Beyond the Line of Duty

22m
WarDocumentary
5.7

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.

Cast

Hewitt T. Wheless
Himself - Captain, U.S. Army Air Forces
Ronald Reagan
Narrator (voice)
William Hopper
University of Texas Classmate (uncredited)
Bill Kennedy
Wheless' Air Force Buddy (uncredited)
Harry Lewis
Wheless' Neighbor (uncredited)
Knox Manning
Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Glenn Strange
Cal (uncredited)

Crew

Lewis Seiler
Director
Edwin Gilbert
Writer
Arthur L. Todd
Director of Photography
Gordon Hollingshead
Producer
Robert B. Lee
Sound

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