Spies of the Air

Set just before the outbreak of WWII, this is the story of a test pilot who works for the (unnamed) enemy. Made in 1939, by the time it was released in 1940, war had been declared.

Cast

Barry K. Barnes

as Peter Thurloe

Joan Marion

as Dorothy Houghton

Roger Livesey

as Charles Houghton

Basil Radford

as Bill Madison

Everley Gregg

as Emily Madison

Felix Aylmer

as Col. Cairns

Wallace Douglas

as Agent Hooper

Henry Oscar

as Porter

John Turnbull

as Sir Andrew Hamilton

Edward Ashley

as Stuart

Reviews

CinemaSerf

Not much to say about tis rather routine, short, pre-war espionage drama. Roger Livesey is an aeronautical engineer working with his team (Basil Bradford and Barry Barnes) on a top secret design for a test aircraft. Meantime Felix Aylmer ("Col. Cairns") is in charge of security and when he suspects ...

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