The Dawn Patrol
7.5
“They roared through the dawn... with death on their wings!”
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.
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Cast
38 people
Errol Flynn
Capt. Courtney
Known for
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Captain Blood
Seton I. Miller
Basil Rathbone
Maj. Brand
Known for
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
The Adventures of Robin Hood
David Niven
Lt. Scott
Known for
The Pink Panther
Around the World in 80 Days
Donald Crisp
Phipps
Known for
How Green Was My Valley
The Man from Laramie
Melville Cooper
Sgt. Watkins
Known for
Rebecca
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Barry Fitzgerald
Bott
Known for
And Then There Were None
The Naked City
Carl Esmond
Hauptmann Von Mueller
Known for
Ministry of Fear
Lola Montès
Peter Willes
Hollister
Known for
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Morton Lowry
Donnie Scott
Known for
How Green Was My Valley
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Michael Brooke
Capt. Squires
Also in
Bulldog Drummond in Africa
The Mudlark
James Burke
Flaherty - Motorcycle Driver
Known for
The Maltese Falcon
At the Circus
Edmund Goulding Director · Seton I. Miller Screenplay Dan Totheroh Screenplay
Worldwide gross $2.2M · Budget $500K · United States release December 24, 1938
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Budget
$500,000
Worldwide gross
$2,185,000
Gross vs. budget
4.4×
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · German
Release dates
United States · December 23, 1938
Premiere · New York City, New York
United States · December 24, 1938
Theatrical · TV rating: TV-PG
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