Bombardier (1943)
Overview
A documentary/drama about the training of bombardiers during WWII. Major Chick Davis proves to the U.S. Army the superiority of high altitude precision bombing, and establishes a school for bombardiers. Training is followed in semi-documentary style, with personal dramas in subplots. The climax is a spectacular sequence.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.647 |
Directed By
Richard Wallace
Crew
Lambert Hillyer
Richard Wallace
John Twist
Robert Aldrich
Robert Wise
Vernon L. Walker
Renié
Albert S. D'Agostino
Nicholas Musuraca
Robert Fellows
Bailey Fesler
Darrell Silvera
Alfred Herman
Edward Killy
Claude E. Carpenter
Roy Webb
TOP CAST
Pat O’Brien
Chick Davis
Randolph Scott
Buck Oliver
Anne Shirley
Burton Hughes
Eddie Albert
Tom Hughes
Walter Reed
Jim Carter
Robert Ryan
Joe Connors
Barton MacLane
Archie Dixon
Leonard Strong
Japanese Officer
Richard Martin
Chito Rafferty
Eugene L. Eubank
Eugene L. Eubank
Russell Wade
Paul Harris
James Newill
Captain Rand
John Miljan
Charlie Craig
Charles Russell
Instructor
Murray Alper
Little Boy
Stanley Andrews
Congressman
Joan Barclay
Buck's Secretary
Hugh Beaumont
Soldier
Abner Biberman
Japanese Sergeant
Charles D. Brown
Officer at Briefing
John Calvert
Calvert the Magician
James Craven
Major Morris
Eddie Dew
Chick's B-17 Co-Pilot
Bruce Edwards
Lieutenant Ellis
Martin Faust
Soldier
Walter Fenner
Congressman
Paul Fix
Big Guy
George Ford
Co-Pilot
Erford Gage
Meyer
Bud Geary
Sergeant
Kirby Grant
Pilot
Eddie Hall
Douglas A-20 Crewman
Neil Hamilton
Colonel
Herbert Heyes
General
Russell Hoyt
Photographer
Lloyd Ingraham
Colonel
John James
Buck's B-17 Co-Pilot
Joe King
General Barnes
Mike Lally
Co-Pilot
Harold Landon
Pete Jordan
Warren Mace
Co-Pilot
Wayne McCoy
Instructor
Robert Middlemass
Officer
Bert Moorhouse
Congressman
Flower Parry
Magic Show Spectator
Paul Parry
Captain Driscoll
Edward Peil Sr.
Officer
Joey Ray
Navigator
Cyril Ring
Captain Randall
John Sheehan
Congressman
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