Casino Royale (1967 film) Casino Royale (1967 film) Casino Royale is a 1967 spy comedy film originally produced by Columbia Pictures featuring an ensemble cast. It is loosely based on Ian Fleming's first James Bond novel. The film stars David Niven as the "original" Bond, Sir James Bond 007. Forced out of retirement to investigate the deaths and disappearances of international spies, he soon battles the mysterious Dr. Noah and SMERSH. The film's tagline: "Casino Royale is too much... for one James Bond!" refers to Bond's ruse to mislead SMERSH in which six other agents are pretending to be "James Bond", namely, baccarat master
Jimmy Niven was the only full international cap that both players received. Niven died in West Derby, Lancashire, in 1933. Jimmy Niven James Bryden Niven (10 February 1861 – 1933) was a Scottish international football player. Niven was born in the parish of Kirkpatrick-Juxta, Moffat, Dumfriesshire, the son of James Bryden Niven, Sr. and Elizabeth Saunders. Niven was one of two Scottish internationalists from Moffat. The other was James Fraser. While playing for Moffat F.C., Niven was an awarded a full Scotland international cap, for having played in the 8–2 defeat of Ireland on 14 March 1885. The game was played at