Destination Unknown
Directed byTay Garnett
Written byTom Buckingham
Produced byCarl Laemmle, Jr.
StarringPat O'Brien
Ralph Bellamy
Alan Hale, Sr.
Russell Hopton
Tom Brown
Betty Compson
CinematographyEdward Snyder
Edited byMilton Carruth
Music byW. Franke Harling
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • April 1, 1933 (1933-04-01)
Running time
66 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Destination Unknown is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film directed by Tay Garnett and written by Tom Buckingham. The film stars Pat O'Brien, Ralph Bellamy, Alan Hale, Sr., Russell Hopton, Tom Brown and Betty Compson. The film was released on April 1, 1933, by Universal Pictures.[1][2][3]

Plot

During a storm in the Pacific Ocean, the captain and the first helmsman on the sailing ship Prince Rupert are killed. The surviving crew is disoriented after the storm and the ship's water supplies are controlled by the cold-blooded Matt Brennan. Finally, a stowaway appears who knows other water supplies and navigates the ship to safe areas according to the stars. At the end of the film he finally disappears without a trace.

Cast

References

  1. ^ "Destination Unknown (1933) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
  2. ^ Hall, Mordaunt (April 8, 1933). "Movie Review - Destination Unknown - A Melodrama Largely Concerned With the Thirst for Water of Those on a Becalmed Rum-Runner". NYTimes.com. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
  3. ^ "Destination Unknown". Afi.com. Retrieved January 5, 2016.

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Films directed by Tay Garnett
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