The Rear Gunner(1943)
6.4(7)26m1943-04-10
DramaWar
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.
- Director:
- Ray Enright
- Writers:
- Edwin Gilbert
- Producers:
- Gordon Hollingshead
- Cinematographer:
- James Van Trees
- Production:
- U.S. Army Air Forces, Warner Bros. Pictures
- Status:
- Released
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)
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