THE REAR GUNNER (1943)
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The Rear Gunner
Drama, War
April 10, 1943
English
0h 26m
United States
U.S. Army Air Forces
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.
Cast & Characters
Burgess Meredith
Pvt. L.A. Pee Wee Williams
Ronald Reagan
Lt. Ames
Tom Neal
Instructor Sargeant
Dane Clark
Benny
Jonathan Hale
Commanding Officer
Knox Manning
Narrator (voice)
Crew
Ray Enright
Director
Edwin Gilbert
Writer
James Van Trees
Director of Photography
Ted D. McCord
Director of Photography
Gordon Hollingshead
Producer