The Rear Gunner
1943•26m•6.4•Released
DramaWar
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.
Director
Ray Enright
Writer
Edwin Gilbert
Languages
English
Studio
U.S. Army Air Forces
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)
Production
Company
U.S. Army Air Forces
Company
Warner Bros. Pictures
Producer
Gordon Hollingshead
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