 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 Old venture once again the magic names of Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall bring you bold venture and a tale of mystery and intrigue Can you lift his feet sailor? I'm trying Mr. Johnson's left foot is heavier than his right throws me off balance. Come on. Let's get him into my bed You know you can help too, Mrs. Johnson. I was afraid you were gonna ask me that Imagine a husband of mine fainting in the lobby of a hotel John Johnson, Jr. Junior 50 years old and doesn't know how to behave in a hotel lobby You do it. I can't touch him. Gorgeous himself with food and face Sat fatty is I can't even tell whether the shin bones connected to the ankle bone Oh, the ankle bones connected to the start beating your gums comedian. Just open the door to my room. I'll do it See my help You're a clever one, Mrs. Johnson Okay, junior up sleep tight Come on, let's leave him alone I'll send him home to you in the morning, Mr. Johnson. I can hardly wait send my husband home. We're staying at the Pacifica Hotel I'll wait for him breathlessly Now there's a woman a man can admire sailor marries a man Obviously a wealthy man, then she can't stand the sight of them so she has a mind of her own That's good in a woman. That's what makes me admire women so much Take you now. Oh, you're just saying that because I put my hair up last night. You're such a man brought this letter, Mr. Sleep safe to give it to you right away. Oh, thanks, King. The man waiting for an answer No, give me the letter and skirt it into the wild blue yonder. Oh Read this seller Goodbye, Shannon Goodbye dead man Who gave you this King a man? I never saw before lady sailor The letter and skirt into the wild blue yonder I'll forget it. It's a new way of collecting bills Hook me up a hammock on the patio, King. I'm gonna sleep Senior morel Without a coat in this high place. You will become sick The ocean winds eat through your bone. We're ain't about me Pedro You are a man senior whose brain molders with a sorrow and for this a man must crawl before you and Other men die to so far. I've killed only two You delivered the message see Shannon to his servant. Good. That's polite Invitation to death should be polite if you have no more need of me. I'll stay here. I Want you to look out at the sea with me How lovely it is how calm And my wife sleeps in it There where the moon touches a white crest How long ago Pedro you tell me how long six years Six years since your wife drowned You always count the days for me to six years six years since you and Shannon the other two murdered her Throw her from the life raft so you filth could live she was washed over by a wave How many times must I tell you madmen the fishing boat was wrecked in a storm We got into the life raft we five a wave washed her over we tried to say you think she sleeps in peace Pedro. I Hope so I've killed two for her and now there's Shannon and Then there'll be you Come on slate wake up. Oh I know she is slayed tell her to go away. Wake up That's what you get for sleeping out here in a hammock. It's almost eight o'clock and the roost is on the wing Are you going to wake up? Okay Hey, hey look What's the matter with you? Going out of your mind Why don't you dump me out of the hammock for what? Hey, what was that get off your back slate something's happening in the hotel this is late in your room quickly Slate look at him. Yeah dead Shot three times What happened King? I was fixing breakfast. Mr. Slate heard the shots ran to your room and saw mr Johnson like you see him call the police. They learn wait around to them. What about you? I'm gonna wake up a lady. Maybe she can tell me why she's a widow Mr. Shannon, I see you didn't bring my husband with you Thanks Come on in All right, your husband couldn't come with me. Mrs. Johnson. I'm having orange juice Would you like me to squeeze you an orange? Your husband's dead junior? Oh Doesn't throw you huh why should it I don't know crazy customer. I guess woman's husband dies. I Had the notion women cry about things like that Dumb me cry for that pig He chomped his way into his grave. I warned him He was shot to death shot three times Well, that's pictures. Yeah, real romantic Is this all it does to you mr. Johnson the missus part is only an affectation now If we're going to talk anymore, just call me Rita all the boys will from now on That's one more thing Why should anyone want to kill your husband? Why no why you want to tell me or the police? You're pretty you my husband was killed to make me happy. I'm young attractive and Don't don't you think I'm attractive Let's just say it's all About your size and now you're gonna be rich. Is that what you're trying to tell me? Gorgeously rich Does that interest you? No Get out of here mr. Shannon Anything else I can do for you Lissalle. Let me check my list We have removed the body of senior John Johnson Jr. Jack We have photographed fingerprints check. We have it set error check Set error check This I have not done Lucky for you. I brought it up. Oh, what haven't you done to inform you to inform senior Shannon that the instant He put a foot in his hotel here is to take his foot and bring it up to my office to the police I'll tell him you want the rest of him to besides his foot, but the very instant. It is a matter of I'll tell him I'll tell him do not disappoint me or your Shannon, seniorita. How do you us? You're part of my bumping into your walking party senior That one would only throw me his business one day he would make a name for me Give me the back of your hands, seniorita. I will kiss it for you. All right delicious Tasty, oh We should come in cans Senorita, you have just had the honor of being kissed by Tim, bro. Do you know take it give me back my hand. Yeah Take it. This is not what I come for Pleased to show me the dead body of a slave Shannon And I will take it away and do my utmost to give calm satisfactory reasonable service If you like we can arrange a layaway plan small down payment anything that you would you oh There's the body walking in now go collect him that he slates on But he looks like a man who is not yet kicked the bucket. I can I have been deceived. This is impossible What's the little man crying for a sailor you say some to hurt his feelings I just proved to him. You weren't dead broke his heart Hold out your hand so he can kiss it. Maybe that'll make him feel better What goes on with you when I'm out sailor who is this guy Tim, bro? The undertaker you should hear his offer give him the pitch tiny Tim, but say no you are not there I have been made of a fool somebody call me on the phone promise me that you are they promise to give me your business They promise me I need the money so belly. I'm sorry. I can't help you tiny Tim over there is out You cannot order me the man said that you are dead. You go break his heart to Tim You are really alive My tiny Tim We'll report this to the association Don't bother to take off your coats late. You've got a date Guy tells me I'm dead and you want to go dancing not me the cell They tell me he's got a bunny hug that'll open your eyes. Let's go try it on her slate You senorita make yourself lovely in my wicker chair. It is my only piece of furniture that becomes you Ever caught me on a desk It'd make a peachy police calendar in the wicker chair so that when the fright overtakes you you can bury your head in its arms Right. Well, you're talking about a cell just that and you senor you will take it standing up I presume because you imagine yourself an invulnerable man No, he doesn't show him your collection of scars late soon There may be the permanent scar on him senorita Duval the scar of death Thanks for putting the wicker chair under me. It's your day to play goblin the cell. What are you talking about? Two weeks ago a man was murdered a plain man Juan Rico a week later another man was murdered So you had a couple of good weeks. What's that got to do with slate? I will come to it Four men have been promised death To have got it had murder notes someone sent me it was for real That's what you're trying to say Precisely the killer of Johnson Jr. Thought it was you sleeping in your own bed. He thought he killed you Slate that makes you precisely Two are dead and there is still a third and a fourth Walk quietly nabanas in your Shannon the third death waits for you To bowl venture our stars Humphrey bullguard and Lauren the call and the second act of our story Shannon's place a man lay him down in a bid not his own on face of frown He's in digestion to sleep away, but he wake with little bullets that come to stay He dying mr. Shannon's now angered bed make scarlet the pillow with his blood so red Then police they say eat big mistake not him, but mr. Shannon is who death should take Three cheers and a rackety-rack for the Havana police department Turn her back so much on lead me in a cheer silly. What makes you so sour slate. They're trying to save your life Yeah, but how they want me to get out of Havana Maybe I never told you this sailor. I'm crazy about Havana It's only for a little while till they find the murderer Someone wants you dead and you want to walk up to him and shake his hand Because in some rotten port once maybe a girl whispered you were a hero Correction in all the rotten ports I'm not gonna run it has always been so with him lady sailor. I remember once in vina del mar Suddenly I remember another thing that I have not remembered this letter came for you mr. Slate while you were at the police Well, let's see Hmm just like the other one you handed me king the first one the one that said you've been asking for it open it That's what it says sailor You're once fortunate Shannon. You will never be again You're going to sit here and wait for it slate. You think I'm nuts. I'm gonna share it with the sale That's what he's getting paid for to keep me alive Now if you go with me silly you might get hurt. Ain't it always like that buster? Let's go Course you can come in look at you. I'll stand in front of these dressing mirrors and you can look at me four ways Like me What manner of woman are you? I don't know. What don't you like about me mr. Morrell Charles Morrell What do you want Charlie? I thought to look at you. I Thought to see how a woman grieves and finally to give you my condolences. Are you mean about fatso getting killed my husband? Are you dear boy? You're not sorry. He's dead the fact that a man pumped three bullets into him leaves you like this dear dear boy Fatso had three bullets in him, huh? Yes. That's right. He did but the papers didn't say so dear boy What? You killed junior This is Johnson one way you'd know he was shot three times You kill him. It was a mistake. I thought he was someone else. I thought he was late Shannon. I Don't like that fellow either you miss late Shannon Charlie. That's a shame My wife was drowned six years ago For the first time I'm looking at another woman looking I Almost stopped grieving But not quite because there's still Shannon Then go away come back when your mind's all clear I'll wait for you. I Cannot do what you ask of me Shannon I will not reveal to you the fourth man on the death list and you know who he is see we know who he is If you tell me who he is where he is maybe we can save each other's life Maybe he can tell me why someone wants him and me dead Maybe he can explain about the notes why I have to die with guys I never saw before never knew that's my slate got a an Allicution deservedly Shannon we do not know where this fourth man is If we told you his name you with your friendships in Havana might find him and because you found him lead the killer to him Obviously the killer knows where you are For the other man there is still a chance and for sleight of paper Lily, huh? We will do our best Pedro Avarillo He said something it sounded like Pedro Avarillo a pitiful little thief Who is hidden away from us by his friends in the barrio? Because they think we wish to arrest him for snatching purses When all we want is that he should live out his life in comfort for many years in our jails The barrio shrugs last bits and tells us nothing. That's funny Me they chew my ears off Come on sailor And thanks for sale Maybe I can bring us back alive. Oh My son here most my beautiful try to put your arms around fat maria Hey, you won't make it but he will give me a few shivers Yeah, you don't change maria You come for a night of dance all polkas are on the house for you You have not a polka since that remaining and put you on a diet Now we want Pedro Avarillo. You know where he is the police want him to Maybe I don't give him to you because suddenly you are the color of police It's true at the police say Maria Someone's trying to kill Pedro slate, too. Maybe slate can change that From your lips. I believe it The last continuous hotel is the dirtiest with the most rats With the most yeah with Pedro Let's go open up a new world for him sailor Yes, he's not here sailor is here sailor looking through keyholes. That's not cricket girl. He'll let me look In that chair by the window see paper in his lap like he fell asleep Watch out sailor wake up Pedro wake up slate look in his back Yeah knife to death Wait a minute. Let's get out of here. Yeah. Yeah, what? I know this guy Six years ago. I saw this man on a life raft a life raft. Uh-huh It was an all-day deep-sea fishing excursion. I was new to Havana So I went with the tourists the boat was loaded about 22 many people on him and the storm came up the boat sank Him me in a couple of other men wound up in a small rubber life raft Woman Yeah, that's it. It is what is the woman she drowned She got tossed overboard by a wave. We tried to save her but in that rough sea What's all this got to do with those killings that woman I Met her husband at the inquiry started to beat on my chest threatened me said the four of us drowned her I Couldn't blame him at the time and maybe the time is now Revenge that what you mean? Let's walk around a van a sailor Maybe we can find out Can't we go home now slate? We've been walking a van up for five hours. Come on turn this corner Now look over your shoulder see a man the straw hat and a cane No Wait a minute. Yes. He just came around the same corner. We did come on See the man is looking for a slate that drowned woman's husband. I don't know I wouldn't know if I saw him up close, but you saw him at the inquiry for about 10 seconds His face was twisted with grief and six years ago Here in this building sailor What's in here? An elevator that goes five stories up to a roof it's the guy in the store hat is not boy We'll get a fine view of a van a harbor and someone's got the elevator up on the second floor Ring the bell and bring it down. That's as long as you let me ring your elevator bells. I'm happy. I almost get away from you, mister Thank you. Thank you Floor, please. I don't want to inconvenience you too. You were on this elevator first take it wherever you're going No, we were going to the top to the roof why so as I it's a fine time to look at the boats All lighted up the fisherman making port. Yes, it's quite a sight for them that likes it Third floor tarts clothing beanies six shooters and partner. Mr. It's the altitude charming Here we are watch your step, please I don't I know you mister indeed you do very well You knew my wife too a woman to drown out there out there in the ocean Couldn't be helped you all tried to tell me that the whimpering's of dying men Pedro Avril I didn't have a chance to whimper. He was stabbed in the back and you whimper Whimper plead for your life Shannon. You're the last one slate. Watch him. He's got a knife. Come and get me. Mr. Whimper Whimper you hear anything yet, mister last one watch that blade, sonny watch it Hey, sir, this won't hurt a bit Stop it Slate you'll kill him Slate What did you want to do beat him to death? That's insurance baby That way I stay alive get me out of here. What's the matter? Don't you like the harbor just get me out of here Go home I'll see this guy meets the cops go home I'll meet you back at Shannon's place Slate What I just want to tell you how much I like it. No wonder you look good aboard the bold venture I like it too Where are you taking me? No, I'm not taking you anywhere. I'm running across the channel for repairs. The carburetor's coughing So give it cough medicine. You can fix a carburetor All right So I wanted to take a boat ride Come here Slate Close your eyes That's right That's why you wanted to take a boat ride, isn't it? You found me out that makes me a cad come here Be careful Slate. You're rocking the boat. You're crazy. I never rock boats So a little publicity is going to hurt you Do it again Slate And so our two stars Humphrey Bolgard 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 Bolgard and Lauren Bacall together in bold venture