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The Dawn Patrol
They roared through the dawn... with death on their wings!
Genres
ActionDramaWar
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
103 min
Release Date
1938-12-24
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
39
Vote Average
6.8
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Errol Flynn
Capt. Courtney
Basil Rathbone
Maj. Brand
David Niven
Lt. Scott
Donald Crisp
Phipps
Melville Cooper
Sgt. Watkins
Barry Fitzgerald
Bott
Carl Esmond
Hauptmann Von Mueller
Peter Willes
Hollister
Morton Lowry
Donnie Scott
Michael Brooke
Capt. Squires
James Burke
Flaherty - Motorcycle Driver
Stuart Hall
Bentham
Herbert Evans
Scott's Mechanic
Sidney Bracey
Major Brand's Orderly
Leo Nomis
Aeronautic Supervisor
Hal Brazeale
Gregory
Tyrone Brereton
Orderly
Richard Deane
'B' Flight Replacement
Fred Graham
Running Man on Airfield
Ivo Henderson
Soldier
Tim Henning
Orderly
Shep Houghton
Young Recruit
George Kirby
Kirby - Orderly
Anthony Marsh
Rutherford
John Meredith
'B' Flight Replacement
Wally Rairden
Cleaver
John J. Richardson
Mechanic
John Rodion
Lt. Russell
Speirs Ruskell
'B' Flight Replacement
Tom Seidel
Jones
John Sutton
Adjutant
F. Philip Sylvestre
'B' Flight Replacement
Gordon Thorpe
Smythe
Charles Waldron Jr.
Lt. Billings
Gordon Wallace
'B' Flight Replacement
Norman Willis
Von Richter
Gilbert Wilson
Moorehead
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