The Rear Gunner
The Rear Gunner

The Rear Gunner (1943)

1943-04-10

(US) •

Drama,

War

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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.

Movie Cast

The Rear Gunner

Burgess Meredith

Pvt. L.A. Pee Wee Williams

The Rear Gunner

Ronald Reagan

Lt. Ames

The Rear Gunner

Tom Neal

Instructor Sargeant

The Rear Gunner

Dane Clark

Benny

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Jonathan Hale

Commanding Officer

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Knox Manning

Narrator (voice)