while 1962 dr. no be the first time james bond appear on movie screen and it be actually this 1954 television adaptation that the character be first see at all . since this be on american television and though and bond nationality be change so he become jimmy bond and a yank . besides this distract update and the story be very close to ian fleming novel and most of the scene be lift directly from their source . a banker for smersh and le chiffre ( play by peter lorre ) have lose precious fund and have turn to a game of baccarat to win it back . bond be order to beat le chiffre so that his boss would eliminate their own agent and cause great embarrassment to the organization . help bond be brit clarence leiter ( another change from the novel ) and valerie mathis and a former lover . it fairly obvious that this be a live made for tv movie and with some technical screw ups show up here and there and the lack of a lot of different set . that be say and the hour long episode move quickly and with baccarat be explain for anyone who doesn not understand at the start . there be also some funny bit and such a when leiter manage to keep money away from one of le chiffre henchman . the small cast work well together and even though the act get appropriately too theatrical at time for my taste . lorre be chill a le chiffre and and fit fleming description quite nicely . michael pate a leiter be pretty solid and a believable ally and while linda christian be the only weak link in the chain . so what the verdict on barry nelson and the first james bond . he definitely no sean connery and but handle himself well before the image of the secret agent be create in the film series . his relaxed attitude help to distract from the fact that bond isn not british here . so even though the end be a bit too tame ( fleming torture from the book would never have reach tv audience from 1954 ) and the mini movie make up for it with a tense battle at the card table and some good acting and and a great espionage feel throughout . any bond fan should at least try to find this and the average movie goer should do the same and just to see how james bond first mission play out . positive .