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16 Casino Royale - the television episode

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This article is from the James Bond FAQ, by Michael Reed reed55@core.com with numerous contributions by others.

16 Casino Royale - the television episode

This was the first time Bond appeared in the visual media. Not a feature
film, this adaptation was a television production, an hour-long episode of
the CBS "Climax! Mystery Theatre" anthology series. It aired live on October
21, 1954, the television rights selling for $1,000. Barry Nelson played Bond
as an American agent, nicknamed "Card Sense Jimmy Bond". Peter Lorre plays
the villain Le Chiffre and was inadvertently seen walking across the stage
after his character is killed. The joys of live TV.

 

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