A wealthy self-centered industrialist decides to become the first man in space (an interesting bit of foreshadowing...) and will go to any means to do so, including betting everything on an experimental magnetic space-drive. The whole plot is a set up for a 'twist ending' (not unusual for anthology episodes) but remains mildly entertaining and inventive (the twist was likely more of a 'surprise' 70 years ago). Future A-lister Lee J. Cobb bullies and blusters his way through a fairly simplistic script and the live filming of the old show is apparent, as the cast members occasionally stumble over a words. There is not a lot of 'science' in the fiction and the final 'reveal' is not practically effective (but at least they tried). Far from great but typical, so if you enjoy the fanciful anthology series from the '50s, you'll probably like this episode.
Review of Test Flight
