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Q Planes

  • 6.5 /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.

Cast

Ralph Richardson as Maj. Charles Hammond
Ralph Richardson

as Maj. Charles Hammond

Laurence Olivier as Tony McVane
Laurence Olivier

as Tony McVane

Valerie Hobson as Kay Lawrence
Valerie Hobson

as Kay Lawrence

George Merritt as Mr. Barrett
George Merritt

as Mr. Barrett

George Curzon as Jenkins
George Curzon

as Jenkins

Roy Emerton as Viking First Mate
Roy Emerton

as Viking First Mate

Frank Fox as Karl
Frank Fox

as Karl

Gus McNaughton as Blenkinsop, Hammond's Butler
Gus McNaughton

as Blenkinsop, Hammond's Butler

George Butler as Air Marshal Gosport
George Butler

as Air Marshal Gosport

Gordon McLeod as The Baron
Gordon McLeod

as The Baron

Movie Facts

Rated

  • Approved

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • February 21, 1939

Production Companies

  • Irving Asher Productions

Production Countries

  • United Kingdom

Spoken Language

  • English

Budget

  • $0.00

Revenue

  • -

Runtime

  • 1.37 hrs

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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 O…