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Dr. No (1962)

Where Dr. No says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

From London casino to a Pinewood lair: where Bond's first film was really shot, and the island that never existed

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Dr. No
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Scenes and places

Three blind men in Kingston (1962)

Strangways, Kingston's British intelligence man, leaves a bridge game for a radio call and never comes back. Three blind men march down the street to a calypso beat, and the radio link to London goes dead.

Set in Queen's Club, Kingston — A fictional-named Kingston club where British agent Strangways plays bridge before he disappears.

A private members' club in Kingston, the Jamaican capital.

Filmed at South Parade Square, Kingston (Kingston, Jamaica) — Street where the three blind men march. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Filmed at Liguanea Club, Kingston (Kingston, Jamaica) — Used for the exterior of the Queen's Club. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The casino where Bond is introduced (1962)

Bond plays chemin de fer opposite Sylvia Trench, trades banter across the table, and gives his name as 'Bond. James Bond'. A message pulls him away, but not before they fix a golf date.

Set in A London gaming club — A smoky gaming room where a card game opens with a woman, Sylvia Trench, calling Bond's bluff. Google Maps · Apple Maps

A members-only gaming club in the Mayfair district of London.

Filmed at Les Ambassadeurs Club, Mayfair (Mayfair, London, United Kingdom) — Filmed here, as the club's own article states. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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M sends Bond to Jamaica (1962)

At 3am Bond is told Strangways has vanished and is booked on the 7 o'clock plane to Kingston. M takes his Beretta and tells him to carry a Walther PPK.

Set in M's office, British Secret Service headquarters, London — Office where M briefs Bond and swaps his Beretta for a Walther PPK.

The office of M, head of the secret service, built as a studio set.

Filmed at Pinewood Studios, Buckinghamshire — The interior was a studio set, not a real building. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Landing in Kingston (1962)

Bond lands in Kingston and a man claiming to be a government chauffeur steps forward to drive him.

Set in Norman Manley International Airport, Kingston — Bond arrives in Jamaica; a chauffeur is waiting for him. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Jamaica's main international airport, on a long strip of land south of Kingston.

Filmed at Norman Manley International Airport (Kingston, Jamaica) — Filmed here; the airport was then known as Palisadoes Airport. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The chauffeur who is not a chauffeur (1962)

The driver says another car is following them. Bond tells him to lose it, pulls the car over and demands to know who he works for. The man asks for a cigarette that turns out to be poisoned.

Set in A road out of Kingston — Bond asks his driver to lose a car that follows them, then pulls over and questions him.

A coastal highway running toward the old pirate port of Port Royal.

Filmed at Norman Manley Highway, west of the airport (Kingston, Jamaica) — The road for the car chase, according to one location blog. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The Queen's Club at night (1962)

Bond has a vodka martini and asks the club members who last saw Strangways. They mention fishing and bridge, and point him to the boatman Quarrel.

Set in Queen's Club, Kingston — The club where Bond meets Strangways' last friends.

A private members' club in Kingston where officials and professionals gather.

Filmed at Liguanea Club, Kingston (Kingston, Jamaica) — Used for the exterior of the Queen's Club. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Puss-Feller's bar (1962)

Bond follows Quarrel into the bar and is grabbed from behind, then meets the American agent Felix Leiter, who is working with Quarrel. They tell him the fishermen stay away from Crab Key.

Set in Puss-Feller's Club, near Kingston harbour — Quarrel's waterfront haunt, owned by Puss-Feller.

A seaside bar and restaurant at the western end of the Palisadoes strip.

Filmed at Morgan's Harbour Hotel, Port Royal (Kingston, Jamaica) — The hotel's bar was dressed as Puss-Feller's Club for the film. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The Governor's office (1962)

Bond asks Pleydell-Smith for all he has on Dr. No and Crab Key. Miss Taro comes back to say that both files are missing; Bond sets about looking for them himself.

Set in Government House, Kingston — The Governor's secretary's office, where Bond asks about Crab Key and Dr. No.

The residence of the Governor-General of Jamaica, set in grounds in northern Kingston.

Filmed at King's House, Kingston (Kingston, Jamaica) — Location blog names it for the Governor's residence scenes. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Miss Taro's house in the hills (1962)

Bond goes up to Miss Taro's home in the hills. She takes a phone call while he waits and says she will keep him there; he calls a taxi, and the evening ends with Bond handing her over to police.

Set in Miss Taro's house, Magenta Drive, hills above Kingston — The film gives the address as Magenta Drive in the hills.

A hillside house on Magenta Drive above Kingston.

Filmed at Couples Sans Souci, Ocho Rios (St Ann, Ocho Rios, Jamaica) — A location blog names a room at this hotel; its wording is unclear. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Honey Ryder on the beach (1962)

Bond and Quarrel reach Crab Key and find a girl collecting shells. She gives her name as Honey Ryder and says the guards used to try to catch her.

Set in Crab Key (fictional island) — Bond and Quarrel land at night and meet a woman collecting shells.

A beach on the north coast of Jamaica, standing in for the island of Crab Key.

Filmed at Laughing Waters, St Ann (St Ann, Ocho Rios, Jamaica) — Honey Ryder was filmed emerging from the sea here. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Hiding from the guards (1962)

Armed men in a launch shoot at the reef and wreck Honey's boat, so Bond leads her and Quarrel inland. They hide in reeds and mud while guards and dogs pass.

Set in Crab Key (fictional island) — Guards shoot at the landing party; Bond, Quarrel and Honey hide in reeds and mud.

The jungle and shoreline of Crab Key, filmed on the north coast.

Filmed at Dunn's River Falls, Ocho Rios — Honey Ryder was filmed at the falls. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Filmed at White River, Ocho Rios (St Ann, Ocho Rios, Jamaica) — Named by one blog for the water scenes. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Dr. No's mine (1962)

Crab Key has a bauxite mine, which Dr. No's operation uses as its public face.

Set in Dr. No's bauxite mine, Crab Key — Bauxite mine and refinery plant run by Dr. No, the island's Chinese owner.

A large pier on the north coast where bauxite ships loaded.

Filmed at Reynolds Pier, Ocho Rios (St Ann, Ocho Rios, Jamaica) — A location blog names the bauxite pier as the mine. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Dr. No's underground base (1962)

Dr. No's headquarters lies below the island, far from the beaches and the mine.

Set in Dr. No's underground base, Crab Key — The villain's hidden headquarters beneath the island.

A steel-and-glass lair built for the film at Pinewood.

Filmed at Pinewood Studios, Buckinghamshire — The base, the ventilation duct and other interiors were studio sets. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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