Bold Venture (TV series)

Bold Venture is a 30-minute American adventure television series that was syndicated in 1959. It was based on the radio series Bold Venture.^[1]

Bold Venture
Genre	Action
Written by	David Friedkin, Morton Fine, Don Brinkley, and E. Jack Neuman
Starring	Dane Clark * Joan Marshall * Bernie Gozier * Mark Dana * Lisa Gaye * Karen Scott
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	39
Production
Producers	David Friedkin and Morton Fine
Running time	30 minutes
Production company	Ziv
Original release
Release	1959 (1959)
Related
Bold Venture (radio series)

Premise

Set in the Caribbean, the series depicted the adventures of Slate Shannon, an expatriate American who owned a 60-foot sloop, The Bold Venture, and a hotel, Shannon's Place, in Trinidad.^[2] Slate was "a lighthearted tough guy who sallies 'round exotic Caribbean locales on missions of derring-do."^[3] Sailor Duval, a young woman who was Shannon's ward, accompanied him in his adventures.

From week to week Shannon and Duval recovered treasures, fought gun-runners, rescued endangered people^[3] and encountered "smugglers, killers, and ... other shady characters".^[2] King Moses was a singer whose calypso music was heard in the background. He also sometimes narrated to connect segments of the story.^[2] Philip Keith-Barker was the police inspector. Leta was a dancer at the hotel, and Tina operated the island's only dance hall.^[4]

Cast

• Slate Shannon - Dane Clark^[2]
• Sailor Duval - Joan Marshall^[2]
• King Moses - Bernie Gozier^[2]
• Philip Keith-Barker - Mark Dana^[4]
• Leta - Lisa Gaye^[4]
• Tina - Karen Scott^[4]
• Crew of the Bold Venture -Jerri Bender, Narda Onx, Joyce Taylor, Barbara Wilson^[5]

Production

Bold Venture was a product of Ziv Television Programs. David Friedkin and Morton Fine (both of whom wrote for the radio version of the program) were the producers.^[6] Fredkin also directed some episodes. Other directors included William Conrad, Walter Doniger, Bernard L. Kowalski, Anton Leader, and John Rich. Writers were Fine, Friedkin, Don Brinkley, and E. Jack Neuman.^[5]

Ziv sold the show in 184 TV markets.^[6] Thirty-nine episodes were filmed at Ziv's Hollywood studios.^[7]

Critical response

Newspaper columnist Eve Starr wrote about Bold Venture, "What makes the show stand out is its dialogue and its performances."^[8] She complimented Clark's work in the show.^[8]