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.

Directed by Ray Enright

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Cast

Burgess Meredith

Pvt. L.A. Pee Wee Williams

Ronald Reagan

Lt. Ames

Tom Neal

Instructor Sargeant

Dane Clark

Benny

Jonathan Hale

Commanding Officer

Knox Manning

Narrator (voice)

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