Poster of High Explosive

High Explosive

Plot: 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
Release Date: Saturday, March 27 1943
81 years ago
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Portrait of Chester MorrisChester Morris
Chester Morris was
42 in High Explosive
as 'Buzz Mitchell'.
Sat, Feb 16 1901 –
Fri, Sep 11 1970
Portrait of Jean ParkerJean Parker
Jean Parker was
27 in High Explosive
as 'Connie Baker'.
Wed, Aug 11 1915 –
Wed, Nov 30 2005
Portrait of Barry SullivanBarry Sullivan
Barry Sullivan was
30 in High Explosive
as 'Mike Douglas'.
Thu, Aug 29 1912 –
Mon, Jun 06 1994
Portrait of Ralph SanfordRalph Sanford
Ralph Sanford was
43 in High Explosive
as 'Squinchy Andrews'.
Sat, May 20 1899 –
Thu, Jun 20 1963
Portrait of Rand BrooksRand Brooks
Rand Brooks was
24 in High Explosive
as 'Jimmy Baker'.
Sat, Sep 21 1918 –
Mon, Sep 01 2003
Portrait of Dick PurcellDick Purcell
Dick Purcell was
37 in High Explosive
as 'Dave'.
Sun, Aug 06 1905 –
Mon, Apr 10 1944
Portrait of Jack RandallJack Randall
Jack Randall was
36 in High Explosive
as 'Joe (as Allan Byron)'.
Sat, May 12 1906 –
Mon, Jul 16 1945
Portrait of Barbara LynnBarbara Lynn
Barbara Lynn was
>> in High Explosive
as 'Doris Lynch'.
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Crew

Portrait of Frank McDonaldFrank McDonald
Director
Frank McDonald was
43 in High Explosive
Thu, Nov 09 1899 –
Sat, Mar 08 1980
Portrait of Maxwell ShaneMaxwell Shane
Screenplay
Maxwell Shane was
37 in High Explosive
Sat, Aug 26 1905 –
Tue, Oct 25 1983
Portrait of Howard J. GreenHoward J. Green
Screenplay
Howard J. Green was
50 in High Explosive
Mon, Mar 20 1893 –
Thu, Sep 02 1965
Portrait of Joseph HoffmanJoseph Hoffman
Story
Joseph Hoffman was
34 in High Explosive
Sat, Feb 20 1909 –
Sun, May 25 1997