Join Dan and Tom as they Crack of Code that surrounded & impacted the historical influences directly in the making of the 1939 movie, Q PLANES (aka. CLOUDS OVER EUROPE).

Our first podcast on Q PLANES called, Q PLANES (CLOUDS OVER EUROPE) is chiefly an analysis of the movie, scene by scene. In this new podcast, a different approach is taken. Specifically, we look at historical events (the oncoming of World War Two, etc.) that directly affected the making of the movie. We look at some very interesting connections!

Some of the items we discuss are:

How the British Secret Service was involved with this movie
This movie tries to influence the United States from its neutral stance on Germany
How a phrase by Lord Horatio Nelson made its way into the movie
How the newspaper headlines in the movie are reflective of real 1938 headlines raising alarm of the British people
How the characters were created to portray different classes of people
How a scene with an American showgirl may have been made to make some not-so-flattering impressions about Americans
How this movie influenced the TV show “The Avengers”
The many ways this movie influenced the James Bond series of movies
Not to mention some similarities to THE 39 STEPS
and more …

Not surprisingly, the real world does find its way into spy movies!

Tell us what you think about the historical influences in the movie Q PLANES

So, what did you think of these historical influences we pointed out? Did we miss any?

Let us know your thoughts, ideas for future episodes, and what you thought of this episode. Just drop us a note at info@spymovienavigator.com. The more we hear from you, the better the show will surely be! We’ll give you a shout-out in a future episode!

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