Aerial Gunner
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 Aerial Gunner film poster |
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| Directed by | William H. Pine |
| Produced by | William H. Pine William C. Thomas |
| Written by | Jack F. Dailey Maxwell Shane |
| Starring | Chester Morris Richard Arlen Jimmy Lyndon |
| Music by | Daniele Amfitheatrof |
| Cinematography | Fred Jackman Jr. |
| Editing by | William H. Ziegler |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date(s) | United States: March 20, 1943 |
| Running time | 78 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Aerial Gunner is a 1943 American war film directed by William H. Pine and starring Chester Morris, Richard Arlen and Jimmy Lydon. Robert Mitchum, Kirk Alyn and Jeff Corey make uncredited appearances. The film was shot at the air gunner training school at Harlingen Air Force Base Texas.
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[edit] Plot
Jon Davis is a policeman who consoles 'Foxy' Pattis at his shooting gallery that his criminal father has died. Foxy blames all policeman for his father's death feeling they harassed him all his life and thus were responsible for his death. Both enlist in the United States Army Air Forces where Foxy is the instructor and an aerial gunnery school and tries to drive Jon, now a "Flying Sergeant"[1] student out of the school. In addition to the hostility of his instructor Foxy, Jon befriends a young Texas boy, Sandy, whose father was an airman killed at the Japanese attack on Hickam Field. Sandy invites Jon and Foxy to his family's ranch where both men fall for Sandy's sister Peggy.
After graduation Jon is commissioned as a pilot with many of his classmates now the crew of his A-29 Hudson light bomber including Foxy. During a bombing mission against the Japanese the plane is shot down behind enemy lines with the crew using their talents to get their craft back in the air to continue the fight.
[edit] Cast
Chester Morris ... T/Sgt. 'Foxy' Pattis
Richard Arlen ... T/Sgt/later Lt. Jonathan 'Jon' Davis
Jimmy Lydon ... Pvt. Sanford 'Sandy' Lunt
Amelita Ward ... Peggy Lunt (as Lita Ward)
Dick Purcell ... Pvt. Lancelot 'Gadget' Blaine
Keith Richards ... Sgt. Henry 'Jonesy' Jones
William 'Billy' Benedict ... Pvt. Jackson 'Sleepy' Laswell
Olive Blakeney ... Mrs. Sanford Lunt
Robert Mitchum ... S/Sgt Benson
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[edit] External links
- Aerial Gunner at the Internet Movie Database
- Aerial Gunner is available for free download at the Internet Archive [more]
- Aerial Gunner at AllRovi
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