Bogart's typical role was as a villain or a detective. This was quite a different and surprise role for Bogart that truly required his best acting skills. The movie had the typical cheesy love story of the time. However, the rest of the movie was quite authentic. Bogart plays a former WWII ace. One gets a real sense of what it was like to fly those planes and jets. In fact, although I have never flown a jet, I found that it was quite realistic. After the war, Bogart cannot make a living so he works for an aviation pioneer flying the latest jets. It was truly amazing how fast the planes/jets got within just a few years after WWII. Going from maybe 400 mph to 1400 mph. One really got the impression that it was a rat race at that time to develop any plane that could break a new record. I was really impressed by this movie, because it is one of the least known and more atypical Bogart roles.
Review of Chain Lightning
