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The Rear Gunner (1943)

The Rear Gunner (1943)

Drama War
Release Date: 1943, April 10
Directors: Ray Enright
Countries: United States of America
Production: U.S. Army Air Forces, Warner Bros. Pictures
Cast: Burgess Meredith, Ronald Reagan, Jonathan Hale, Tom Neal, Dane Clark, Knox Manning

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

propaganda gunner marksmanship tail gunner