The Dawn Patrol (1938)
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.
Director:
Edmund Goulding
Writers:
Seton I. Miller, Dan Totheroh.
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Errol Flynn as Capt. Courtney |
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Basil Rathbone as Maj. Brand |
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David Niven as Lt. Scott |
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Donald Crisp as Phipps |
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Melville Cooper as Sgt. Watkins |
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Barry Fitzgerald as Bott |
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Carl Esmond as Hauptmann Von Mueller |
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Peter Willes as Hollister |
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Morton Lowry as Donnie Scott |
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Michael Brooke as Capt. Squires |
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James Burke as Flaherty - Motorcycle Driver |
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Stuart Hall as Bentham |
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Herbert Evans as Scott's Mechanic |
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Sidney Bracey as Major Brand's Orderly |
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Leo Nomis as Aeronautic Supervisor |
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Hal Brazeale as Gregory |
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Tyrone Brereton as Orderly |
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Richard Deane as 'B' Flight Replacement |
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Fred Graham as Running Man on Airfield |
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Ivo Henderson as Soldier |
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Tim Henning as Orderly |
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Shep Houghton as Young Recruit |
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George Kirby as Kirby - Orderly |
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Anthony Marsh as Rutherford |
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John Meredith as 'B' Flight Replacement |
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Wally Rairden as Cleaver |
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John J. Richardson as Mechanic |
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John Rodion as Lt. Russell |
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Speirs Ruskell as 'B' Flight Replacement |
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Tom Seidel as Jones |
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John Sutton as Adjutant |
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F. Philip Sylvestre as 'B' Flight Replacement |
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Gordon Thorpe as Smythe |
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Charles Waldron Jr. as Lt. Billings |
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Gordon Wallace as 'B' Flight Replacement |
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Norman Willis as Von Richter |
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Gilbert Wilson as Moorehead |
| Directing | Edmund Goulding | Director |
| Writing | Seton I. Miller | Screenplay |
| Writing | Dan Totheroh | Screenplay |
| Writing | John Monk Saunders | Story |
| Production | Robert Lord | Associate Producer |
| Production | Hal B. Wallis | Executive Producer |
| Production | Jack L. Warner | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Max Steiner | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Tony Gaudio | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Ralph Dawson | Editor |
| Art | John Hughes | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bill Phillips | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Robert Ross | Unit Manager |
| Directing | Frank Heath | Assistant Director |
| Sound | C.A. Riggs | Sound |
| Crew | Edwin B. DuPar | Special Effects |
| Sound | Leo F. Forbstein | Music Director |
| Sound | Hugo Friedhofer | Orchestrator |
| Directing | Oren Haglund | Second Assistant Director |