Slate Shannon runs a hotel in Havana, Cuba called Shannon's Place as well as owning a boat named Bold Venture. Constantly helping a friend out of a jam, or trying to find the real killer for a murder he was framed for, Shannon and his ward, Sailor Duval get into exotic trouble to match the exotic locations. There were 78 episode broadcast, but rumor has it only about 28 or so actually exist today

This log list the episodes I've found, alternate titles (alt), opening dialog (open), and the gist of the first scene (scene). Other characters, can be found at the bottom of some listings. I've decided on these titles based on personal preference and information found on Tribute to Humphrey Bogart pages. Also, thanks to Robert Magee and Jonathan Allen for additional information.

If you know of other episodes, or have additional information/corrections, let me know and I'll add them to the log. Any and all help is appreciated. I hope this list helps you in your collecting endeavors.

The 12-Year Promise

Open:	SD-	Slate, I just had a thought.
	SS-	Well, lets you and me keep it to yourself, huh, until I finish totaling up the hotel expenses for the day.
	SD-	Sure. How can a man think about two things at once when he is pitting his brain against an adding machine ?
	SS-	Well, this one's shifty, I've got to watch it.
	SS-	You and your Army surplus bargains, what's it doing to you this time?
Scene:	While discussing the overpriced cake Sailor bought, Ray and Rhino arrive looking for Matt Wallace, an old friend Slate hasn't seen in 12 years. When King attempts to throw them out, Rhino has fun pounding King.

Blue Moon with William Conrad

Open:	MC-	Your name Slate Shannon?
	SS-	That's right, and this is Miss Duval.
	MC-	I'm very happy...
	SD-	Then I'm happy, too. Hello.
	MC-	My name is Cameron. I have a planation outside of San Tomas. Sugar.
	SD-	Sugar? For the time being, just call me Sailor.
	SS-	What can we do for you, Mr. Cameron?
	MC-	I've never come to a man and begged before in my life.
	SS-	Then you've come to the wrong man. You don't have to beg anything from me.
Scene:	Cameron's daughter Cathy is involved with Norton, the owner of the gambling ship The Blue Moon. Norton has some hold over Cathy that makes her stay on the ship. Cameron want Slate to get her away from Norton.

A Bullet For Shannon

Alt:	Thugs and Slugs
Open:	MB-	You, umm, you won't regret this, Mr. Shannon. You'll see you won't.
	SD-	Mr. Shannon hardly regrets anything. Do you, Slate.
	SS-	That's because I lead such a clean life.
	SD-	See what a lucky man you are, Mr. Bullock? Where else could you have found a 100% fellow like Slate here? To take you all the way to Key West in his own boat.
	MB-	I know, how well I know. Oh, that reminds me. The passage money.
Scene:	Bullock is loaded and willing to pay anything. He starts counting off bills from a huge wad. A car with it's headlights off stops and shoots Bullock on behalf of Johnny Rice.

     Other Characters: Marchak.

Buried Treasure with Barton Yarborough -- 11/19/51

Alt:	Flamingo Cay
Alt:	Spanish Gold
Open:	King sings:	Now in Havana they is a small hotel From here to there they come pell mell No elevators or curtains of lace It's known all over as Shannon's Place
Scene:	Witt is trying to convince Slate and Sailor to help him go after Spanish treasure buried somewhere on Flamingo Cay, a collection of 30 or so small islands. They decide to acompany Witt on the excusion.

The Chaney Wedding

Open:	King Sings:	Shannon's place is a sight to see New Table cloths, clean upholstery For couples come and laugh and smile We just got wedded, we'll stay awhile. So Mr. Shannon, he make nice party Two guests who have matrimony Have big time, paint this place red Because they not need, is newleywed
Scene:	Sailor asks Mr. Chaney what makes a man propose. He response that a twisted arm helped. Mrs. Chaney notices a man in the lobby alone, so Slate goes over to invite him to the party and discovers he's dead.

Crazy Old Carlos

Alt:	Carlos And Juan Story
Alt:	Carlos Ruiz
Open:	SD-	We ought to do this more often, Slate.
	SS-	You like window shopping, huh ?
	SD-	It's not only that, the walking on a bright sun-shiney day, smiling at people, having them smile at you. Things like that.
	SS-	I hate it.
Scene:	Slate and Sailor run into Carlo who sold his fishing boat and is giving the money away to people on the street because he's afraid his brother Ruiz will kill him for it. Slate promises to protect Carlo.

Cruise To Bata Bano

Open:	JD-	Well, I don't think it's a lot to ask you to do Shannon.
	SS-	Answer me a question, friend. How do you know what's a lot for me to do?
	SD-	Well, if you ask me...
	SS-	Noone asked you.
	SD-	Personally, I'l like to go to Bata Bano. I just want to go on record just in case someone asks me how I feel about going to Bata Bano. This morning I woke up, stretched, said to myself "Oh, to be in Bata Bano now that the dew is on the pineapples.
	JD-	You'll like this town, Miss Duval. My wife here and I think it's one of the most interesting in Cuba.
Scene:	Jimmy Drew wants Slate to deliver a boat to Emil Lopez in Bata Bano, and return to Havana by train.

     Other Characters: Alice Drew, Marty, the boat Ella Wiley

Death By A Fighting Bird

Alt:	Deadly Merchandise
Alt:	The Missing Guns
Alt:	Gun Runners
Alt:	A Shipment of Guns
Open:	SS-	Alright, Sailor. Havana, Cuba, where we started from. Where we get off. Out.
	SD-	How long can you keep it up, Slate?
	SS-	C'mon, c'mon, off the boat.
	SD-	I said how long can you keep it up? You've been sore ever since we left Key West. So we didn't meet him. So we didn't pick up his cargo.
	SS-	Look, Sailor, a guy named Scarne sends us a wire. Says meet him in Key West. Move his cargo. I didn't want to go, you wanted to go.
Scene:	Slate is upset about being away from Havana. On the way back to the hotel, while watching a cock fight, Mario comes up and wants to know when he can get the merchandise they brought back from Key West. Mario gets nowhere. At the hotel, a lady also mentions the merchandise. She's killed by a game cock a short while later.

The Death Of Rudy Keijon with Sheldon Leonard

Alt:	Bob Yancy Arrests Slate for Murder
Alt:	Rudy Kuijon
Alt:	With Friends Like These
Open:	SS-	Sailor, stand still a minute. I want you to slip into this.
	SD-	You've flipped, kiddo.
	SS-	Now, look, baby. Three days now no tourists have set heel, toe, or nose in Shannon's Place. Least you can do is cooperate in drumming up a little trade. Come on, try it on, it'll make you a walking dream.
	SD-	You can get down on your hands and knees and touch your pointed head to my open-toed sneakers, I'm NOT getting into that thing.
Scene:	Five years earlier, Rudy Keijon was found dead in New Orleans, the same night Rudy and Slate were on the town. Bob Yancy arrives to arrest Slate.

Dixon & Lane

Alt:	He Who Laughs Last
Alt:	Murder is No Joke
Open:	HD-	I just told you that hotel joke because of this place, this Shannon's Hotel reminded me. Oh, I got another on for you. You wanna hear it? Sure you do. Now look, you ask me why do rumba dancers have such an easy time of it?' Go on, go on, ask me.
	SD-	All right, why do rumba dancers have such an easy time of it?
	MD-	You want to know why rumba dancers have such an easy time of it, Miss Duval?
	SD-	Uh huh.
	MD-	Well get this, it'll kill ya. Cuz all they have to do is stand around and twiddle their tums (guffaws) Twiddle their tums, get it? Rumba dancers! (guffaws more) It doesn't reach you, huh?
Scene:	Frannie Lane, Hal Dixon's partner, is out with Slate, and Sailor is none too happy about it. When Slate arrives without Frannie, he says he left her her room. Dixon seems to be a little miffed, too.

Haven's Venezuelan Isle

Alt:	The Runaway Wife
Open:	SD-	Oh, Mrs. Moore, you're just a whiz-bang, that's all. That's just what you are.
	MM-	Imagine that pottery vendor in Jamaica trying to pass off that jug on me as genuine native merchandise'. Mr. Haven warned me to be careful, didn't you, Tommy.
	TH-	Sure I did. I've been to the Carribee's before, I know how these natives work.
	SS-	Well, we're glad you two waited and came to Havana before you purchased any pottery. I've got a little item here you might be interested in.
Scene:	Slate tries to sell them pottery made in Newark. After everyone heads to bed, Haven makes a call to Milo. They've got someone on ice and it's up to Milo whether he's left alive or not.

Isle Of Pines with Marvin Miller

Alt:	I'm Going to Die
Alt:	Rhoda Gonzales
Open:	SD-	Oh, Joy. Oh Joy
	SS-	That's all you've been doing all afternoon, Sailor. Cut it out, will ya, stop sniffing
	SD-	What else is there to do on the Isle of Pines but sniff? Like the camphor balls dear Aunt Emma used to keep in her hope chest. Hey, you know what happened once to Aunt Emma? She was sitting in her rocking chair loveseat with her boyfriend, and just as she...
	SS-	All right, Sailor, sniff.
Scene:	Rhoda, an old friend of Slate's, had him and Sailor take her to the Isle of Pines. She's dying and wants to go where she had her last fling.

The Kuan Yin Statue

Alt:	The Quan Yen Statue
Alt:	The Chinese Statue
Alt:	Priceless Shanghai Statue
Open:	SS-	You can't tell much about Havana from a boat tied up at the water front, Mei Long. Especially at night. But you'll like Havana
	ML-	It is a strange place. But to one who has lived her life in China, all other places are strange.
	SS-	It won't be that way for long. There's a little bit of all the other places in Havana.
	ML-	Mr. Shannon...
	SS-	Alright, I'll get your suicase, Mei Long.
Scene:	Mei Long does not know why Sam Chou had her brought from Shanghai, and is wondering if Slate knows. Jeffery Zender and Mickey comes aboard with a gun and want the statue Mei Long supposedly brought with her. She knows nothing of the statue. When she slaps Jeffrey, he shoots her.

Louis Gasper with Barton Yarborough

Alt:	Pick Up Louis Gasper
Alt:	Slate's Stolen Identity
Open:	King sings:	To Havana City the pleasure dome, Come fella's with wives so far from home The tender sea breeze all worries erase And with the sea comforts [skip] Oh, Shannon's Place is a sight to see Bamboo shades or plastic upholstery And balconies to get close to the moon And to shovel in the food a silver spoon
Scene:	Mr. Brennan, from Dixie, wants Slate to pick up a man from a freighter for $300. Slate agrees, but Sailor wants him to forget it.

Matt Jefferies Dies

Alt:	The Dead Matt Jefferies
Alt:	The One Who Got Away
Open:	SS-	Fells good, huh Sailor?
	SD-	The morning sun in your face, the Carrebean wind in your hair, how else could it feel?
	SS-	That's what I said, good.
	SD-	How does it look on me?
	SS-	Well, let me consider it. Yeah. You at the wheel of our boat, the sun at your lips. Square patch on your dungarees. We finish this fishing trip, Sailor, you go buy a midi blouse with an wxtra pair of pants.
	SD-	Gee wilikers, Daddy. You make me feel like a girl who was born with a silver ladle in her mouth.
Scene:	Matt Jeffries hired Slate's boat for a fishing trip, won't talk to either of them. When he gets a fish on the line, Slate and Sailor go back to help, but Jeffries turns out to be dead.

Mystery of the Mary K

Open:	SS-	Take the wheel Sailor, steady as she goes
	SD-	What's the matter? You tired? Wanna get some sleep?
	SS-	I'll sleep in Havana. Right now I want to stand back and admire those jeans you bought in Key West
	SD-	You twisted my arm. Like them?
	SS-	I don't know. I kinda had my heart set on something with fringe, something frilly and feminine.
	SD-	Well let's not pop a rivet. How frilly can you get?
Scene:	On the way back from a Key West shopping trip, Slate and Sailor run across a lifeboat with 4 dead sailors.

Paul Brewer Story

Alt:	Escape from Guantanamo
Alt:	Escape Murderer
Open:	SS-	Rock me gently, Sailor. Easy, easy. You're getting the knack, kid.
	SD-	What is it about you, Slate. You can get girls to push your hammock.
	SS-	I got rosy cheeks. What are you sore about? We flipped for it, didn't we? I won, you lost. That's life in Havana. Keep pushing.
	SD-	I had to have a bright idea. Why don't we put up a hamock on the patio I said. That way the hotel guests can enjoy their siestas in comfort, I said. I keep talking to myself like that and what do I get? A hundred seventy five pounds...
	JB-	Mr. Shannon?
Scene:	John Brewer used to rent Slate's boat for fishing trips, but this time he wants Slate to pick up his son Paul, an escaped murderer, and brimg him to Brewer before he kills again.

Robbed By Joe Ralston

Alt:	Joe Ralston
Alt:	Revenge is Sweet
Open:	SS-	You know the trouble with you, Sailor?
	SD-	Standing here in the lobby of Shannon's Hotel, right hand tilting my left ear, Slate. I'm listening
	SS-	The trouble with you is you're a woman.
	SD-	Now what did I ever do to make you think a thing like that?
	SS-	A woman, Sailor, suspicious of everything, just like all the rest of you. Tell me something, what happens to women to make them suspicious of every man who ...
	SD-	Ha ha, ho ho
Scene:	Slate is wondering why Sailor doesn't like the new guest, Joe Ralston. Slate thinks he's OK, and he takes pride in his judge of character. Joe arrives and forces Slate to open the safe because he's broke.

Russian Roulette

Open:	SD-	Where are you Slate?
	SS-	Stop yelling in my ear. I'm right beside you. Did you find the candles?
	SD-	Where you told me. In the pantry under "C". I knocked ofer the brussel sprouts under "B" to get them.
	SS-	Serves you right. I told you to put the brussel sprouts under "S". Hold still while I light them...
Scene:	During a storm, a sick and scared woman enters the hotel and takes a shot at Slate.

Ruthie Ryan's Father

Alt:	The Big K.O.
Alt:	Joe and Ruth
Alt:	Joe Ryan Shot
Open:	JR-	If I wasn't so tired, Slate, I'd take what's left of the night to thank you for putting me and the kid up.
	SS-	Ah, what's to thank? A friend I haven't seen in 12 years comes to me with his little girl in the middle of the night, asks for a place to sleep, I sell it to him, that makes me big?
	RR-	It makes you very attractive to us, Mr. Shannon. We've had a tiring journey. My father needs his rest.
	SD-	And you don't, do you, honey.
	RR-	You're wrong, Miss Duval. I'm 11 years old and my bones are very weary.
Scene:	After showing Joe Ryan and Ruth to their rooms, a man arrives at the hotel and asks for Joe Ryan. Slate takes him to Joe's room, and the man shoots him.

Sailor's Dead Husband

Alt:	Freddie Nye Claims to be Husband
Alt:	Marriage and Murder
Open:	SS-	(laughing) What'll they think of next?
	SD-	Slate, what do you think you're doing?
	SS-	Don't bother me. With inkeeper comes certain inalienable rights.
	SD-	The right to hold the guest's mail mail up to the light and peek into their secrets? From these right could come bruised peepers.
	SS-	You going to blab it around, Sailor?
Scene:	Sailor tells Slate the gun he gave her has disappeared just befor Freddie Nye walks in and claims to be Sailo's husband.

Slate's Tuxedo Pocket

Alt:	Black Tie Affair
Open:	King sings:	Mr. Slate he hold he head in he hand Don't care to make jolly on sea or land Invitation to party on big steam ship Give a [pain size ten], make he quiver he lip But the lady Sailor, she all aglow To Formal dress party she yearn to go To wear flower in hair, and her beauty so clear She'll convince Mr. Slate, even drag him by ear.
Scene:	Slate resists going to a big bash on the SS Huron, but Sailor has already rented the tux. He finally caves in, not knowing in the pocket is the combination to the Huron's safe.

Suicide Or Murder?

Alt:	Out of Control
Alt:	Phyllis Colvert Murder
Open:	SS-	Sailor, we see Morrow Castle, the famous fort guarding the entrance to Havana Harbor. It was constructed in 1589, contains many interesting and exciting relics of the past.
	SD-	Oh, shut up.
	SS-	What's the matter with you? I take you for a moonlight ride aboard the Bold Venture, point out the places of scenic interest, give you choice bits of information. Develops the mind. Where else could you get all this gratis?
	SD-	All this gratis I could get by curling up in my downy bed with a circular.
Scene:	While cruising the harbor, Slate and Sailor watch a boat piloted by Phyllis Colvert slam into the sea wall. When Slate gets her aboard the Bold Venture, she's dead. Slate thinks it's suicide.

The Tabard Of Pizzaro

Alt:	Alice Markel Poisoning
Open:	SS-	Ah Sailor, now there's a sight that warms the cockles of a man's heart, I tell ya. Just sitting here on the beach and watching a girl like that cavort, carefree, gay. Look at her. Look at that cartwheel.
	SD-	That's nothing. I've got cartwheels you don't even know about.
	SS-	Let me just relax and enjoy the scenery, huh?
Scene:	While watching Alice Markle frolic on the beach, she collapses. When Slate and Sailor get to her, she dies.

The Tears Of Sheba

Alt:	Tears of Siva
Alt:	Star of Sheba
Open:	JB-	Ah, Slate, you should have been with us! Laid up for repairs on a jewel of an island and the girls with the wild orchids, ohhhh
	SS-	Be gentle with me, Joe. I'm a man of responsibilities now. I've got a boat and a hotel...
	SD-	And me.
	SS-	And her.
	JB-	Every sea orphan to his own paradise. You've found yours.
	SD-	And he'd better not stray from it or I'll beat him over the head with a wild cumquat.
Scene:	Joe Bishop asks Slate to hold a package for him, and as Slate starts to put it in the safe, Tommy arrives to relieve them of the package. Joe protests and gets himself killed, and Tommy leaves with the spoils.

Tommy Reed

Alt:	Looking for Tommy Reed
Open:	SD-	Slate, wake up. Come on, wake up
	SS-	(yawn) Go away. I'm in the middle of a dream.
	SD-	Tell her you'll meet her around the corner at half past eight. Come on, on your feet, mate. Sack time's over.:
	SS-	Look, Sailor, never walk into a man's office when he's in the middle of a siesta.
Scene:	Mrs. Reed wants Slate to find her husband, Tommy, for $1000. He was involved in a muder in Havana, and has been wandering around ever since. She was hoping he'd come back, but has finally decided to find him instead of waiting.

Voodoo

Alt:	Alice Ramsey's Husband
Alt:	Sailor is a Victim of Voodoo
Alt:	Voodoo Vendetta
Open:	King sings:	The Thing to consider when you got to sleep Is the bed not narrow, is the pillow deep And you wake up in the morning, Breakfast in Havana With cereal do they serve fresh banana I offer these suggestions so that you will know That if you're ever in Havana, the place to go Is a hotel known as Shannon's Place Good bed for your body, good food for your face
Scene:	Slate and Sailor is hired to takes Alice Ramsey and her dead husband back to their plantation. After he agrees, she kills her husband.

Welcome Back To Civilization, Dead Man

Alt:	George Carson Killed
Alt:	Man from Sumatra
Open:	GC-	A week, a whole week back in civilization. You don't know what it means, you two. To be in a city again. To see streets instead of jungle. Ahh, this food you've placed before me. Civilized food. Yet it frightens me.
	SD-	What did you expect me to serve you, stuffed tiger tail? After all, how many people fresh from Sumatra do you think we get?
	SS-	Don't pay any attention to her, Mr., um...
	GC-	And yet I can't get used to civilization in spite of what the Archepelego is like. Death at your shoulder constantly and the earthquake. The nights of remembering the ...
	SS-	You said something about gold, Mr. uh... Just what is your name?
	GC-	Gold? Gold's for fools, just a trick. I didn't find gold.
Scene:	George Carson bought land in Sumatra because it contained gold, but was swindled. After eating, he leaves the hotel and a man he knows, Lou, makes George come with him "so I won't have to kill you in the streets".

White Envelope    4/26/51??

Alt:	Six Crates Of Apple Juice
Alt:	Bill of Lading
Open:	King sings:	No people come to Shannon's Place Cash register is one big disgrace The money that lies within the till Could possibly change one dollar bill
Scene:	Vic comes into Shannon's place with a frightened Dolores Keyto. Vic wants the papers she has, but he gets rough, Shannon steps in and she runs.

If you know of any other episodes, please let me know. Including alternate titles not in this list.

In Death By A Fighting Bird and The Quan Yen Statue, King Moses is a different actor. These may be the earliest episodes. How Sailor became Slate's ward is touched on in these two episodes.