Movie Description
The Dawn Patrol
(1938)Overview
In 1915 France, Major Brand commands the 39th Squadron of the Royal Flying Corps. The young airmen go up in bullet-riddled "crates" and the casualty rate is appalling, but Brand can't make the "brass hats" at headquarters see reason. Insubordinate air ace Captain Courtney is another thorn in Brand's side...but finds the smile wiped from his face when he rises to command the squadron himself. Everyone keeps a stiff upper lip.
Featured Crew
- Director : Edmund Goulding
- Editor : Ralph Dawson
- Cast : Errol Flynn,Basil Rathbone,David Niven,Donald Crisp,Melville Cooper,Barry Fitzgerald,Carl Esmond,Peter Willes,Morton Lowry,Michael Brooke,James Burke,Stuart Hall,Herbert Evans,Sidney Bracey,Leo Nomis,Hal Brazeale,Tyrone Brereton,Richard Deane,Fred Graham,Ivo Henderson,Tim Henning,Shep Houghton,George Kirby,Anthony Marsh,John Meredith,Wally Rairden,John J. Richardson,John Rodion,Speirs Ruskell,Tom Seidel,John Sutton,F. Philip Sylvestre,Gordon Thorpe,Charles Waldron Jr.,Gordon Wallace,Norman Willis,Gilbert Wilson
Cast
Capt. Courtney
Maj. Brand
Lt. Scott
Phipps
Sgt. Watkins
Bott
Hauptmann Von Mueller
Hollister
Donnie Scott
Capt. Squires
Flaherty - Motorcycle Driver
Bentham
Scott's Mechanic
Major Brand's Orderly
Aeronautic Supervisor
Gregory
Orderly
'B' Flight Replacement
Running Man on Airfield
Soldier
Orderly
Young Recruit
Kirby - Orderly
Rutherford
'B' Flight Replacement
Cleaver
Mechanic
Lt. Russell
'B' Flight Replacement
Jones
Adjutant
'B' Flight Replacement
Smythe
Lt. Billings
'B' Flight Replacement
Von Richter
Moorehead
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Facts
Original TitleThe Dawn Patrol
Status Released
Release Information
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1938-12-24
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 43m
Production CompaniesWarner Bros. Pictures
Genres
- Action
- Drama
- War
