Television Spy

1939 "LOVE HITS THE ETHER...The first television romance..ever..filmed!"
5.7| 0h58m| NR| en
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A scientist invents a television device called the Iconoscope. Foreign agents hear about it and try to steal it.

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MonsterPerfect Good idea lost in the noise
Reptileenbu Did you people see the same film I saw?
Gurlyndrobb While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.
Sammy-Jo Cervantes There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.
Chris (Asgardian) Interesting, if not entirely factual, early hi-jinks with the production of the television.The inventors in this case are going forward with the purpose of producing a finished article suitable for use by the USA military, with the intention to donate it to their government, an understandable theme for the movie considering it was made in 1939.Naturally an assortment of very interested characters are portrayed, ranging from the bitter scientific rival, his slightly ditsy daughter, all the way to the surprise Nazi agents and their costly thugs.Anthony Quinn makes the most of his part as one of those thugs, whose motto may well be that no task is too dirty if there is money involved, the more money, the more he'll enjoy the task.Watch it for a bit of casual entertainment, lasting just under an hour, it's perfect for that time inside out of the weather, but don't expect too much, you'll be pleasantly surprised.