Movie

Q Planes

“DRAMA OF THE WAR ON SPIES!”

★ 6.0(40)19391h 22m

Thriller Mystery

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Q Planes is streaming on Criterion Channel in Canada. Availability checked 19 June 2026.

Where to watch Q Planes

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Good to know

Director: Tim Whelan, Arthur B. Woods
Release date: 1939-02-21
Runtime: 1h 22m
Language: English
Status: Released
Country: United Kingdom
Studio: Irving Asher Productions

Q Planes — trailer

About Q Planes

Q Planes is a 1939 movie in the Thriller and Mystery genres, directed by Tim Whelan and Arthur B. Woods, starring Ralph Richardson, Laurence Olivier and Valerie Hobson. It has a runtime of 1 hour 22 minutes. It holds an average rating of 6.0/10 from 40 viewers. Below you can see where to watch Q Planes in Canada — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

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.

Cast

Ralph Richardson

Maj. Charles Hammond

Laurence Olivier

Tony McVane

Valerie Hobson

Kay Lawrence

George Merritt

Mr. Barrett

George Curzon

Jenkins

Roy Emerton

Viking First Mate

Frank Fox

Karl

Gus McNaughton

Blenkinsop, Hammond's Butler

George Butler

Air Marshal Gosport

Gordon McLeod

The Baron

Hay Petrie

Stage Door Keeper

Sandra Storme

Daphne

Themes & keywords

bureaucracyspymurderaviationwoman reportersabotageumbrelladenialscrewball comedyaircraft factorytest pilotray gunspy ringinfiltratorexperimental aircraft