The Rear Gunner

The Rear Gunner

26 mins | Drama, War | April 10, 1943

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.

The Rear Gunner

26 mins | Drama, War | April 10, 1943

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.
IMDb rating 5.9
Producers Warner Bros. Pictures, U.S. Army Air Forces
Original title The Rear Gunner
Directors Ray Enright
Writers Edwin Gilbert

Cast

Burgess Meredith

as Pvt. L.A. Pee Wee Williams

Ronald Reagan

as Lt. Ames

Tom Neal

as Instructor Sargeant

Dane Clark

as Benny

Jonathan Hale

as Commanding Officer

Knox Manning

as Narrator (voice)