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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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