilling that his enemies turned and fled screaming into the night by the hoards I have seen him dare howling monsoons, taunt the burning desert with You worried King? Yes Lady Sailor Me too, I've checked every place of exit in Havana, bus, airplane, boat, no Slate, no phony cop named Yancey King Yes Lady Sailor Don't play, sounds like a dirge Lady Sailor Mm hmm Mr. Slate will be alright Yeah, him and his chilly smile, I need him like a, I need him King, find him, bring him back to me You got your feet sui jade Yancey, your gun poked a hole in my good friend Pedro Velez, you've had a long day playing cops and robbers Something eating on you Shannon? Yeah, my feet hurt Well you're delicate huh, the tour's almost over Shannon, inside Ah it's a nice place you got here Yancey, complete with a redhead, about size 12, weight 114 am I correct miss? And you know that without trailing a finger down my arm huh? Get rid of boy with purloined gun here baby and we'll have it your way Now don't it ever nauseate you how you keep trying Shannon That's Shannon huh, I heard about you Shannon Yeah I just can't keep it quiet Come on I'll show you who I heard from, come on boy Rudy, look what Yancey man brought you Slate, Slate Shannon Rudy, you're alive Oh you're jealous huh Shannon, but he can't move a muscle so don't be jealous Just let Shannon lie there Linda so we can go away and live happy ever after Service, hey service Assign the register Hey, what did you do with Slate? You owe me a nickel Linda, I told you that would be the first word she said, did you hear her? Yeah I heard, I owe you five What did you do with him Yancey? Oh my she's witty isn't she? And nice looking too, now wouldn't you say so Linda? If I were a man, if it were a foggy night in Havana What did you do with Slate? Yeah yeah yeah I know, with Slate Shannon Well he's well and he's happy and he sends his fondest regards, he's eating nicely, he's gaining weight and he says not to worry Slate Shannon is fine, he's just fine, he's cramped a little but he's fine Alright, you came to make a deal, Slate Shannon for what? Hmm witty and clever too Well I told you Linda she's something huh Just nothing, oh don't look hurt Mr. Vowell but you might as well know I think you're nothing at all Except you have got a boat And that's the deal, Slate Shannon for the boat Well almost, you see we need a lift over to Miami, we've got a package to deliver You let us off the boat in the States and we give you an address, a room number and a key And that's where Slate will be? Oh such a brain, a regular whiz for catching on Uh huh, yes Slate will be there That a deal Mr. Vowell? Sure it's a deal Ah, you hurt bad Slate? Ah, come on Slate, come on Rudy? Yeah I've been talking to you for the last hour trying to get through to you Slate You've got to get up, you've got to get up and get out of here I've got this nice soft floor to enjoy and a guy like you has to louse it up Slate I told you I apologize, I apologized Yeah I forgive you for being alive Rudy, it was a happy rumor afloat that you were dead Yancey told you this, is that correct? Yeah, he had it aflourish, he said I killed you When this floor starts getting hard again I might get around to it Ah this is madness, everybody knows you wouldn't kill me, me Rudy Kijon your old shipmate Yeah that was the one time I took the wrong boat Come on Shannon, real strong man, be brave, get up Oh that's good Shannon, it's good, that's very good Now, now untie me and I'll be your crutch Before this wonderful thing happens to me Buster, brief me what you're doing here Eh, it's because I talk too much, because I unzipped my mouth in Trinidad So you unzipped, what came out? The brave crazy days I had with Slate Shannon, I told them the Yancey and that beautiful Linda And I told them also of another intimate friend Pedro Velez? Of course Pedro Velez, how rich and fat he was becoming on the Burma run How he brought Fitsui Jade out of the archipelago Eh, you're a real bright boy to blab that around Ah now please Slate untie me Yeah I will, because Pedro Velez has got an apology coming too For what you did to him, for what you made me do Well I'll sing it to Pedro if he'd like Tell him I'm getting back his Jade Tell him I'll bandage the wounds I let him take Tell him that Come on, come on Look, is it my fault if the motor doesn't start? You got the look of a grease monkey monkey, how come you can't start this tub? Run that gun, you'll get the job done I'm not going to let you get away with this I'm not going to let you get away with this I'm not going to let you get away with this Grease monkey monkey, how come you can't start this tub? Run that gun up and down her spine Yancy, then maybe she'll remember how Wait a minute, wait a minute, I just thought of something Shannon says something about a sick carburetor Real sick huh? Say Huh? Oh what a clever grease monkey Now I'll get Yancy and me in this package to Miami Okay Skipper, honey, you're okay now Yeah, she is Shannon, you... Take off sailor, I've got this guy It's late, bye bye Welcome ashore Yancy You like to mess things up don't you boy? Yeah Messy huh? Yeah You grabbed me in my cowardly face Shannon, I didn't have my gun But I got it now You and this gun met before didn't you? Yeah, you and your gun without a tin box full of jade You'll get it back for me boy Go on, run up a distress flag or whatever it is you salts do to bring home a boat It's a black night Yancy, sailor won't see it Well I got a better idea Shannon I'll let this gun talk to you a little bit Then you'll scream and that girl of yours will come back You ever catch my bob and weave Yancy on a black night it's terrific And I've got a duck that'll surprise you You want to try? You want to start screaming? You got one shot Yancy, make it good Is that you Slade? Yeah, yeah it's me, I lied to him sailor What are you talking about? Yancy got two shots, the first one missed me, the second one I rerouted, Yancy stopped it Where's Linda? What do you want to know for? And the bucket of jade she had with her that belongs to a friend of mine, where is it? Are you worried about the jade or are you worried about Linda? Come on, come on The jade's over by the wheel Slade And Linda, come over here Slade There she is That's Linda? Raw hamburger on those eyes Slade, they'll go down Ice cube on the lips and pivot teeth you can get from any friendly credit dentist Let's get rid of these people sailor, then we can go home Our stars Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall will return in just a moment See I finally convinced you, huh sailor? Uh huh, you really did Don't ever fight me on these things, you want business you've got to advertise Okay, okay, I'm convinced the sandwich board is just the thing Looks nice doesn't it? I like the sign you printed on it too, fetching Yeah, I dreamed it up all by myself, Shannon's place where nature has a rendez- turn it around sailor, voo with you It's tweaking Slade, it really is, only how about the people who see the backside first, all they're going to see is voo with you Well the advertising game we call out a tease, you ready sailor? Alright, if you say so Up Now over, that's it, fit alright? Pretty heavy isn't it? Deafen already, I tell you it's okay When you walk Slate, do it on tippy toe, you shouldn't drag it on the pavement Ah, you look fine, come here Mmm yummy, a Slate burger Get out of here Slate, before I gnaw her right through the wood And so our two stars Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall have brought to a close our latest bold adventure 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
