Aerial Gunner

1943
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1h 18m

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Richard Arlen, Jimmy Lydon, Chester Morris, and Amelita Ward in Aerial Gunner (1943)

Old rivals are pitted against each other in basic training and fight over the same woman.Old rivals are pitted against each other in basic training and fight over the same woman.Old rivals are pitted against each other in basic training and fight over the same woman.

Director
- William H. Pine
Writers
- Maxwell Shane
- Jack F. Dailey
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5.5/10

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Director
- William H. Pine
Writers
- Maxwell Shane
- Jack F. Dailey
Stars

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Richard Arlen

Sgt…

Chester Morris

Sgt. 'Foxy' Pattis

Amelita Ward

Peggy Lunt
(as Lita Ward)

Jimmy Lydon

Pvt. Sanford 'Sandy' Lunt

Dick Purcell

Pvt. Lancelot 'Gadget' Blaine

Keith Richards

Sgt. Henry 'Jonesy' Jones

William 'Billy' Benedict

Pvt. Jackson 'Sleepy' Laswell
(as William Benedict)

Olive Blakeney

Mrs. Sanford Lunt

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
(uncredited)

William Marshall

Sprague - Air Corps Stenographer
(uncredited)

Robert Mitchum

Sgt. Benson
(uncredited)

Director
- William H. Pine
Writers
- Maxwell Shane
- Jack F. Dailey
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Trivia
The failure of the original copyright holder to renew the film's copyright resulted in it falling into public domain, meaning that virtually anyone could duplicate and sell a VHS/DVD copy of the film. Therefore, many of the versions of this film available on the market are either severely (and usually badly) edited and/or of extremely poor quality, having been duped from second- or third-generation (or more) copies of the film.

Goofs
'Gadget' addresses Pattis as 'Sir'. Pattis is a sergeant and should not be addressed as 'Sir' but as 'Sergeant'.

Soundtracks
The Air Force Song
(uncredited)
Music by Robert Crawford
Heard during opening credits and at the graduation ceremony

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6/10

WWII Flag Waving

A typical cheap WWII propaganda movie, but that's not to say it wasn't that bad. Not a great deal of war action until the last 10 minutes of the movie. The target practice scenes using a mobile target on a rail track was historically interesting. Seeing Robert Mitchum was a surprise, as his name did not appear in the opening/ending credits. It goes to show what a small part he plays. The rommance angle of the movie spoilt things a bit. Why do the writers always have two guys fighting over the same woman, when they have only just met her, then propose by the next scene? It would have been much better to stick to the gunnery training scenes, scrub the rommance angle, and have a bit more action.