CASINO ROYALE TV
Rating: PG
Duration: 52 mins
Director: William H. Brown Jr.
Cast: Barry Nelson. Peter Lorre. Linda Christian. Michael Pate
This is the first ever screen adaption of a Bond novel, made in 1953 for US TV. The hero is played by Barry Nelson (changed to Jimmy Bond of the CIA) and the villain is played by Peter Lorre (better known for the successful ‘Mr Moto’ movies). Bond’s task is to destroy the evil Le Chiffre, and his plan is to force him to lose a large sum of money at the gambling tables of Casino Royale.
