A 1950 Humphrey Bogart programmer where he stars as a pilot making the transition from WWII propeller based aircraft (which he used during the war) to the dawn of jet plane testing. Bogart was about to marry his sweetheart, played by Eleanor Parker, but circumstances caused them not to but once he's Stateside he meets up w/her again (his airplane instruction school goes paws up after his plane gets crashed by a student) working as a secretary for a new jet outfit which he volunteers for (to recapture that sky pioneer spirit but hopefully to win back Parker). After another test pilot bites the big one & after promised a big purse, Bogart decides to test pilot a jet from Alaska to California which keeps all the observers on pins & needles. Entertaining & well acted to be sure but this plane yarn is on auto-pilot (sorry!) so if you're expecting an existential journey into the morass of a man's soul & why he does what he does, turn the TV off right there & go to bed.
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