The Rear Gunner
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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.
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Burgess Meredith
Pvt. L.A. Pee Wee Williams
Known for
Rocky
Clash of the Titans
Ronald Reagan
Lt. Ames
Known for
Dark Victory
The Killers
Tom Neal
Instructor Sargeant
Known for
Detour
Another Thin Man
Dane Clark
Benny
Known for
Moonrise
A Stolen Life
Jonathan Hale
Commanding Officer
Known for
Strangers on a Train
Fury
Knox Manning
Narrator (voice)
Also in
Meet John Doe
Up in Arms
Ray Enright Director · Edwin Gilbert Writer Ted D. McCord Cinematographer
United States release April 10, 1943 · Produced in United States · Production Warner Bros. Pictures
Production
U.S. Army Air Forces
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Warner Bros. Pictures
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United States
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Original language
English
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English
Release dates
United States · April 10, 1943
Theatrical
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