Beyond the Line of Duty (S)
1942 · Documentary · 22 min. · United States
In this voice over (Ronald Reagan) reenactment documentary, we follow the events of Captain Hewitt Wheless career as an bomber pilot for the US Army Air Corps during World War II. The story ranges from when Wheless joined in 1938 just before the war, through theoretical and practical training and education at Randolph and March Fields. He piloted a bombing mission in the Philippines early in the war, which resulted in his bomber plane being severely damaged after being attacked by a total of eighteen Japanese fighter planes in the air. A recording of a speech made by President Roosevelt, praising the pilot's extraordinary service, is highlighted. Captain Wheless at the end of the film gives a speech at the Boeing factory in Seattle, complimenting the workers.
Direction Lewis Seiler
Cast Ronald Reagan · Hewitt T. Wheless · Knox Manning · William Hopper · Hubert R. Harmon · Bill Kennedy · Glenn Strange · Harry Lewis
Soundtrack Howard Jackson · William Lava
Screenplay Edwin Gilbert
Cinematography Arthur L. Todd
Original title Beyond the Line of Duty (S)
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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