Video: 'Casino Royale James Bond 1954'

(Thursday, October 21, 1954, 8:30-9:30 p.m. EST) — Casino Royale, a television adaptation of the novel of the same name by Ian Fleming and the first onscreen appearance of the character of James Bond (played by Barry Nelson), was broadcast tonight live on the CBS dramatic anthology series Climax!.

Nelson’s character is played as an American agent with “Combined Intelligence” and is referred to as “Jimmy” by several characters.