Beyond the Line of Duty

Beyond the Line of Duty

5.9/ 10

TMDB Rating

11

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1942

Release Year

22 min

Runtime

War

Documentary

Overview

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.

Keywords

propaganda

patriotism

world war ii

biography

us military

army air force

1940s

short film

Cast

Hewitt T. Wheless

Himself - Captain, U.S. Army Air Forces

Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan

Narrator (voice)

William Hopper

William Hopper

University of Texas Classmate (uncredited)

Bill Kennedy

Bill Kennedy

Wheless' Air Force Buddy (uncredited)

Harry Lewis

Harry Lewis

Wheless' Neighbor (uncredited)

Knox Manning

Knox Manning

Radio Announcer (uncredited)

Glenn Strange

Glenn Strange

Cal (uncredited)

Reviews(1)

6.0avg rating

CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

July 27, 2025

6

6/10

In wartime, everyone needs some sort of hero and this film provides one in the unassuming guise of Hewitt T. Wheless. Teased by his pals for being vertically challenged, he decides to join the US Army Air Force. What ensues now follows his training regime of theory and practice flights before he and…

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