The Rear Gunner
The Rear Gunner
1943
Drama War
Synopsis
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.
Credits
Director
Ray Enright
Cast
Burgess Meredith as Pvt. L.A. Pee Wee Williams
Dane Clark as Benny
Jonathan Hale as Commanding Officer
Knox Manning as Narrator (voice)
Ronald Reagan as Lt. Ames
Tom Neal as Instructor Sargeant
Crew
James Van Trees (Director of Photography)
Ted D. McCord (Director of Photography)
Louis Hesse (Editor)
Gordon Hollingshead (Producer)
Edwin Gilbert (Writer)
Original Poster
The Rear Gunner - Original Poster
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