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
Little Boy
Congressman
Buck's Secretary
Japanese Sergeant
Officer at Briefing
Burton Hughes
Calvert the Magician
Major Morris
Chick's B-17 Co-Pilot
Lieutenant Ellis
Congressman
Big Guy
Radio Operator
Tom Hughes
Sergeant
Douglas A-20 Crewman
Photographer
Buck's B-17 Co-Pilot
General Barnes
Jim Carter
Pete Jordan
Instructor
Congressman
Magic Show Spectator
Captain Driscoll
Navigator
Captain Randall
Joe Connors
Congressman
Mamie Foster
Navigator
Army Clerk
Archie Dixon
Japanese Officer
Chito Rafferty
Eugene L. Eubank

Crew

Director of Photography
Art Direction
Set Decoration
Costume Design
Assistant Director
Sound Recordist
Special Effects
Original Music Composer
Second Assistant Director