
Beyond the Line of Duty
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.
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- Released
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- Language
- English
- propaganda
- patriotism
- world war ii
- biography
- us military
- army air force
- 1940s
- short film
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United StatesUS
- Theatrical7 Nov 1942
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Beyond the Line of Duty was released on 7 November 1942.
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CinemaSerf
7/27/2025
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 his crew of seven other men head on a dangerous mission to attack shipping in the Philippines. The man himself reminded…
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