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The Rear Gunner

6.4194326m
DramaWar

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

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Burgess Meredith
Burgess MeredithPvt. L.A. Pee Wee Williams
Ronald Reagan
Ronald ReaganLt. Ames
Tom Neal
Tom NealInstructor Sargeant
Dane Clark
Dane ClarkBenny
Jonathan Hale
Jonathan HaleCommanding Officer
Knox Manning
Knox ManningNarrator (voice)

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