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The Rear Gunner

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The Rear Gunner

5.8

0h 26m

1943

Synopsis

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

DramaWar

propagandagunnermarksmanshiptail gunner

Cast & Crew

Burgess Meredith

Burgess Meredith

as Pvt. L.A. Pee Wee Williams

Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan

as Lt. Ames

Tom Neal

Tom Neal

as Instructor Sargeant

Dane Clark

Dane Clark

as Benny

Jonathan Hale

Jonathan Hale

as Commanding Officer

Knox Manning

Knox Manning

as Narrator (voice)

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