Aerial Gunner
THRILLS...ACTION...Somewhere in the Pacific
1943 | 78m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | William H. Pine |
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| Writer: | Maxwell Shane |
| Staring: |
| Old rivals are pitted against each other in basic training and fight for the same woman. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 20, 1943 |
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| Director: | William H. Pine |
| Writer: | Maxwell Shane |
| Genres: | Drama, War |
| Keywords | world war ii, propaganda |
| Production Companies | Paramount Pictures, Pine-Thomas Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 09, 2025 Entered: Apr 25, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Chester Morris | Foxy Pattis |
| Richard Arlen | Jon Davis |
| Jimmy Lydon | Sandy Lunt |
| Amelita Ward | Peggy Lunt |
| Dick Purcell | Lancelot 'Gadget' Blaine |
| Keith Richards | Henry Jones |
| William Benedict | Jackson 'Sleepy' Laswell |
| Olive Blakeney | Mrs. Lunt |
| Robert Mitchum | Sgt. Benson (uncredited) |
| Kirk Alyn | Officer in Canteen (uncredited) |
| Jeff Corey | Flight Crew Member (uncredited) |
| Edward Earle | Squadron Commanding Officer (uncredited) |
| Frank Fenton | Colonel - HAGS CO (uncredited) |
| Gil Frye | Lt. Brandt - Bomber Pilot (uncredited) |
| John Hamilton | Doctor (uncredited) |
| John James | Johnson - Failed Gunnery Trainee (uncredited) |
| Charles J. Jordan | Trainer |
| William Marshall | Sprague - Air Corps Stenographer (uncredited) |
| Barbara Pepper | Blonde at Shooting Gallery (uncredited) |
| Ralph Sanford | Pvt. Barclay - Target-Tow Operator |
| Beth Stone | Girl at Canteen (uncredited) |
| Brick Sullivan | Man at Coney Island (uncredited) |
| Allen Wood | Leave Pass Checker (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Maxwell Shane | Screenplay |
| Jack F. Dailey | Idea |
| William H. Pine | Director |
| Daniele Amfitheatrof | Music |
| Fred Jackman Jr. | Director of Photography |
| William H. Ziegler | Editor |
| Frank Paul Sylos | Art Direction |
| Ben Berk | Set Decoration |
| L.B. Merman | Production Manager |
| Robert Farfan | Assistant Director |
| Charles Althouse | Sound Recordist |
| Adolph Zukor | Presenter |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| William H. Pine | Producer |
| William C. Thomas | Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 2 |
| 2024 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 4 |
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Richard Arlen and Chester Morris play two men who have been rivals at just about everything all their lives. When they start basic training for their military service - alongside "Sandy" (Jimmy Lydon) who has a sister "Peggy" (Amelita Ward) - they have even more to squabble about. Yep, that's the he ... ight of the plot... It features some interesting aerial photography and the last few scenes do, finally, inject a little action, but otherwise it's a rather dull, run-of-the mill war time morale booster with some lightly comedic dialogue before a silver-star style of ending. Nothing wrong with it, just nothing special, either.