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Q Planes (1939)

February 21, 1939 (GB) Thriller, Mystery • 82m

Overview

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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Top Billed Cast

Ralph Richardson
Ralph Richardson

Maj. Charles Hammond

Valerie Hobson
Valerie Hobson

Kay Lawrence

Roy Emerton
Roy Emerton

Viking First Mate

Gus McNaughton
Gus McNaughton

Blenkinsop, Hammond's Butler

George Butler
George Butler

Air Marshal Gosport

Hay Petrie
Hay Petrie

Stage Door Keeper

David Tree
David Tree

R. Mackenzie

John Longden
John Longden

John Peters, a Pilot

Ronald Adam
Ronald Adam

Pollack - Aviation Engineer

Mark Daly
Mark Daly

John - Factory Watchman

David Farrar
David Farrar

Viking Bo'sun

Ian Fleming
Ian Fleming

Air Ministry Officer

John Laurie
John Laurie

Newspaper Editor

Herbert Lomas
Herbert Lomas

Mattie - Fisherman

Raymond Lovell
Raymond Lovell

Northern Salvage Company Manager

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

Henry Caine
Henry Caine

Minor Role

Derek Farr
Derek Farr

Minor Role

Sally Gray
Sally Gray

Minor Role

Allan Jeayes
Allan Jeayes

Minor Role

Crew


Reviews

CinemaSerf

⭐ 7/10

June 22, 2022

When aircraft with secret gadgets aboard start disappearing all around the globe, "Maj. Hammond" (Ralph Richardson) reckons that there is something suspicious going on. His investigations - frequently interfered with by his aspiring journalist sister "Kay" (Valerie Hobson) - eventually, despite scepticism from the latest aircraft's manufacturers, manage to enrol budding pilot "McVane" (Laurence Olivier) into his cunning plan to identify and bring… read the rest.

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

Revenue

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