Bombardier 81 years old
See the bombing of Tokyo before your very eyes
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.
Credits
Bombardier Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Barton MacLane He was 40, 66 years old when he died | as Sgt. Archie Dixon |
| Anne Shirley She was 25, 75 years old when she died | as Burton Hughes |
| Joe King He was 37, 29 years old when he died | as Gen. Barnes |
| Pat O’Brien He was 43, 83 years old when he died | as Maj. Chick Davis |
| Paul Fix He was 42, 82 years old when he died | as Big Guy - Spy |
| Robert Ryan He was 33, 63 years old when he died | as Joe Connors |
| Bud Geary He was 45, 48 years old when he died | as Sergeant |
| Hugh Beaumont He was 34, 73 years old when he died | as Soldier |
| Herbert Heyes He was 53, 68 years old when he died | as General |
| Cyril Ring He was 50, 74 years old when he died | as Capt. Randall |
| John Miljan He was 50, 67 years old when he died | as Chaplain Charlie Craig |
| Kirby Grant He was 31, 73 years old when he died | as Pilot |
| Murray Alper He was 39, 80 years old when he died | as Little Boy - Spy |
| Walter Reed He was 91, 149 years old when he died | as Jim Carter |
| John Calvert He was 31, 102 years old when he died | as Calvert the Magician |
| Randolph Scott He was 45, 89 years old when he died | as Capt. Buck Oliver |
| Joan Barclay She was 28, 88 years old when she died | as Buck's Secretary |
| Eddie Albert He was 37, 99 years old when he died | as Tom Hughes |
| Richard Martin He was 25, 76 years old when he died | as Chito Rafferty |
| Neil Hamilton He was 43, 85 years old when he died | as Colonel |
| Stanley Andrews He was 51, 77 years old when he died | as Congressman |
| Walter Fenner He was 56, 61 years old when he died | as Congressman |
| John Sheehan He was 57, 66 years old when he died | as Congressman |
| Abner Biberman He was 34, 68 years old when he died | as Japanese Sergeant |
| Bert Moorhouse He was 48, 59 years old when he died | as Congressman |
| Lloyd Ingraham He was 68, 81 years old when he died | as Colonel |
| Charles Russell He was 25, 66 years old when he died | as Instructor |
| Mike Lally He was 55, now 136 years old | as Co-Pilot |
| James Newill He was 31, 63 years old when he died | as Capt. Rand |
| Dick Winslow He was 28, 75 years old when he died | as Navigator |
| Charles D. Brown He was 55, 61 years old when he died | as Officer at Briefing |
| Harold Landon | as Pete Jordan |
| Larry Wheat He was 66, 86 years old when he died | as Doctor |
| James Craven He was 50, 62 years old when he died | as Maj. Morris |
| Joey Ray He was 27, now 54 years old | as Navigator |
| Erford Gage He was 31, 32 years old when he died | as Meyer |
| Russell Wade He was 25, 89 years old when he died | as Paul Harris |
| George Ford He was 49, now 31 years old | as Co-Pilot |
| Edward Peil Sr. He was 60, 75 years old when he died | as Officer |
| John James He was 12, 4 years old when he died | as Buck's B-17 Co-Pilot |
| Charles Flynn | as Radio Operator |
| Robert Middlemass He was 59, 66 years old when he died | as Officer |
| Allen Wood | as Army Clerk |
| Leonard Strong He was 34, 50 years old when he died | as Japanese Officer |
| Bruce Edwards He was 11, 47 years old when he died | as Lt. Ellis |
| Eugene L. Eubank | as Himself |
| Russell Hoyt | as Photographer |
| Eddie Hall He was 37, now 43 years old | as Douglas A-20 Crewman |
| Lee Shumway He was 59, 74 years old when he died | as Officer |
Bombardier Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Vernon L. Walker as Special Effects. He was 49 (53) years old when He died | Crew |
| Alfred Herman as Art Direction. He was 53 (83) years old when He died | Art |
| Roy Webb as Original Music Composer. He was 54 (94) years old when He died | Sound |
| Albert S. D'Agostino as Art Direction. He was 50 (77) years old when He died | Art |
| Darrell Silvera as Set Decoration. He was 42 (82) years old when He died | Art |
| Nicholas Musuraca as Director of Photography. He was 50 (82) years old when He died | Camera |
| Claude E. Carpenter as Set Decoration. He was 38 (71) years old when He died | Art |
| Bailey Fesler as Sound Recordist. | Crew |
| Lambert Hillyer as Writer. He was 49 (75) years old when He died | Writing |
| Renié as Costume Design. She was 41 (90) years old when She died | Costume & Make-Up |
| Robert Fellows as Producer. He was 39 (47) years old when He died | Production |
| John Twist as Writer. He was 44 (77) years old when He died | Writing |
| Richard Wallace as Director. He was 48 (57) years old when He died | Directing |
| Edward Killy as Assistant Director. He was 40 (78) years old when He died | Directing |
Bombardier (81 years)
See the bombing of Tokyo before your very eyes
- Release day: Friday, May 14, 1943
- Runtime: 99 minutes