Destination Unknown (1933 film)

Destination Unknown
Directed by Tay Garnett
Written by Tom Buckingham
Produced by Carl Laemmle, Jr.
Starring Pat O'Brien
Ralph Bellamy
Alan Hale, Sr.
Russell Hopton
Tom Brown
Betty Compson
Cinematography Edward Snyder
Edited by Milton Carruth
Music by W. Franke Harling
Production
company
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Release date
  • April 1, 1933
Running time
 66 minutes
Country United States
Language English

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.

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