The Rear Gunner

The Rear Gunner

Release Date: 1943-04-10

Overview: 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.

Rating: 5.8 / 10

Cast

Burgess Meredith

Burgess Meredith

as Pvt. L.A. Pee Wee Williams

Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan

as Lt. Ames

Tom Neal

Tom Neal

as Instructor Sargeant

Dane Clark

Dane Clark

as Benny

Jonathan Hale

Jonathan Hale

as Commanding Officer

Crew

  • Edwin Gilbert - Writer

  • Ray Enright - Director

  • Gordon Hollingshead - Producer

  • Louis Hesse - Editor

  • Ted D. McCord - Director of Photography

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