The Rear Gunner 1943

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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.

Released: 1943-04-10
Runtime: 26 minutes
Genre: Drama, War
Stars: Burgess Meredith, Ronald Reagan, Tom Neal, Dane Clark, Jonathan Hale
Director: Ray Enright, Edwin Gilbert, Gordon Hollingshead, Louis Hesse, James Van Trees