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A Dutch spy in Peking with a clock full of secrets? 1942 B-movie chaos ensues.
TMDB
60
IMDb
66

Destination Unknown (1942)

Pulp espionageOrientalist cheeseClock-ticking tension

Overview

DramaRomanceWar

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

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Content warning
spyshanghai, chinaclock
Colonial paranoiaLoyalty under pressureOrientalism as spectacleWartime propaganda

Standout Aspects

Acting

Irene Hervey carries this with actual conviction. Bless her.

Production

Universal backlot 'Peking' looks suspiciously like every other movie's 'exotic East.'

Best for:Background: Perfect for folding laundry while half-watching 1940s spy nonsense.·Rewatch: Only if you're obsessed with Keye Luke's underused screen time.
Heads up:Triggers: Heavy racist stereotypes of Japanese and Chinese characters throughout.
Ray Taylor

Director

Ray Taylor

ReleasedOct 9, 1942
Runtime1h 3m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensitymedium
Tonemixed
Feellight
Universal Pictures

Top Cast

William Gargan

William Gargan

Briggs Hannon - aka Terry Jordan

Irene Hervey

Irene Hervey

Elena Varnoff

Sam Levene

Sam Levene

Victor, Elena's Aide

Turhan Bey

Turhan Bey

Captain Muto

Keye Luke

Keye Luke

Secretary

Felix Basch

Felix Basch

Karl Renner

Grace Lem

Grace Lem

Farmer's Wife

Donald Stuart

Donald Stuart

Wellington

Olaf Hytten

Olaf Hytten

Wing Fu

Willie Fung

Willie Fung

Farmer

Herbert Heyes

Herbert Heyes

Daniels, American Diplomat

Paul Bryar

Paul Bryar

German Henchman

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Cultural

Released four months after Pearl Harbor, this was pure wartime propaganda disguised as entertainment.

Trivia

Keye Luke—who played Charlie Chan's son in better films—gets maybe three lines here as 'Secretary.'

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