Hell's Horizon (1955)
Forgetful 1955 war film with a B-grade cast. Chet is cast as "Jockey", the Air Force cool cat who would rather lie in his bunk and blow his horn, than socialize with any of his crew mates. For some reason, he annoys Hugh Beaumont (better known as TV's Ward Cleaver) with his insistent horn playing. The filmmakers give him some painfully corny lines such as "you're a real sad drag" and "so true, father". Eventually, Jockey has to actually do some work, as their bomber squad is called upon for a dangerous mission.

Baker's screen time is minimal, and he only has one or two lines after the first 10 minutes. He is only one of two crew members who die on this mission, but none of his mates seem to really care.

It is widely believed that Chet's drug busts kept him from perusing a film career. The fact is, he had offers to do more films, but he found the experience boring and had no interest in making a career in movies.

The movie was available on VHS from Goodtimes Home Video, and is currently out of print.

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