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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.

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U.S. Army Air Forces
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26 min
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Burgess Meredith

Pvt. L.A. Pee Wee Williams

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Ronald Reagan

Lt. Ames

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Tom Neal

Instructor Sargeant

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Dane Clark

Benny

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Jonathan Hale

Commanding Officer

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Knox Manning

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Edwin Gilbert

Writer

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Ray Enright

Ray Enright

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Gordon Hollingshead

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Louis Hesse

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Ted D. McCord

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6.3

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