Two TNT Men... and a girl who's dynamite!
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.
High Explosive (1943) is a action and drama film directed by Frank McDonald, released on March 27, 1943 with a runtime of 1h 3m. It stars Chester Morris, Jean Parker, Barry Sullivan and Ralph Sanford. Viewers rate it 6.3 out of 10 across 4 ratings.
Chester Morris
as Buzz Mitchell
Jean Parker
as Connie Baker
Barry Sullivan
as Mike Douglas
Ralph Sanford
as Squinchy Andrews
Rand Brooks
as Jimmy Baker
Dick Purcell
as Dave
Jack Randall
as Joe (as Allan Byron)
Barbara Lynn
as Doris Lynch
Directed by Frank McDonald, written by Maxwell Shane, Howard J. Green and Joseph Hoffman.
Average viewer score of 6.3/10 from 4 ratings.
Barry Sullivan is a sort of Red Adair type, his company uses high explosives to put out dangerous fires. He recruits his old pal "Buzz" (Chester Morris) to help ship the nitro around and is rewarded by his pal hitting on his girlfriend "Connie" (Jean Parker) and on his younger brother's "Doris" (Barbara Lynn) too! Things don't quite go to plan for our Lothario and when tragedy ensues whilst he is shirking his…
Reviewed on June 26, 2022
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The main cast of High Explosive (1943) includes Chester Morris, Jean Parker, Barry Sullivan, Ralph Sanford and Rand Brooks. The film was directed by Frank McDonald. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
High Explosive was released on March 27, 1943 and runs for 1h 3m.
High Explosive (1943) holds an average rating of 6.3 out of 10 from 4 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy action and drama films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
