English actor David Niven (1910- 1983) as Sir James Bond in the spy spoof 'Casino Royale', 1967. ... [+] (Photo by Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images) The plot of the first Casino Royale move ...

Among the holdings of the late actor-director Gregory Rattoff were the movie rights to a little spy novel entitled Casino Royale, which Rattoff's heirs transferred to producer Charles K.