High Explosive

High Explosive

5.7

1943-03-27

Mike Douglas (Barry Sullivan), owner of a nitroglycerin concern hires his old friend "Buzz" Mitchell (Chester Morris), a race-driver of midget-auto cars who has been banned from racing, to go to work hauling nitro. "Buzz" makes a play for Connie Baker (Jean Parker), Mike's secretary and girlfriend, and also for Doris Lynch (Barbara Lynn), fiancée of Connie's younger brother, Jimmy ('Rand Brooks'), and gets Jimmy to replace him on a dangerous nitro haul and Jimmy, of course, has an accident and gets killed. But "Buzz" finds a way to redeem himself. The hard way.

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Mike Douglas (Barry Sullivan), owner of a nitroglycerin concern hires his old friend "Buzz" Mitchell (Chester Morris), a race-driver of midget-auto cars who has been banned from racing, to go to work hauling nitro. "Buzz" makes a play for Connie Baker (Jean Parker), Mike's secretary and girlfriend, and also for Doris Lynch (Barbara Lynn), fiancée of Connie's younger brother, Jimmy ('Rand Brooks'), and gets Jimmy to replace him on a dangerous nitro haul and Jimmy, of course, has an accident and gets killed. But "Buzz" finds a way to redeem himself. The hard way.

Released

1943-03-27

Runtime

63

Director

Frank McDonald

Budget

$0

Revenue

$0

Genres

Action

Drama

Language

English

Production

Paramount Pictures

Pine-Thomas Productions

Casts

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    Chester Morris

    Chester Morris
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    Jean Parker

    Jean Parker
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    Barry Sullivan

    Barry Sullivan
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    Ralph Sanford

    Ralph Sanford
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    Rand Brooks

    Rand Brooks
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    Dick Purcell

    Dick Purcell
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    Jack Randall

    Jack Randall
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    Barbara Lynn

    Barbara Lynn