The Rear Gunner

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The Rear Gunner (1943)

Directed by Ray Enright

Drama, War · 26m

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.

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Cast

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

Director
Ray Enright
Writer
Edwin Gilbert
Director of Photography
James Van Trees, Ted D. McCord
Editor
Louis Hesse
Producer
Gordon Hollingshead

Details

Release date
1943-04-10
Runtime
26m
Genres
Drama, War
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United States of America
Production
U.S. Army Air Forces, Warner Bros. Pictures