The Rear Gunner Poster

The Rear Gunner

63.33% | April 10, 1943 | Drama, 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.

Featured Crew

Edwin Gilbert
Writer
Ray Enright
Director
Gordon Hollingshead
Producer
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Cast

Burgess Meredith
Burgess Meredith
Pvt. L.A. Pee Wee Williams
Tom Neal
Tom Neal
Instructor Sargeant
Jonathan Hale
Jonathan Hale
Commanding Officer

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