30 March 1939 Adventure 78 mins
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.
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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
Santos Casani as Foreigner
Hal Walters as Kingswell
David Davies as Detective (uncredited)
David MacDonald Director
A.R. Rawlinson Screenplay
Jeffrey Dell Theatre Play
Bridget Boland Screenplay
Bryan Langley Director of Photography
Bernard Willis Production Manager
Ronnie Munro Original Music Composer
David Lean Editor
United Kingdom 30 March 1939
United States 03 July 1940
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