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', and is referred to as 'Jimmy' by several characters. 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.
'Casino Royale' is a live 1954 television adaptation of the 1953 novel of the same name by Ian Fleming. Overall, cinema-goers marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 87%, compared to film critics, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 80%. Online reviewers have written 947 reviews, giving Casino Royale (1954) an average rating of 72%. Casino Royale was released in 1954 and has generally received positive reviews.
