Most of the largely forgotten show was uncovered by film historian Jim Schoenberger in 1981, with the ending (including credits) found later. Though this marks the first onscreen appearance of the secret agent, Nelson's Bond is played as an American spy working for the 'Combined Intelligence Agency'. An episode of the American dramatic anthology series Climax!, the show was the first screen adaptation of a James Bond novel, and stars Barry Nelson, Peter Lorre, and Linda Christian. Word for word.' Casino Royale' is a live 1954 television adaptation of the 1953 novel of the same name by Ian Fleming. You're going to tell me those things right now. He wants to be sure that you ask the things he said. If you didn't know about it - To listen to you - He sent you here but he doesn't trust you. The wires go through the chimney to his room just above here! You mean he didn't tell you about the mike In the fireplace - with Le Chiffre listening just above. Le Chiffre sent you to me, didn't he? Don't deny it, I know you're with him. French Communist Party will lose face with a very dull thud and we'll have acclomplished our aim, we'll be rid of Le Chiffre. We'll see that the story hits the newspapers with photostats of his bank statements, all the dope. Now if he should win back that eighty million maybe he can brazen it out, but if you've won and he hasn't.

And that's one reason why he's planning to play high tomorrow night.

He has twenty six million with which to win back the eighty he needs. He's bought the bank for tomorrow night with the last funds of the treasury of his party. Now he's going to try and get it back by gambling high. He's been gambling with Soviet funds and he's lost eighty million francs. You're going to play baccarat with him and your job is to clean him out. I don't kill Le Chiffre, what do I do to him?

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