Spies of the Air

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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.

Released: Mar 30, 1939

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Barry K. Barnes

Peter Thurloe

Joan Marion

Dorothy Houghton

Roger Livesey

Charles Houghton

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