Dr. No

Date: 1962
Director: Terence Young
Production Company: Eon

Stars: Sean Connery, Ursula Andress, Joseph Wiseman, Jack Lord
Location(s): Jamaica, London

Region(s): ,

Storyline:

007 investigates the disappearance of a colleague which leads him to Dr No who is attempting mischievous mayhem with the US space programme.

Additional Information:

All stills supplied by SJ.

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Jimmy Snow worked on special effects at both Pinewood and Denham Studios but a name that often remained uncredited, as with this film. An interesting Biography and her Memories of him has been written for us by his granddaughter Brigitte, all of which can be read here.

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The three blind mice are on an assassination mission. A Kingston street... more precisely the crossing northwards from King Street, across South Parade in Kingston, Jamaica identified by Steve Randall.

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A Kingston street... more precisely North Parade, Kingston facing south, as it shows the Jamaica Ward Theatre on the right, found by Steve again.

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A Kingston street. Possibly King Street as it meets (now) Ocean Boulevard with the statue of Governor Metcalfe ahead, moved later to St. William Grant Park, and the Victoria Market, demolished in 1970, off-shot to the left.

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A Kingston street.

Liguanea Club, Knutsford Boulevard, Kingston.

Much the same. SJ.

See what I mean by establishment shot. Dark to boot.

From Waterloo Bridge. SJ.

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Norman Manley airport, Kingston, now altered.

Continuity confusion. Bond has been driven the wrong direction (east) which would take him back towards the airport. This pull-off is just off the Palisadoes Main Road, west of the airport.

This is by ruins, called Rocky Fort. Info, with thanks, from "Doctor" who served me lunch at Morgan's Harbour. That's looking north across to Kingston. SJ.

Looking south over the sea.

Note the mounds, and Lime Cay on the horizon, which I think is just caught in the film. SJ.

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Connery with dead chauffeur drives up to King's House, Hope Road, Kingston. They want a letter 2 days in advance to visit this.

Port Royal, Palisadoes, west of the airport, Kingston.

Vegetation has taken over. Just to the west of Morgan's Harbour Hotel. SJ.

Port Royal, Palisadoes, west of the airport, Kingston. Morgan's Harbour Hotel in the background.

The same brick building. SJ.

Round to Morgan's Harbour.

Much the same. SJ.

Morgan's Harbour Hotel bar, now altered, but on the same site. From right to left, John Kitzmiller, Lester Prendergast and see that barman on the left?

Could this be "Doc"? Here he is in 2010. You have my Reelstreets card, Doctor. Get in touch. Is that you in the then, or do you appear in the night scene following? SJ... This was followed up by famous Bond researcher Steve Oxenrider who gave Wilfred "Doc" a call and now we know, he appears in the night scene, and is still hoping to spot himself. Thanks for the info, Steve.

Connery at Morgan's Harbour Hotel.

Same angle. SJ.

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Cited as Scotler's Wharf, Harbour Street, St Ann's Bay.

Bauxite docks just west of Ocho Rios, though this is in fact an overhead shot of the model built by Frank George on the Paddock Tank at Pinewood Studios, and destroyed for the film’s climax by SFX technician John Stears, with thanks to Graham Rye, editor of 007 Magazine.

Former Reynolds bauxite mine. Hotel in background is the Sunset Grande (it was the Intercontinental when I was there). Picture from "In The Footsteps of 007." This information and the still were provided by Andrew Brennan with thanks to him.

Bauxite docks just west of Ocho Rios

Now. SJ.

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Quoted in the film as both 23 and 2171 Magenta Drive, possibly Sans Souci Resort, Ocho Rios, also cited as Super Club Grand Lido: Connery visits Miss Taro's Blue Mountain home.

Laughing Waters, seen before in Sea Wife.

Not straightforward to get to. SJ.

When I had the Soldiers Shop in Lambeth, and before that managed the shop Tradition, in London's Piccadilly, we often used to supply Berman's and Nathans, theatrical costumiers with uniforms, weapons and equipment. Ms Andress' belt is a standard British army WWII belt, blancoed white. I kept it from the Tradition stock and it is now on display in my collection. John Tunstill.

Now without Andress sadly. SJ.

Laughing Waters is west of Dunn's River Falls.

Now. SJ.

And is fenced off.

Now with vegetation loss on the headland, possibly Hurricane Gilbert in 1988. SJ.

But that doesn't deter the locals and location hunters.

Now. SJ.

And it's a gorgeous spot.

Now. SJ.

Also seen in Eureka 20 years later.

Not a particularly aesthetic addition, the man-made channel. SJ.

Similar falls but these are the bigger and touristy Dunn's River Falls to the east.

Or least I think so. SJ.

Dunn's River.

Apologies but I am on holiday. SJ.