7.0 / 10(2 votes)IMDbNR19421h 3mUnited States of America

Destination Unknown

“Two Against Jap Treachery!”

War Drama Romance

Topics:#shanghai, china #spy #clock

Synopsis

Foreign spies and police pursue an attractive Dutch spy throughout Peking.

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Top Cast

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William Gargan

Briggs Hannon - aka Terry Jordan

Irene Hervey

Elena Varnoff

Sam Levene

Victor, Elena's Aide

Turhan Bey

Captain Muto

Keye Luke

Secretary

Felix Basch

Karl Renner

Grace Lem

Farmer's Wife

Donald Stuart

Wellington

Olaf Hytten

Wing Fu

Edward Colebrook

Lieut. Kawabe

Willie Fung

Farmer

Charles Lung

Col. Suyakawa

Herbert Heyes

Daniels, American Diplomat

Paul Bryar

German Henchman

Luke Chan

Chinese Waiter

Spencer Chan

Chinese Servant

Paul Fung

Japanese Officer

Frederick Giermann

Van Hoven

Release History & Theatrical Window

Theatrical Premiere

October 9, 1942

Wide Cinema Exhibition

Key Information & Fast Facts

Director: Ray Taylor
Screenplay & Story: Lynn Riggs, John Meehan Jr.
Original Title: Destination Unknown
Country of Origin: United States of America
Spoken Languages: English
Runtime: 1h 3m
Production Studios: Universal Pictures

Creative Leadership & Key Crew

Director

Ray Taylor

Screenplay & Story

Lynn Riggs, John Meehan Jr., Lawrence Hazard, John H. Kafka

Director of Photography

John W. Boyle

Film Editing

Charles Maynard

Department Leadership Roster

Ray Taylor

Director

Lynn Riggs

Screenplay

John Meehan Jr.

Screenplay

Vera West

Costume Design

Charles Maynard

Editor

John W. Boyle

Director of Photography

Age Classification & Content Advisories

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Primary: NR

NR: Not Rated — Evaluated outside standard classification boards.

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United States (MPAA)NR

Not Rated — Evaluated outside standard classification boards.

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