A proto-Q? In the 1962 British comedy film 'Go to Blazes', Robert Morley plays an inventor who creates devices designed to start fires. We see him in his lab testing out his inventions that play no further part in the film. pic.twitter.com/TpOaFuxF1M
— Edward Biddulph (@bondmemes) July 13, 2019
In the film, three inept crooks come to him for help. He kits them out with some gadgets and briefs them about their use. pic.twitter.com/btoJPDzvQT
— Edward Biddulph (@bondmemes) July 13, 2019
Later we see him use another invention of his - an inflatable fireman's helmet. pic.twitter.com/7At8ajbcWQ
— Edward Biddulph (@bondmemes) July 13, 2019
Film-goers watching Q brief #JamesBond about the Aston Martin and other gadgets in Goldfinger, released two years later, may have thought that there was something familiar about the scene... pic.twitter.com/6djrMlripF
— Edward Biddulph (@bondmemes) July 13, 2019