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The Rear Gunner
The Rear Gunner

The Rear Gunner

1943

5.2

Categories:

  • Drama
  • War

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.

Ray Enright

Director

Gordon Hollingshead

Producer

Edwin Gilbert

Writer

Cast:

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  • Burgess Meredith

    Burgess Meredith

    Pvt. L.A. Pee Wee Will...
  • Ronald Reagan

    Ronald Reagan

    Lt. Ames
  • Tom Neal

    Tom Neal

    Instructor Sargeant
  • Dane Clark

    Dane Clark

    Benny
  • Jonathan Hale

    Jonathan Hale

    Commanding Officer
  • Knox Manning

    Knox Manning

    Narrator (voice)