Bombardier (1943)
See the bombing of Tokyo before your very eyes
99 min
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.
- Release date
- May 14, 1943
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Pat O'Brien as Maj. Chick Davis
- Randolph Scott as Capt. Buck Oliver
- Anne Shirley as Burton Hughes
- Eddie Albert as Tom Hughes
- Walter Reed as Jim Carter
- Robert Ryan as Joe Connors
- Barton MacLane as Sgt. Archie Dixon
- Leonard Strong as Japanese Officer
- Richard Martin as Chito Rafferty
- Russell Wade as Paul Harris
Crew
- Richard Wallace · Director
- John Twist · Writer
- Martin Rackin · Writer
- Robert Fellows · Producer
- Roy Webb · Composer
- Nicholas Musuraca · Cinematographer
- Robert Wise · Editor