The Rear Gunner

5.2 / 10

(4 votes)

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.

Country:

United States of America

Genre:

Drama,

War

Duration:

26 minutes

Year:

1943

Director:

Ray Enright

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Company:

U.S. Army Air Forces,

Warner Bros. Pictures

Cast:
Burgess Meredith

Pvt. L.A. Pee Wee Williams

Ronald Reagan

Lt. Ames

Tom Neal

Instructor Sargeant

Dane Clark

Benny

Jonathan Hale

Commanding Officer

Crew:
Ray Enright

Director

Edwin Gilbert

Writer

Gordon Hollingshead

Producer

Louis Hesse

Editor

James Van Trees

Director of Photography