Bombardier (1943)
Drama
War
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, if somewhat jingoistic, battle sequence.
Cast
Chick Davis
Buck Oliver
Paul Harris
Captain Rand
Charlie Craig
Instructor
Little Boy
Congressman
Buck's Secretary
Soldier
Japanese Sergeant
Officer at Briefing
Burton Hughes
Calvert the Magician
Major Morris
Chick's B-17 Co-Pilot
Lieutenant Ellis
Soldier
Congressman
Big Guy
Radio Operator
Co-Pilot
Meyer
Tom Hughes
Sergeant
Pilot
Douglas A-20 Crewman
Colonel
General
Photographer
Colonel
Buck's B-17 Co-Pilot
General Barnes
Co-Pilot
Jim Carter
Pete Jordan
Co-Pilot
Instructor
Officer
Congressman
Magic Show Spectator
Captain Driscoll
Officer
Navigator
Captain Randall
Joe Connors
Congressman
Officer
Mamie Foster
Doctor
Navigator
Army Clerk
Archie Dixon
Japanese Officer
Chito Rafferty
Eugene L. Eubank
Crew
Director
Writer
Writer
Producer
Director of Photography
Editor
Art Direction
Art Direction
Set Decoration
Set Decoration
Costume Design
Assistant Director
Sound Recordist
Special Effects
Original Music Composer
Second Assistant Director