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Also known as Clouds Over Europe

1939 film by Tim Whelan, Arthur B. Woods

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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.

Released: 1939-02-2182 minDir: Tim WhelanThriller, Mystery

Cast

  • Ralph Richardson as Maj. Charles Hammond
  • Laurence Olivier as Tony McVane
  • Valerie Hobson as Kay Lawrence
  • George Merritt as Mr. Barrett
  • George Curzon as Jenkins
  • Roy Emerton as Viking First Mate

Themes

  • bureaucracy
  • spy
  • murder
  • aviation
  • woman reporter
  • sabotage
  • umbrella
  • denial
  • screwball comedy
  • aircraft factory

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Ratings

IMDb

6.5/10

1,213 votes

Year
1939
Runtime
82 min
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Mystery

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Original language
English language
Main subject
aviation
Screenwriter
Ian Dalrymple
Cast member
Leslie Bradley
Cinematographer
Harry Stradling
Narrative location
Cornwall
Duration
82
FilmAffinity ID
138893
Image
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publication date
1939-01-01
title
Q Planes
production designer
Vincent Korda
distributed by
Columbia Pictures
executive producer
Alexander Korda
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