Bold Venture

Bold Venture is a 30-minute American adventure television series that was syndicated in 1959. It was based on the radio series Bold Venture. 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. Slate was "a lighthearted tough guy who sallies 'round exotic Caribbean locales on missions of derring-do." 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 and encountered "smugglers, killers, and ... other shady characters". King Moses was a singer whose calypso music was heard in the background. He also sometimes narrated to connect segments of the story. Philip Keith-Barker was the police inspector. Leta was a dancer at the hotel, and Tina operated the island's only dance hall. Cast