United Kingdom / Feb 21, 1939
DRAMA OF THE WAR ON SPIES!
1h 22min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
In England, an eccentric police inspector, an earnest test pilot and a spunky female reporter team up to solve the mystery of a series of test aircraft which have disappeared without a trace while over the ocean on their maiden flights; unaware, as they are, that a spy ring has been shooting the planes down with a ray machine hidden aboard a salvage vessel which is on hand to haul the downed aircraft aboard, crews and all.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Gus McNaughton | Blenkinsop, Hammond's Butler |
| George Butler | Air Marshal Gosport |
| Gordon McLeod | The Baron |
| Hay Petrie | Stage Door Keeper |
| Sandra Storme | Daphne |
| David Tree | R. Mackenzie |
| John Longden | John Peters, a Pilot |
| Ronald Adam | Pollack - Aviation Engineer |
| Patrick Aherne | Officer |
| Mark Daly | John - Factory Watchman |
| David Farrar | Viking Bo'sun |
| Ian Fleming | Air Ministry Officer |
| Franklin Kelsey | Inspector |
| John Laurie | Newspaper Editor |
| Herbert Lomas | Mattie - Fisherman |
| Raymond Lovell | Northern Salvage Company Manager |
| Gertrude Musgrove | Barmaid |
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| Reginald Purdell | Pilot |
| John Robinson | Pilot |
| John Singer | Newspaper Boy |
| Lewis Stringer | Foreign Agent |
| Jack Vyvyan | Police Sgt |
| Hal Walters | Cornish Car Driver |
| Eileen Bennett | Minor Role |
| Leslie Bradley | Minor Role |
| Henry Caine | Minor Role |
| Derek Farr | Minor Role |
| Morland Graham | Minor Role |
| Sally Gray | Minor Role |
| Allan Jeayes | Minor Role |
| Colin Keith-Johnston | Minor Role |
| Gregory Stroud | Minor Role |
| Miles Malleson | Minor Role |
Genres
ThrillerMystery
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Q Planes |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United Kingdom |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Irving Asher Productions |
| Release date | 21 febbraio 1939 |
| Executive producer | Alexander Korda |
| Production | Irving Asher |
| Writer | Arthur Wimperis, Brock Williams, Jack Whittingham, Ian Dalrymple |
| Editing | Hugh Stewart |
| Cinematography | Harry Stradling Sr. |
| Assistant directors | Tim Whelan, Arthur B. Woods |
| Camera operators | Harry Stradling Sr. |
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| Additional photography | Harry Stradling Sr. |
| Production design | Vincent Korda, Frederick Pusey |
| Art direction | Vincent Korda, Frederick Pusey |
| Set decoration | Vincent Korda, Frederick Pusey |
| Music | A.W. Watkins, Muir Mathieson |
| Sound | A.W. Watkins, Muir Mathieson |
Release dates
Theatrical release
United States / Jun 20, 1939 / NR / Distributed by Columbia Pictures Corp.
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