Destination Gobi (1953)
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- Approved
- 1h 30min
- Adventure, Drama
- 11 May 1953 (Sweden)
- Movie
In 1944, US Navy specialists run a weather station in the Gobi desert where they are harassed by Japanese warplanes but aided by local Mongol nomads.
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Cast
| Richard Widmark | ... |
CPO Samuel T. McHale
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| Don Taylor | ... |
Jenkins
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| Max Showalter | ... |
Walter Landers
(as Casey Adams)
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| Murvyn Vye | ... |
Kengtu
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| Darryl Hickman | ... |
Wilbur 'Coney' Cohen
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| Martin Milner | ... |
Elwood Halsey
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| Ross Bagdasarian | ... |
Paul Sabatello
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Judy Dan | ... |
Nura-Salu
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| Rodolfo Acosta | ... |
Tomec
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| Russell Collins | ... |
Lt. Cmdr. Hobart Wyatt
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| Leonard Strong | ... |
Wali-Akhun
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| Edgar Barrier | ... |
Yin Tang (uncredited)
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| Willis Bouchey | ... |
Capt. Gates (uncredited)
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James Conaty | ... |
Admiral (uncredited)
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| Franklyn Farnum | ... |
Quartermaster General (uncredited)
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John Hedloe | ... |
Pilot (uncredited)
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| Earl Holliman | ... |
Frank Swenson (uncredited)
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Frank Iwanaga | ... |
Lieutenant (uncredited)
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Frank Kumagai | ... |
Japanese Man (uncredited)
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| Richard Loo | ... |
Commanding Officer, Japanese POW Camp (uncredited)
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Thomas Martin | ... |
Cavalry Officer (uncredited)
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Harris Matsushige | ... |
Japanese Officer (uncredited)
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Edo Mita | ... |
Lieutenant Colonel (uncredited)
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| Alvy Moore | ... |
Aide, Argus HQ (uncredited)
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| Bert Moorhouse | ... |
Capt. J.E. Mayberry (uncredited)
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Leo Needham | ... |
Pilot (uncredited)
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Anthony Numkena | ... |
Son of Kengtu (uncredited)
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| Stuart Randall | ... |
Capt. Briggs (uncredited)
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| Rush Williams | ... |
Military Policeman (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Robert Wise | ||
Written by
| Everett Freeman | ... | (screenplay) |
| Edmund G. Love | ... | (story) |
| Everett Freeman | ... | (screenwriter) |
Produced by
| Stanley Rubin | ... | producer |
Music by
| Sol Kaplan | ||
Cinematography by
| Charles G. Clarke | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Robert Fritch | ||
Art Direction by
| Lewis H. Creber | ... | (as Lewis Creber) |
| Lyle R. Wheeler | ... | (as Lyle Wheeler) |
Set Decoration by
| Al Orenbach | ... | (set decorations) |
Makeup Department
| Ben Nye | ... | makeup artist |
| Harry Maret | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
| Roy Stork | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
| Thomas Tuttle | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
Production Management
| A.F. Erickson | ... | unit manager (uncredited) |
| R.L. Hough | ... | assistant production manager (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Richard Maybery | ... | assistant director (as J. Richard Maybery) |
| David Silver | ... | second assistant director (uncredited) |
| Don Torpin | ... | second assistant director (uncredited) |
| Erich von Stroheim Jr. | ... | second assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Frank Sullivan | ... | property master (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Harry M. Leonard | ... | sound |
| Arthur von Kirbach | ... | sound (as Arthur L. Kirbach) |
Visual Effects by
| Ray Kellogg | ... | special photographic effects |
| Matthew Yuricich | ... | visual effects artist (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Paul Lockwood | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
| Ray Nolan | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Charles Le Maire | ... | wardrobe director |
| Angela Alexander | ... | wardrobe: women (uncredited) |
| Sam Benson | ... | wardrobe supervisor (uncredited) |
| Wesley Trist | ... | wardrobe: men (uncredited) |
Location Management
| Robert F. Metzler | ... | location department (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Alfred Newman | ... | musical director |
| Edward B. Powell | ... | orchestrator (as Edward Powell) |
| Sol Babitz | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Frank Beach | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
| John Clyman | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
| Lois Craft | ... | musician: harp (uncredited) |
| Don Cristlieb | ... | musician: bassoon (uncredited) |
| Gene Garf | ... | musician: accordion (uncredited) |
| Carl Jeschke | ... | musician: bassoon (uncredited) |
| Glen Johnston | ... | musician: clarinet (uncredited) |
| Abe Most | ... | musician: clarinet (uncredited) |
| Vito Mumolo | ... | musician: guitar (uncredited) |
| Eugene Ober | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Meyer Rubin | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Paul Shure | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Felix Slatkin | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Urban Thielmann | ... | musician: piano (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Stanley Scheuer | ... | script supervisor (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Leonard Doss | ... | technicolor color consultant |
| Anthony Jowitt | ... | dialogue director (uncredited) |
| Richard Rudolph | ... | technical advisor (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Twentieth Century Fox (presents) (produced by)
Distributors
- Twentieth Century Fox (1953) (United States) (theatrical) (as Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation) (released by)
- Twentieth Century Fox Film Company (1953) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century-Fox (1953) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- Centfox (1954) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (1954) (Austria) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox (1955) (France) (theatrical)
- National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1961) (United States) (tv)
- France 3 (1984) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2012) (United States) (DVD) (20th Century Fox Cinema Archives)
- EuroVideo (2012) (Germany) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
A group of US Navy weathermen taking measurements in the Gobi desert in World War II are forced to seek the help of Mongol nomads to regain their ship while under attack from the Japanese air force. The Mongols are rewarded by an airlift of the finest saddles.
Written by Peter Fawcett |
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| Taglines | ADVENTURE AS FIERY AND FURIOUS AS THE FLAMING SANDS OF CHINA'S GOBI DESERT! (original ad - all caps) See more » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $1,340,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Nixon and Fallon, NV were both used as location sites, and Paiute Indians residing on a reservation in Nixon played Mongol extras. See more » |
| Goofs | McHale claims that "Gobi Desert" means "wall of spears." Actually, "Gobi" is the Mongolian word for "desert." See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into All This and World War II (1976). See more » |
| Crazy Credits | Opening credits prologue: In the Navy records in Washington, there is an obscure entry reading "Saddles for Gobi." This film is based on the story behind that entry--one of the strangest stories of World War II. See more » |
| Quotes |
[Walter flirts successfully with a Mongolian woman]
Jenkins: Well, looks like you made a hit, Walter my boy. Tell me, how do you do it? Walter Landers: My training as a meterorologist. I can take one look at a girl and tell weather. See more » |