 mystery romance starring together in the sultry setting of tropical Havana and the mysterious islands of the Caribbean once again the magic names of Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall bring you bold venture and a tale of mystery and intrigue a whole week back in civilization you don't know what it means you to be in a city again to see streets instead of jungle ah this food you've placed before me civilized food yet it frightens me what did you expect me to serve you stuffed target tail after all how many people fresh from Samatra do you think we get I don't pay any attention to her Mr. and yet I can't get used to civilization in spite of what the archipelago is like death at your shoulder constantly in the earthquake the nights of remembering there's nothing about gold Mr. just what is your goal goal for fools just a trick I didn't find gold a smart trader filled a shotgun full of gold pellets and shot them against a rock sold me a piece of the jungle and I thought I'd struck it rich I even wrote home about it to a woman I used to know how I discovered gold and I got sharpies and some art or two I'll tell you about the time I met a guy who called himself trader Melvin I was new to Sumatra he tried to sell me futures and elephant tusks and I almost bought another time Mr. Shannon I have to what's your hurry a young woman Mr. Val not as lovely as you but it's kind I met her at the telegraph office on Perseo Alvarez only the works there helped me tonight she's going to show me around Havana I want to see it before I leave for New York how do you listen thanks take it easy come back before you show so you live what so you live so I won't have to kill you in the streets and shines bright the sea pounds and it's like the beat of my heart my heart really pounds for you Carson Lewis I don't understand what you're a pathetic man Carson a tragic man I'll be kiddies and old ladies are going to week for you what do you want of me Lewis what can I give you not what you can give me boy adventure or what you can take away we were friends partners now you stretch my back with a knife to bring me here I would have brought you anyhow why why you made a mistake friend partner that you'll shackle with their Carson yes I wanted a place like that lonely apart so I could adjust take civilization easy until there's a light in it someone moving around well that's so be that's so be stay close dead man you want to die with your mouth open and make a gesture die how you want welcome to civilization dead man hey Slate can I come in finish cleaning this gun you see this gun it was with me in Sumatra you see this notch right here on the stock you know what it's for I better read this to you first then you can regale me that is if you feel like regaling after you've heard it no it's a matter let me read it to you in the morning paper unknown man washed up on beach near Morrow Castle an unidentified man was found late last night by fishermen who were returning to Havana the man had been stabbed to death he was six feet tall middle-aged weather beaten skin yellowed as if he had been taking quinine against malaria he was hey that could have been our friend from Sumatra me still I'll get it yes what you better open the door slate what's the matter he's seven feet tall he wears earrings in his ears I don't believe I saw him and he wants to come in what's unusual about that I'll get it oh come on in I thank you I am soupy play Shannon this is Mr. Val it is my pleasure as long as you're in town we're glad you stopped in I am of the tribe of Djibouti as if we didn't know that's a Sumatran tribe isn't it soupy I think I remember a tribe with markings on the Cali River right indeed it is Mr. Shannon slate if he's from Sumatra how come the language is so easy for me until today I've always had trouble with the dialect I was educated in a mission school mr. Val a question if you please sure a man came to you he was from Sumatra that's right I needed to know that the gun yeah yeah you're a mess with sleight as long as I hold a gun in my hand nice going cellar I'll get up soupy now what's all this about next time I will not be so foolish when I return next time you will die my promise to you I hardly know how to behave with you senior Shannon seniorita Duval you come to a humble policeman of your own free will hey shall I order flags in Havana Roomba's in the street what is the etiquette a fat reward would be that he reward reward for what that you bent a gun barrel over the head of a native from Sumatra who could very well be a figure of your imagination big he says take a look at this gun barrel that you'll find the head print of a tattooed Sumatran on it but I still take a look at me Lissal nothing under seven feet tall could work me over like this that's not counting the pig me in the jungle counting the pig me who they leave me alone will you sailor I try to explain to the policeman how the guy found knife down the beach was a man we fed traded exciting adventures with his rank true anyway you don't believe me sailor you know what you can feel ease and for these kindnesses the deceased told you perhaps who he was only that he'd been in Sumatra got taken for a phony gold find had the ground shaken up under him in a earthquake got fever quite a king Kong who promised me a grave man like that shouldn't be hard to trace Lissal and once you know who he is maybe you find his killer this we intend to do even if we should discover you were the murderers and your Shannon and now adios and thank you for the gorgeous entertainment come on sailor the man doesn't appreciate it he appreciates me didn't you notice the respectful way he kept staring at her next time we call on the police sail away your overalls huh come on you tell us how the seven foot lad threatened you with death and Lissal doesn't even bat an eye you're not like to slate no I've got news for you kid I'm Mr. Shannon you're the thrilling Mr. Shannon oh why yes indeed he missed I am he you look as if I can help a girl like you you can you will a man from Sumatra can bring us so close together you could do that huh at my place so restful there coming soon as I get rid of pardon me you understand how it is sailor a lonely girl needs help wants to be close sure I understand you go ahead slate a little bus for old times sake anything you want honey the red one just stopped over there on the corner you'd better run for it your friend was wrong the hurt she gave you feelings has hardly been in the way made it more thrilling baby you know pain mixed with the light the thing a man dreams about works for I'm a fortunate fellow I cast my bread on the waters and get me very she you don't like the name call me whatever you want oh I will give us time only there's a slight fee slate mine a mountain of gold on a Sumatra waste oh that oh oh you mean the gold he told me about well forget it baby it isn't there the Sumatra Carnot a shot a hill full of gold pellets sold it to our boy just because it bothers me who was our boy he's dead we ought to mention his name he loved me once I said five years ago loved me so fine he wrote he found gold you killed him for it didn't just late he told you about the gold and you knifed him let his blood run on the beach I'd marry for that slate telling where it is this mountain of gold now admire you to its very peak thing like that could break up the nice things we're building Vera you know how it is money is the root of but don't walk away from me what I got to say should be whispered keep talking to me about money slate your gun makes me tongue tied lover put it I play with guns late known for it you just had the pleasure you like me better with short sideburns huh this way you're alive 24 hours late bring me the location of the gold or next time I zero in on your eyes you know I just sort of a name for you when I like it wait up for me lover I know it's real poetic a man with short sideburns ought to come out to his boat and think about it I recommend it for why won't you talk to me oh come on put your sins against my shoulder and tell me all about it and get off the boat sailor I want to go for a sale and I don't need you to louse it up louse it up who do you think you're slave company seven feet of it I told you I would come back mr. Shannon put away that knife so we we've got to talk we've got to goodbye mr. Shannon should be don't don't throw sailor sailor help me help adventure our stars Humphrey Bogart and Lauren McCall and the second act of our story oh what's that sailor what you just lie stills lie open this surprise surprised I sure am what is it it's a tortillas I cooked for you one for every day of the week this one with a carabinza beans that's for Sunday I know how you don't like hospital cooking so I thought I got a crooked dagger pitched through my shoulder and you cooked me eight tortillas I'll never forget you for this sailor go on eat one this one on top is today look sailor Havana's finest surgeon stitched me up Havana's most beautiful nurse can't wait till I push her night buzzer you want me to louse all that for one of your home cooked tortillas I appreciate your cooking things for me I appreciate your kind thought trying to ease a wounded man's arm sorry to see you feeling so well slate it really hurts I don't pout sailor someday into your life will come a man who came it just went out you tell us how what happened to me mm-hmm we shook hands over pat at each other on the back he doesn't care that a seven foot English speaking ape carved a slice out of me the sales different besides the wound will go good with your new hair bar that does it but I had a good thing here nice surrounding gentle treatment from kind hands now I got to leave it get my clothes out of that closet sailor just because I wish you were dead don't go crazy slate you're not well enough to walk out of here yet my clothes give me a shoulder for a crutch I'll show you how well I am get them sailor my last request I figured you wouldn't be able to think of anything to say Louie Vera how do you say my name surprise right happy come in be one of Anna I got a wire from George and I thought a thing if George sent me a wire he'd send you one I didn't want George to get as far as New York so I thought another thing you didn't want George in New York either George for a lot of gold and some mantra Louie now where is he you know he's dead why because you found out where the gold isn't killed him gold why do you keep asking about gold five years ago George wrote he'd found it then I didn't hear from again till last week I thought he was dead Vera you remember that earthquake in Samatra right after that no word from him but the gold who cares about that me I care a lot put away the gun I care a whole lot Louie just talk will you George was my partner he left for Samatra hunting trip he never came back the business grew thousand hundreds of thousands all right no hysteria huh it's the truth that's why I didn't want George to come back half is his now it's mine part of it I'm taking his place Louie half maybe more I'll think about it we've got to be careful Vera George brought a native with him a giant and he's been talking to yeah I know Slate Shannon those people bother you Louie Louie they don't bother me they can be gotten to one way or another listen to the grief of our mr. Slate he liked to play game with the finger of fate he feed the mouth of a nameless man and getting returned man's corpse in the sand then he go to police with open heart after seven foot giant trying to break him apart then a lady she hang to bullets near his ears and the knife is thrown a career of tears don't we King our Slate boy lives for stuff like that don't you slay sure can't wait for the day I die pardon me for thinking so mr. Slate but you are what is known to us amateur psychoanalysts as the wait King I'll I'll draw up an amateur couch don't turn up your nose at a free treatment Slate you're a boy who can use one go on King what Slate known as among you fellows as a mayhem prone miss Sailor we have long search for the exact category we have found it mayhem prone you see Slate you see what you are you see what people are saying about you behind your back let's ask this customer sailor let's ask him what pardon me sir before you register for a room would you mind taking a good look at me I want you to I have Mr. Shannon I've looked at you on more than one occasion and I find it's worth a thousand dollars huh hey that sailor gentleman looks up me and it's worth a grand to him a thousand dollars mr. Shannon because I once saw you with a man from Samatra because I want his name the man from Samatra huh you mean the seven foot one of the pocket size edition the man whom you were kind to the dead man a thousand dollars for his name an easy day's work mr. Shannon I could throw in the name of the big one to what you offer on that take it easy Slate for a grand we can come up with the name the gentleman wants point of information what makes a dead man's name worth so much to you say it is a whim a curiosity say it troubles me an anonymous man finds death on a beach but there I can twist it out of you and for nothing no you can't mr. Shannon because I can so easily forget what I asked of you so easily go to the police for the injury you contemplate upon me let him go Slate thank you dear lady if you should happen to remember his name just by chance I'm at the Florida Apartments Louis Viglin try think of a thousand remember a name so easy for you adios Slate get your hat sailor I know somebody who might remember a name that's right Angel this man told me about a girl who worked in the telegraph office he said her name was low leader see and this is still my name but what man are you talking about he's been in a van about a week he's from Sumatra oh see I know whom you speak we had a date for fiesta but he did not appear so I went with another one how'd you happen to meet him here right at this place I helped him to send the telegram to whom you're from the police that's right you're a liar you're too pretty pretty them what you need a leader is a goodbye focal to me he's pretty therefore he's not of the police therefore I will tell him what he wishes to know two telegrams he sent both to New York one to Vera Shay in Island of Staten another to a senior Louis Vigran in care of Carson and Vigran company both read the same as you see I mean Havana will arrive in New York in about two weeks signed with the initial G now let's go sailor well genius what we find out on this fine night Louis Vigran knew who the man from Sumatra was all he wanted to find out for me is if I knew he are you all right yeah yeah I guess yeah well come on let's get out of here what was in that car is lovable to be back down this alley mr. Shannon huh oh it's you please ladies bleeding yeah and what happened to you Sylvie two hours ago it happened I tried to seek out the killers of George Carson because George Carson was to me a brother so that's his name George Carson a earthquake in Sumatra he helped me in spite of his injury helped me stayed lived with my people who shot you wait wait only a little I am sorry for what I did to you I followed to tell you to tell you oh he's dead sailor I'm sorry I really am let's tell the police about it now we can tell a man I know he's got a thousand bucks for us oh it's you Shannon tell me what quickly then go away inside buster close the door sailor a slate look what's at the end of that long cigarette holder that skinny girl hi slat I gave you 24 hours late did you bring you what I want to know I brought you both something I don't need it anymore we still need the thousand the man you killed his name is George Carson Carson and migrant he was a good guy Louis why'd you have to kill him I don't mind Shannon the guy like you ought to go out knowing why Carson was my partner he should have stayed in the South Seas I don't need a partner anymore don't say that like you mean it Louis you've got a partner me I know I know you brought me a packet of goodies too huh Slate unwrap it for me show me ask your partner ask Louis he knows where the gold is too do you Louis Vera sure he does Carson told us he wrote Louis all about it Louis Vera for the love of because he lied to me Shannon you've seen me work before you know he's dead well you're good Vera you really are one thing how come you missed me from that car I could have had you heard too the way I got that's Suvi in your case it was just a gentle reminder that you didn't have much time about the gold about the gold Carson found it didn't he found it you and me Slate her to you and me you already got a sideburn curls miss how much more do you want a sis you mean me ma'am you sailor you've got to go sis look honey two dogs like us we can divvy up a fellow without that gun you're holding she's got to go doesn't she Slate right now you do it too wouldn't you Slate turn your back on a minute what do you think you're pushing oh watch out sailor I'll take that gun how about you sailor that's in you still got when to talk now drop it pick it up sailor hold her still Slate I'll get you back a pair of sideburn curls no just pointed at her baby the police will hate us if we bring them damaged goods I want to talk to you how come I'm dining my own socks I'll tell you later stand up what for stand up put this apple on your head going crazy sailor today I don't need an apple on my head all humor me you mean you're going to try to shoot this apple off my head girls who are handy with gun seem to impress you I've been practicing don't have to shoot an apple off my head to impress me just come here closer sailor that's fine well what do I have to do good for an apple like this every day my tasty sailor I'm very impressed with you 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