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The Rear Gunner

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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.

Date: 04/10/1943
Rating: 5.2
Cast: Burgess Meredith, Ronald Reagan, Tom Neal, Dane Clark, Jonathan Hale, Knox Manning

Burgess Meredith as Pvt. L.A. Pee Wee Williams in The Rear Gunner Burgess Meredith

Ronald Reagan as Lt. Ames in The Rear Gunner Ronald Reagan

Tom Neal as Instructor Sargeant in The Rear Gunner Tom Neal

Dane Clark as Benny in The Rear Gunner Dane Clark

Jonathan Hale as Commanding Officer in The Rear Gunner Jonathan Hale

Knox Manning as Narrator (voice) in The Rear Gunner Knox Manning