The Rear Gunner (1943)
Synopsis
Documentary-style drama on training of aerial rear gunners in World War II. Private PeeWee Williams, a Kansas farm boy, transforms his home-grown shooting skills into those necessary to an aerial gunner in the tail turret of an American bomber. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2013.
Release Date: 1943-04-10
Runtime: 26 minutes
Director: Ray Enright
Top Cast
- Burgess Meredith as Pvt. L.A. Pee Wee Williams
- Ronald Reagan as Lt. Ames
- Tom Neal as Instructor Sargeant
- Dane Clark as Benny
- Jonathan Hale as Commanding Officer
- Knox Manning as Narrator (voice)
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