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Queens Club logo from James Bond Logo Collection
John Strangway is gunned down by the ‘mice’ and spirited away after a bridge game at the ‘Queens Club’, now the Liguanea Club, 80 Knutsford Boulevard – a private sports club and hotel, and also the home of the Jamaican Squash Association.
Two of the “three blind mice” assassins use suppressed M1911A1s to murder Strangways at the beginning.
from IMFDb
One of the “three blind mice” assassins at the beginning has a Walther P38.
Three Blind Mice - Billy Taylor
Three Blind Mice is an English nursery rhyme and musical round. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 3753.
The modern words are:
Three blind mice. Three blind mice.
See how they run. See how they run.
They all ran after the farmer’s wife,
Who cut off their tails with a carving knife,
Did you ever see such a sight in your life,
As three blind mice?
from Wikipedia
Kingston Calypso - Monty Norman Orchestra
Three blind mice in a row
Three blind mice there they go
Marching down the street single file
To a calypso beat all the while
They’re looking for the cat
The cat that swallowed the rat
They want to show the cat the attitude
of three blind miceThree blind mice here and there
Three blind mice everywhere
Searching all around for the cat
All over Kingston town pitter pat
They got the carving knife
To cut the pussycat’s life
The puss will get the knife for triflin
with three blind mice
So beware
Three blind mice
Watch your step
Three blind mice
Deadly mice
Three blind mice
Where they go?
Three blind mice
What they do?
Three blind mice
Oh, the mice
Three blind mice
Deadly mice
‘The Three Blind Mice’ are the first Villains of Dr. No. Using the guise of three blind men (hence the name) these assassins make their way to the Queens Club where Commander Strangways, a British MI6 agent in Jamaica, is playing cards.
As Strangways gets into his car ‘The Three Blind Mice’ assassinate him. They travel to his house where they proceed to kill his secretary, Miss Trueblood and steal Strangways’ files on Crab Key and Dr. No.
‘The Three Blind Mice’ re-appear a short time later when Bond travels to meet Miss Taro. During a car chase to force Bond off the road, his Sunbeam Alpine easily manages to outmanoeuvre his pursuers hearse.
‘The Three Blind Mice’ are paid assassins working for Dr. No. After Strangways informs Professor Dent of his findings on Crab Key, Dent arranges for ‘The Three Blind Mice’ to kill Strangways and his secretary Miss Trueblood. ‘The Three Blind Mice’ are killed when their plan to force Bond off the road backfires sending them careering off a cliff to their death.
They never really make an attempt on Bond’s life. They’re waiting outside of the Bond’s hotel in Jamaica, but as they’re preparing to shoot Bond, a car drives by and they miss their chance. They also chase Bond in their car, but that ends with Bond getting away and them getting an introduction to the bottom of a ravine.
The Three Blind Mice are not mentioned in the film’s opening or end credits. The name “Three Blind Mice”, comes from the song that plays in the background when they are first introduced at the beginning of the film.
YouTube: Dr. NO - 3 Blind Mice
The opening scenes are in Kingston, Jamaica, where the ‘three blind mice’ amble through Harbour Street, downtown. John Strangway is gunned down by the ‘mice’ and spirited away after a bridge game at the ‘Queens Club’, now the Liguanea Club, 80 Knutsford Boulevard – a private sports club and hotel, and also the home of the Jamaican Squash Association.
from The Worldwide Guides to Movie Locations
Three Blind Mice walked on Victoria (Crafts) Market
- Eric Coverly (1st Beggar)
- Charles Edghill (2nd Beggar)
- Henry Lopez (3rd Beggar)
- Adrian Robinson (Hearse Driver)
