The Rear Gunner

The Rear Gunner

10/4/1943 0h 26m 5.2/10

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.

Director

Ray Enright

Top Billed Cast

Burgess Meredith

Burgess Meredith

Pvt. L.A. Pee Wee Williams

Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan

Lt. Ames

Dane Clark

Dane Clark

Benny

Jonathan Hale

Jonathan Hale

Commanding Officer

Tom Neal

Tom Neal

Instructor Sargeant

Knox Manning

Knox Manning

Narrator (voice)

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