The Rear Gunner

The Rear Gunner (1943)

Drama War

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.

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  • Release Date: 1943-04-10
  • Runtime: 0h 26min
  • Director: Ray Enright

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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)

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