Casino Royale 1954

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America, meet James Bond. Ian Fleming's spy extraordinaire gets his very first screen adaptation in this hour-long TV special from 1954. Taking on a role that would later be immortalized by the likes of Sean Connery and Roger Moore, Barry Nelson plays "Card Sense Jimmy Bond," who just so happens to be (gasp) American. It's a strange preamble to the 007 legacy, and a must for any Bond aficionado.
Thriller / 50 mins

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  1. 1954's "Casino Royale" was the first on-screen appearance of James Bond. In "Casino Royale," Bond was often referred to as "Card Sense Jimmy Bond." Fortunately, the nickname did not stick.
  2. Ian Fleming wrote his first James Bond novel, "Casino Royale," in 1952 and two years later, it became a made-for-television movie. This was the smallest window between the writing of a James Bond novel and its filming. This might also account for it being the shortest James Bond film ever made.
  3. With no score or soundtrack "Casino Royale" might be the quietest James Bond movie ever made because it is the only 007 film that was made without music.
  4. The first line heard in a James Bond movie was from a porter in "Casino Royale" who asked Bond, "Are you hurt?" He responded, "No. Still in one piece, but I wouldn't know how." Audiences also didn't know "how" either, since Bond had just been shot at four times.
  5. Barry Nelson played Agent 007, James Bond, in the first Bond Film, "Casino Royale." The very modest actor said he only considered himself to be a Double-One and a Half.
  6. "Casino Royale" star Barry Nelson is the only American actor to ever play James Bond. The novel version of "Casino Royale" is the only James Bond novel to be Americanized with the British idioms changed to American ones. Someone was paid to translate the book from English into English.
  7. James Bond films are noted for their memorable one-liners. The first ever was in "Casino Royale" when James Bond's ally asks him, "Aren't you the fellow who was shot?" and James Bond replies, "No, I'm the fellow who was missed." He was shaken not stirred.
  8. James Bond films are known for their colorful characters. "Casino Royale" was full of color-less characters. It was the only James Bond film shot in black and white.
  9. The type of card game played in "Casino Royale" is called Baccarat or Chemin de Fer. Chemin de Fer is French for Railway. It doesn't hurt to have nerves of iron or steel when playing the game.
  10. James Bond may be forever known as Agent 007, but not in "Casino Royale." 007 and Bond, James Bond came much later.

Cast


Barry Nelson
Peter Lorre
Linda Christian
Michael Pate
Eugene Borden
Jean DeVal
Gene Roth
Kurt Katch
William Lundigan
James Bond
Le Chiffre
Valerie Mathis
Clarence Leiter
Chef DeParte
Croupier
Basil
Zoltan
Host/Himself

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William H. Brown
Charles Bennett
Anthony Ellis
Bretaigne Windhurst
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