Q Planes (1939)
Q Planes (1939)
DRAMA OF THE WAR ON SPIES!
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.

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Cast

Ralph Richardson Ralph Richardson As: Maj. Charles Hammond
Laurence Olivier Laurence Olivier As: Tony McVane
Valerie Hobson Valerie Hobson As: Kay Lawrence
George Merritt George Merritt As: Mr. Barrett
George Curzon George Curzon As: Jenkins
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Storyline

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.


Tagline: DRAMA OF THE WAR ON SPIES!
Certification: NR

Details

Genres: Comedy, Mystery, Thriller, Science Fiction

Language: English

Release Date: 21 February 1939

Country: GB

Runtime: 82m

Company Credits

Company: Irving Asher Productions

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Cast

Ralph Richardson

Ralph Richardson

Maj. Charles Hammond

Laurence Olivier

Laurence Olivier

Tony McVane

Valerie Hobson

Valerie Hobson

Kay Lawrence

George Merritt

George Merritt

Mr. Barrett

George Curzon

George Curzon

Jenkins

Roy Emerton

Roy Emerton

Viking First Mate

Frank Fox

Frank Fox

Karl

Gus McNaughton

Gus McNaughton

Blenkinsop, Hammond's Butler

George Butler

George Butler

Air Marshal Gosport

Gordon McLeod

Gordon McLeod

The Baron

Hay Petrie

Hay Petrie

Stage Door Keeper

Sandra Storme

Sandra Storme

Daphne

David Tree

David Tree

R. Mackenzie

John Longden

John Longden

John Peters, a Pilot

Ronald Adam

Ronald Adam

Pollack - Aviation Engineer

Patrick Aherne

Patrick Aherne

Officer

Mark Daly

Mark Daly

John - Factory Watchman

David Farrar

David Farrar

Viking Bo'sun

Ian Fleming

Ian Fleming

Air Ministry Officer

Franklin Kelsey

Franklin Kelsey

Inspector

John Laurie

John Laurie

Newspaper Editor

Herbert Lomas

Herbert Lomas

Mattie - Fisherman

Raymond Lovell

Raymond Lovell

Northern Salvage Company Manager

Gertrude Musgrove

Gertrude Musgrove

Barmaid

Reginald Purdell

Reginald Purdell

Pilot

John Robinson

John Robinson

Pilot

John Singer

John Singer

Newspaper Boy

Lewis Stringer

Lewis Stringer

Foreign Agent

Jack Vyvyan

Jack Vyvyan

Police Sgt

Hal Walters

Hal Walters

Cornish Car Driver

Eileen Bennett

Eileen Bennett

Minor Role

Leslie Bradley

Leslie Bradley

Minor Role

Henry Caine

Henry Caine

Minor Role

Derek Farr

Derek Farr

Minor Role

Morland Graham

Morland Graham

Minor Role

Sally Gray

Sally Gray

Minor Role

Allan Jeayes

Allan Jeayes

Minor Role

Colin Keith-Johnston

Colin Keith-Johnston

Minor Role

Gregory Stroud

Gregory Stroud

Minor Role

Miles Malleson

Miles Malleson

Minor Role

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Production Crew

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Costume and Makeup

Not currently known.

Sound

A.W. Watkins

A.W. Watkins

Sound Supervisor

Muir Mathieson

Muir Mathieson

Music Director

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Harry Stradling Sr.

Harry Stradling Sr.

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Vincent Korda

Vincent Korda

Supervising Art Director

Frederick Pusey

Frederick Pusey

Assistant Art Director

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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