Dr. No

A British agent and his secretary are murdered in Jamaica, and M sends James Bond to investigate. Bond finds that someone is using radio beams to knock American rockets off course from Cape Canaveral. The trail leads to Crab Key, the island of the mysterious Dr. No. There Bond meets shell diver Honey Ryder and loses his ally Quarrel to a flame-throwing tank. Captured, he dines with the villain, who reveals he works for SPECTRE and invites Bond to switch sides. Bond refuses, escapes through an air vent and sabotages the reactor during a launch. Dr. No falls into the reactor pool, the base blows up and Bond gets away by boat with Honey. SPECTRE is still out there.

1. Behind the scenesThe stolen Goya in the villain's lair

   Dr. No's lair displays Goya's portrait of the Duke of Wellington, stolen from the National Gallery just before filming. Ken Adam painted the replica over a weekend.

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2. Behind the scenesWho's walking in the gun barrel

   Maurice Binder created the gun barrel opening by putting a pinhole camera inside a .38 revolver barrel. The man walking into the sights isn't Sean Connery: it's stuntman Bob Simmons.

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3. SetupSPECTRE's first mention

   Over dinner, Dr. No tells Bond he works for SPECTRE, a criminal organization loyal to no flag. Bond turns down the invitation to join. That name comes back later.

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