There wasn't one plot element in High Explosives that you couldn't have predicted, but it still managed to be pretty good.
The story concerns a washed-out race car driver, played by Chester Morris, who goes back to work as a nitrogen driver for his old boss, Barry Sullivan. He becomes immediately interested in Sullivan's secretary, played by Jean Parker. Rand Books plays Parker's brother, who gets a job moving nitrogen as well.
One interesting thing is that the Morris character scoffs at the idea of America entering the war. This film was made in 1943 but the time is set in 1941. The opinions about getting into the war were very divided, but when I looked at old newspapers with the dreadful headlines coming from Europe, it was amazing to me that we stayed out of it as long as we did.
The acting was good. I especially enjoyed Jean Parker, who reminded me of Jean Arthur. The film quality was terrible, which made it hard to watch. The end of the film was exciting if predictable.
The story concerns a washed-out race car driver, played by Chester Morris, who goes back to work as a nitrogen driver for his old boss, Barry Sullivan. He becomes immediately interested in Sullivan's secretary, played by Jean Parker. Rand Books plays Parker's brother, who gets a job moving nitrogen as well.
One interesting thing is that the Morris character scoffs at the idea of America entering the war. This film was made in 1943 but the time is set in 1941. The opinions about getting into the war were very divided, but when I looked at old newspapers with the dreadful headlines coming from Europe, it was amazing to me that we stayed out of it as long as we did.
The acting was good. I especially enjoyed Jean Parker, who reminded me of Jean Arthur. The film quality was terrible, which made it hard to watch. The end of the film was exciting if predictable.