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.
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
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 BriefingRecommendations
The Dam Busters
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
The War Below
The Wings of Eagles
Waiting for Anya
Battleground
633 Squadron
The Cruel Sea
Hell's Angels
Taking Sides
The Long Voyage Home
Airport
Radium Girls
The Last Rifleman
Flying Tigers
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
Overlord
The First of the Few
Strategic Air Command
Reach for the Sky