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The Rear Gunner
APR 10, 1943 · 26 MIN · DIR. RAY ENRIGHT
DramaWar
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.
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)
Crew
Writer
Edwin Gilbert
Director of Photography
Ted D. McCord
Director of Photography
James Van Trees
Editor
Louis Hesse
Producer
Gordon Hollingshead
