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Writers (WGA):
Lester Cole (story) (originally as J. Redmond Prior)Liam O'Brien (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
11 August 1950 (Finland) moreTagline:
When she's in his arms, it's the grandest thrill the screen can give!Plot:
Matt Brennan runs into Jo Holloway, the Red Cross girl he romanced in Europe when he was a flyer in World War II... more | full synopsisUser Comments:
Absolutely routine romance and heroics… moreCast
(Complete credited cast) | Humphrey Bogart | ... | Lt. Col. Matthew "Matt" Brennan |
 | Eleanor Parker | ... | Joan "Jo" Holloway |
| Raymond Massey | ... | Leland Willis |
| Richard Whorf | ... | Carl Troxell |
| James Brown | ... | Maj. Hinkle |
| Roy Roberts | ... | Maj. Gen. Hewitt |
| Morris Ankrum | ... | Ed Bostwick |
| Fay Baker | ... | Mrs. Willis |
| Fred Sherman | ... | Jeb Farley |
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Add content advisory for parentsRuntime:
94 min | Germany:90 minCountry:
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1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)Certification:
Finland:SFun Stuff
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[Matt Brennan is doing test trials in the air]Leland Willis: Brennan, do you hear? Bring that plane down or you'll never fly again.
Lt. Col. Matthew "Matt" Brennan: How do you want it Willis, the easy way or the hard way?
Leland Willis: I don't want any more tests. Understand Brennan? No more tests.
Lt. Col. Matthew "Matt" Brennan: OK Willis, the hard way.
[Matt pulls the microphone plug out and puts the jet into a climb]
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A Little on the Lonely Side moreFAQ
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In 1950, jet planes were a relatively recent phenomenon and their emergence offered new possibilities for the long-defunct test-pilot genre of film…
In "Chain Lightning," Bogart is a World War H bomber pilot hired as a test-pilot who, after the death of his designer friend (Richard Whorf), successfully tries out a newly designed ejection cockpit…
However, there is as little value in a film in which a line like "JA-3 to Fort George. I am fifty miles North of you—ooooops, I just passed you!" is fairly commonplace…
Eleanor Parker offers the only creative acting in the role of Raymond Massey's secretary and Bogart's love interest…