Beyond the Line of Duty (1942)

Movie

Audience Score

47

Beyond the Line of Duty

NR 22 minNov 7th, 1942War

This short film in support of the war effort focuses on the training and missions of Army Air Corps Captain Hewitt T. Wheless just after the U.S. entry into World War II.

StarringHewitt T. WhelessRonald ReaganWilliam Hopper

DirectorLewis Seiler

WriterEdwin Gilbert

Movie Details Where to Watch Full Cast & Crew

Cast & Crew

Hewitt T. Wheless

as Himself - Captain, U.S. Army Air Forces

as Narrator (voice)

as University of Texas Classmate (uncredited)

as Wheless' Air Force Buddy (uncredited)

as Wheless' Neighbor (uncredited)

as Radio Announcer (uncredited)

R

Robert B. Lee

Sound

A

Arthur L. Todd

Director of Photography

E

Edwin Gilbert

Writer

Gordon Hollingshead

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:November 7th, 1942

Original Language:English

Production Companies:Warner Bros. Pictures, The Vitaphone Corporation, U.S. Army Air Forces

Movie Tags:

biography world war ii 1940s patriotism us military army air force

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