Casino Royale (1954) Reviews

The best adaptation of the novel. Bond and Leiter may have swapped nationalities (and changed fornames) but for the most part Barry Nelson is a very good Bond and he acts the part very well considering the film was broadcast on television, live! Michael Pate is excellent as "Clarence" Leiter, Linda Christian is decent as "Valerie" Mathis, but it's Peter Lorre who stands out as Le Chiffre. There are some very Bondian moments as well, such as Bond kissing Valerie before telling her that he knows she is working for Le Chiffre.
All in all, a good watch.

3/5