10 April 1943 Drama, War 26 mins
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.
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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)
Edwin Gilbert Writer
Ray Enright Director
Gordon Hollingshead Producer
Louis Hesse Editor
James Van Trees Director of Photography
Ted D. McCord Director of Photography
United States 10 April 1943
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