
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.
Top Billed Cast

Burgess Meredith
Pvt. L.A. Pee Wee Williams

Ronald Reagan
Lt. Ames

Tom Neal
Instructor Sargeant

Dane Clark
Benny

Jonathan Hale
Commanding Officer
Featured Crew

Ray Enright
Director
Edwin Gilbert
Writer
Gordon Hollingshead
Producer
Louis Hesse
Editor
James Van Trees
Director of Photography
Ted D. McCord
Director of Photography