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The Rear Gunner

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The Rear Gunner — Plot

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 date
  • April 10, 1943
  • Runtime
  • 26 min
  • Genres
  • Drama, War
  • Director
  • Ray Enright

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The Rear Gunner — Cast

Burgess Meredith photo Burgess Meredith Pvt. L.A. Pee Wee Williams Ronald Reagan photo Ronald Reagan Lt. Ames Tom Neal photo Tom Neal Instructor Sargeant Dane Clark photo Dane Clark Benny Jonathan Hale photo Jonathan Hale Commanding Officer Knox Manning photo Knox Manning Narrator (voice)

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