MOVIE
The Rear Gunner
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.
Release / first air1943-04-10
Original languageEN
GenresDrama, War
DirectorRay Enright
WriterEdwin Gilbert
BudgetNot available
RevenueNot available
ProductionU.S. Army Air Forces, Warner Bros. Pictures
Cast & Crew
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Burgess MeredithPvt. L.A. Pee Wee Williams
Ronald ReaganLt. Ames
Tom NealInstructor Sargeant
Dane ClarkBenny
Jonathan HaleCommanding Officer
Knox ManningNarrator (voice)Keywords
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