CinemaOSMovie · 1943 · 0h 26m

The Rear Gunner

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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.

Directed byRay Enright

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 26m
Language
EN
Released
April 10, 1943
Studios
Warner Bros. PicturesU.S. Army Air Forces

Featuring

Cast & crew

6 credited
Starring
Burgess Meredith

Burgess Meredith

Pvt. L.A. Pee Wee Williams

Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan

Lt. Ames

Tom Neal

Tom Neal

Instructor Sargeant

Dane Clark

Dane Clark

Benny

Jonathan Hale

Jonathan Hale

Commanding Officer

Knox Manning

Knox Manning

Narrator (voice)

Creative team
Directed by
Ray Enright
Ray Enright
Written by
Edwin Gilbert
Produced by
Gordon Hollingshead

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