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. Details Casts Galleries Posters Title The Rear Gunner Release Date 1943-04-10 Runtime 00 Hours 26 Minutes Genres Drama War Production Companies U.S. Army Air Forces, Warner Bros. Pictures Production Countries United States of America Burgess Meredith... Pvt. L.A. Pee Wee William... Ronald Reagan... Lt. Ames... Tom Neal... Instructor Sargeant... Dane Clark... Benny... Jonathan Hale... Commanding Officer... Knox Manning... Narrator (voice)... Original Size (1280x720) Original Size (1280x720) Original Size (500x750) Original Size (711x958) Original Size (500x750)