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Bold Venture (1959) | Slate

Bold Venture

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Rated 6.0 on TMDB

Bold Venture

Salty seadog Slate Shannon (Dane Clark) owns a hotel, Shannon's Place, sheltering an assortment of treasure hunters, revolutionaries, and other shady characters. With his sidekick and ward, the sultry Sailor Duval (Joan Marshall), tagging along, he encounters modern-day pirates and other tough situations while navigating the waters around Trinidad. Aboard his boat, the Bold Venture, Slate and Sailor experience "adventure, intrigue, mystery and romance in the sultry settings of tropical Trinidad and the mysterious islands of the Caribbean.

Status: Ended
First aired: 1959
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 6 aired
Average episode: 30m
Language: English

Direction and writing

William ConradDirector

Jack ArnoldDirector

Seasons

Season 139 episodes

Cast

Dane ClarkSlate Shannon

WD

Walter DonigerDirector

Where to watch

Unavailable

Joan Marshall

Sailor Duval

Karen ScottTina

Lisa GayeLeta
Mark DanaPhilip Keith Baker
Bernie GozierKing Moses
Tiger Joe MarshBespectacled Bodyguard

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