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Q Planes (1939) – aka Clouds Over Europe
Join Dan and Tom as they dig deep into the key scenes of the 1939 movie, Q PLANES, which is also known as CLOUDS OVER EUROPE in the US. They'll look into where this movie has connections to other spy movies and real-world events to come!
Q Planes is a spy comedy, treating a top-secret invention the British were testing just prior to World War II and what they had to do to keep the invention and information about it out of enemy hands. In the US, it is also known asClouds Over Europe. It is more spy than comedy, but it has a comedic element. Starring Ralph Richardson, Lawrence Olivier, and Valerie Hobson.
Join Dan and Tom as they dig deep into the key scenes in this film and connections to other spy movies to come!
Watch the Video Version of this podcast Join Dan and Tom for Part 2 as they take a fresh look into one of the more significant spy movies of the 1960s, The IPCRESS File.
The 39 Steps, directed by Alfred Hitchcock is considered by many to the first spy movie ever made! If you came to our site as a Bond, Bourne, Hunt, Smiley, or other spy movie fan, you might not have seen…
Dan and Tom are joined by Bill Koenig of The Spy Command website. We decode both versions of the Hitchcock classic The Man Who Knew Too Much!
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Q Planes (1939) – Clouds Over Europe (US)
Q Planes is a 1939 spy movie. Clouds Over Europe was its name in the United States.
It is about a British Agent and his mission to discover who is trying to steal top-secret experimental equipment. The focus of this search is around the attempted theft of a new supercharger which should increase the flight speed of aircraft.
Above all, this light-hearted, spy comedy delivers a message to the world about threats. Released about 6 months before World War II, it was, in part, a propaganda movie.
Earlier movies influenced Q Planes. This movie influenced future spy movies such as James Bondand Mission: Impossible.
Our curated videos below show these influencers via video clips and descriptions. Also, check out our podcasts which discuss this movie in more detail.
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Join Dan and Tom as they are Cracking the Code of Spy Movies. Today they navigate through part 2 of the 1959 Alfred Hitchcock classic, NORTH BY NORTHWEST.
Join Dan and Tom as they dive deeply into Alfred Hitchcock’s 1959 “monumental” spy thriller, North by Northwest. Some have called this the first Bond movie! From New York City to Chicago to Mount Rushmore, the thrill is on!
We look at scenes, comparisons to other spy movies, actors and insights into the key scenes and backstories! Fun stuff for one of the best spy films ever created, with one iconic scene that everyone knows, the Crop Duster scene!
This is part 2 of a 2 Part North by Northwest podcast.
Watch the Video Version of this podcast Join Dan and Tom for Part 2 as they take a fresh look into one of the more significant spy movies of the 1960s, The IPCRESS File.
Watch the Video Version of this podcast Join Dan and Tom and they take a fresh look into one of the more significant spy movies of the 1960s, The IPCRESS File.
Join Dan and Tom as they are Cracking the Code of Spy Movies. Today they navigate through part 1 of the 1959 Alfred Hitchcock classic, NORTH BY NORTHWEST.
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North By Northwest – Part 1
Join Dan and Tom as they are Cracking the Code of Spy Movies. Today they navigate through part 1 of the 1959 Alfred Hitchcock classic, NORTH BY NORTHWEST.
Join Dan and Tom as they dive deeply into Alfred Hitchcock’s 1959 “monumental” spy thriller, North by Northwest. Some have called this the first Bond movie! From New York City to Chicago to Mount Rushmore, the thrill is on!
We look at scenes, comparisons to other spy movies, actors and insights into the key scenes and backstories! Fun stuff for one of the best spy films ever created, with one iconic scene that everyone knows, the Crop Duster scene!
This is part 1 of a 2 Part North by Northwest podcast.
On December 16, 2021, we had the wonderful opportunity to “attend,” via a Zoom meeting, a press briefing for "The Ipcress File TV" series through ITV Studios, with the actors, director & more! Join us as we discuss this briefing…
Dan and Tom talk about Hitchcock's classic spy movie, NOTORIOUS, with Tony Lee Moral, author of three Alfred Hitchcock books, with a fourth, "Alfred Hitchcock: The Storyboards" available September 2022.
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North By Northwest (1959)
Alfred Hitchcock’s 1959 thriller, North by Northwest is a movie about an advertising executive who gets caught up in the world of spies. A case of mistaken identity early in the movie sets Roger Thornhill (Cary Grant) and the audience up for a thrilling journey across America.
In this curation (and in the podcast), we examine things beyond just the scope of the movie, and its interrelationship with other movies and events:
A crafty, yet charming villain, much like Franz Sanchez in Licence to Kill
Suspense on a train
How the henchmen put Thornhill in the car which foretells a scene in James Bond in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service.
An unknown criminal organization – Can you say Spectre or Quantum?
Stars from the television shows “Get Smart” and Man From U.N.C.L.E. are the good guys in this movie year’s before their tv spy-dom
A joke that is told is based on an old vaudeville routine and first showed up on film in the 1945 movie Ziegfeld Follies
Airplanes trying to run the hero down, a la James Bond in From Russia With Love
Secret Agent (1936) – A second spy movie by Alfred Hitchcock
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Here, we're taking a close look at the 1936 Alfred Hitchcock movie, Secret Agent, its influence on future spy movies, and how sometimes being a secret agent is not that secret!
Secret Agent – 1936
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Here, Dan and Tom are taking a close look at the 1936 Hitchcock movie, Secret Agent, its influence on future spy movies, and how sometimes being a secret agent is not that secret!
We dissect the key scenes in the epic spy film from 1936, Secret Agent.
We look at how this film has influenced spy movies to come, and the impact these early spy films have had on the genre.
We look at some scenes and how these scenes are the first time we see them but will see them again, lie the faked death of a person so he can spy incognito.
Early Hitchcock!
Note: You can watch the entire movie on YouTube: (here is the link)
Watch the Video Version of this podcast Dan and Tom dive into THE SILENT ENEMY, a 1958 World War II spy movie, that has lots of connections with the 1961 novel and 1965 film, THUNDERBALL! Explore this great film and…
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Just like you, we love movies – and some of the best are Spy Movies! Our Cracking the Code of Spy Movies show is the best place to hear great discussions on movies about spies! And as enthusiasts, we noticed something interesting . . . Spy Movies are all connected.
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Spy Movie podcasts, videos, discussions, reviews and more! The best spy films and spy movie info is here for you! Secret agents rule! Espionage movies dominate! Here are the best spy movies, the top spy films! Click on your favorite spy movie category, then find the movie you want to learn more about! Next, watch the video clips as we discover unique elements in each spy movie. How does it interrelate with other spy movies? Has it influenced or been influenced by other spy movies? Are James Bond movie’s cars the best?
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There are more espionage movies outside the top three genres, so we created the Best of the Rest. So, this covers movies from The 39 Stepsin 1935, through current spy movie thrillers like Atomic Blonde. And, for each curated movie, we have a podcast that you can download. As a community, we are looking for you to contribute as well – with articles, photos, and videos. Let’s build this Worldwide Community of Spy Movie Fans together! Spy Movie podcasts, videos, discussions, and more! Unique spy movie information all in one place!
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