Destination Gobi

1953
Approved
1h 30m

IMDb RATING

6.3/10

1.2K

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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.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.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.

Director
- Robert Wise
Writers
- Everett Freeman
- Edmund G. Love
Stars

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IMDb RATING

6.3/10

1.2K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Robert Wise
Writers
- Everett Freeman
- Edmund G. Love
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Walter Landers
(as Casey Adams)

Murvyn Vye

Kengtu

Darryl Hickman

Wilbur 'Coney' Cohen

Martin Milner

Elwood Halsey

Ross Bagdasarian

Paul Sabatello

Judy Dan

Nura-Salu
(as Judy Dann)

Rodolfo Acosta

Tomec

Russell Collins

Lt. Cmdr. Hobart Wyatt

Leonard Strong

Wali-Akhun

Edgar Barrier

Yin Tang
(uncredited)

Willis Bouchey

Capt. Gates
(uncredited)

James Conaty

Admiral
(uncredited)

Franklyn Farnum

Quartermaster General
(uncredited)

John Hedloe

Pilot
(uncredited)

Earl Holliman

Frank Swenson
(uncredited)

Frank Iwanaga

Lieutenant
(uncredited)

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Trivia
Nixon and Fallon, NV were both used as location sites, and Paiute Indians residing on a reservation in Nixon played Mongol extras.

Goofs
McHale claims that "Gobi Desert" means "wall of spears." Actually, "Gobi" is the Mongolian word for "desert."

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.

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.

Connections
Edited into La guerre, la musique, Hollywood et nous... (1976)

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i was quite young when I saw this

My father was a part of this group, they were actually called SACO. He liked this movie, thought it was somewhat accurate. He was a Navy Chief Petty Officer, a Medic, he loved Mongolia, it reminded him of Montana, where he grew up, and he admired the people. He liked the humor in it. They were actually a sort of obscure, almost "guerilla" group. Kind of like Navy Calvary. I thought it was called "Saddles for SACO", (maybe another earlier title?). He always felt it was a great mistake to underestimate the indigenous people, he used to use Mr.Custer as an example. All the West Point training or Annapolis , for that , purpose , may not help you in the end.And he told me, all Americans think they're John Wayne, unfortunately, those ponies didn't always know.