The Rear Gunner

Name: The Rear Gunner
Director: Ray Enright
Genre: Drama, War
Released: 1943-04-10
Duration: 26 min
Cast: Burgess Meredith, Ronald Reagan, Tom Neal, Dane Clark, Jonathan Hale

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1943 · 26 min · Drama · War · TMDB 6.4/10

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.

Directed by Ray Enright

Cast

Burgess Meredith — Pvt. L.A. Pee Wee Williams
Ronald Reagan — Lt. Ames
Tom Neal — Instructor Sargeant
Dane Clark — Benny
Jonathan Hale — Commanding Officer