The Rear Gunner (1943)
0h 26m | PG-13
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
Studio: U.S. Army Air Forces
Genre: Drama, War
Video: 720p
Cast
Burgess Meredith
as Pvt. L.A. Pee Wee Williams
Ronald Reagan
as Lt. Ames
Tom Neal
as Instructor Sargeant
Dane Clark
as Benny
Jonathan Hale
as Commanding Officer
Knox Manning
as Narrator (voice)