The read
It runs a compact 1h 22m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
41 audience votes
Key crew
- Tim WhelanDirector
- Arthur B. WoodsDirector
- Ian DalrympleWriter
Cast
- Ralph RichardsonMaj. Charles Hammond
- Laurence OlivierTony McVane
- Valerie HobsonKay Lawrence
- George MerrittMr. Barrett
- George CurzonJenkins
- Roy EmertonViking First Mate
- Frank FoxKarl
- Gus McNaughtonBlenkinsop, Hammond's Butler
- George ButlerAir Marshal Gosport
- Gordon McLeodThe Baron
- Hay PetrieStage Door Keeper
- Sandra StormeDaphne
Stills
Themes
bureaucracyspymurderaviationwoman reportersabotageumbrelladenialscrewball comedyaircraft factorytest pilotray gun