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 youooooops, 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
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 youooooops, 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