High Explosive_
"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.
Starring
Chester Morris, Jean Parker, Barry Sullivan
Updated Feb 16, 2026
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Year context
High Explosive was released 83 years ago in 1943.
Overview
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 ...
High Explosive is a Action, Drama film with a runtime of 1h 3m.
CAST (8)
Chester Morris
Buzz Mitchell
Jean Parker
Connie Baker
Barry Sullivan
Mike Douglas
Ralph Sanford
Squinchy Andrews
Rand Brooks
Jimmy Baker
Dick Purcell
Dave
Jack Randall
Joe (as Allan Byron)
BL
Barbara Lynn
Doris Lynch
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What is High Explosive about?
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.
How long is High Explosive?
High Explosive has a runtime of 63 minutes (1h 3m).
Who stars in High Explosive?
The cast of High Explosive includes Chester Morris, Jean Parker, Barry Sullivan, Ralph Sanford, Rand Brooks.
What is the rating of High Explosive?
High Explosive has a rating of 5.7 out of 10 based on 3 votes on TMDB.
GENRES (2)
Action
Drama