Destination Unknown (1933 film)

1933 film

April 1, 1933 (1933-04-01)

Running time

66 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

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

Pat O'Brien as Matt Brennan
Ralph Bellamy as Stowaway
Alan Hale, Sr. as Lundstrom
Russell Hopton as Georgie
Tom Brown as Johnny
Betty Compson as Ruby Smith
Noel Madison as Maxie
Stanley Fields as Gattallo
Rollo Lloyd as Dr. Fram
Willard Robertson as Joe Shano
Charles Middleton as Turk
Richard Alexander as Alex
Forrester Harvey as Ring
George Regas as Tauru

References

^ "Destination Unknown (1933) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
^ 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.
^ "Destination Unknown". Afi.com. Retrieved January 5, 2016.