Humphrey Bogart
Lt. Col. Matthew `'Matt'` Brennan
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Chain Lightning is a 1950 American aviation film based on the story "These Many Years" by blacklisted writer Lester Cole (under the pseudonym "J. Redmond Prior"); the screenplay was written by Liam O'Brien and Vincent B. Evans. During World War II, Evans had been the bombardier on the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Memphis Belle .
- $1,477,000
- David Buttolph
- Anthony Veiller
With Humphrey Bogart, Eleanor Parker, Raymond Massey, Richard Whorf. Former World War II flying ace Matt Brennan takes a position as a test pilot for a commercial aircraft corporation and bumps into his old girlfriend, Jo Holloway, who now works as a receptionist for the company.
- Stuart Heisler
- 2 min
Synopsis. In 1943, pilot Matt Brennan flies the large, cumbersome B-17 fighter planes, known as "Flying Fortresses," from a base in England. After one dangerous mission, Matt tells airplane designer Carl Troxell about the problems he faces with the planes and later takes Troxell on a mission over Germany so he can witness these problems for ...
- Stuart Heisler, Russ Llewellyn, Don Page
- Humphrey Bogart
Summaries. Former World War II flying ace Matt Brennan takes a position as a test pilot for a commercial aircraft corporation and bumps into his old girlfriend, Jo Holloway, who now works as a receptionist for the company. Matt Brennan runs into Jo Holloway, the Red Cross girl he romanced in Europe when he was a flyer in World War II, when he ...
Chain Lightning (1950) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Dec 16, 2023 · By Doug Oswald. Humphry Bogart and Eleanor Parker feature in the aviation romance drama, “Chain Lightning,” available on Blu-ray via the Warner Archive Collection. Bogart is hot-shot test pilot Matt Brennan flying for an aircraft manufacturer contracted to produce a supersonic jet for the newly formed United States Air Force.
