The Dawn Patrol

The Dawn Patrol

103 mins | Drama, Action, War | Dec. 24, 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.

The Dawn Patrol

103 mins | Drama, Action, War | Dec. 24, 1938

The Dawn Patrol
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.
IMDb rating 7.5
Producers Warner Bros. Pictures
Original title The Dawn Patrol
Directors Oren Haglund, Frank Heath, Edmund Goulding
Writers Dan Totheroh, John Monk Saunders, Seton I. Miller

Cast

Errol Flynn

as Capt. Courtney

Basil Rathbone

as Maj. Brand

David Niven

as Lt. Scott

Donald Crisp

as Phipps

Melville Cooper

as Sgt. Watkins

Carl Esmond

as Hauptmann Von Mueller

Peter Willes

as Hollister

Morton Lowry

as Donnie Scott

Michael Brooke

as Capt. Squires

James Burke

as Flaherty - Motorcycle Driver

Stuart Hall

as Bentham

Herbert Evans

as Scott's Mechanic

Sidney Bracey

as Major Brand's Orderly (as Sidney Bracy)

Leo Nomis

as Aeronautic Supervisor

Hal Brazeale

as Gregory

Tyrone Brereton

as Orderly

Richard Deane

as 'B' Flight Replacement

Fred Graham

as Running Man on Airfield

Ivo Henderson

as Soldier

Tim Henning

as Orderly

Shep Houghton

as Young Recruit

George Kirby

as Kirby - Orderly

Anthony Marsh

as Rutherford

John Meredith

as 'B' Flight Replacement

Wally Rairden

as Cleaver

John J. Richardson

as Mechanic

John Rodion

as Lt. Russell

Speirs Ruskell

as 'B' Flight Replacement

Tom Seidel

as Jones

John Sutton

as Adjutant

F. Philip Sylvestre

as 'B' Flight Replacement

Gordon Thorpe

as Smythe

Charles Waldron Jr.

as Lt. Billings

Gordon Wallace

as 'B' Flight Replacement

Norman Willis

as Von Richter

Gilbert Wilson

as Moorehead