Bombardier (1943)

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.

Released: May 14, 1943

Runtime: 99 minutes

Genre: Drama, War

Stars: Pat O’Brien, Randolph Scott, Anne Shirley, Eddie Albert, Walter Reed, Robert Ryan

Crew: John Twist (Writer), Lambert Hillyer (Writer), Richard Wallace (Director), Robert Aldrich (Second Assistant Director), Edward Killy (Assistant Director), Bailey Fesler (Sound Recordist)