The Dawn Patrol
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World War I ace Dick Courtney derides the leadership of his superior officer, but he soon is promoted to squadron commander and learns harsh lessons about sending subordinates to their deaths.
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Cast
14 people
Richard Barthelmess
Dick Courtney
Known for
Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl
Only Angels Have Wings
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Douglas 'Doug' Scott
Known for
Little Caesar
Gunga Din
Neil Hamilton
Major Brand
Known for
Batman
Tarzan the Ape Man
Frank McHugh
Flaherty
Known for
Going My Way
The Roaring Twenties
Clyde Cook
Bott
Known for
The Docks of New York
The Sea Hawk
James Finlayson
Field Sergeant
Known for
Way Out West
Block-Heads
Gardner James
Ralph Hollister
Also in
Captain Blood
The Mating Call
William Janney
Gordon 'Donny' Scott
Known for
Bonnie Scotland
Edmund Breon
Lieutenant Phipps
Known for
The Woman in the Window
Gaslight
Jack Ackroyd
Ackroyd (uncredited)
Also in
The Better 'Ole
The Cruise of the Jasper B
Harry Allen
Allen (uncredited)
Known for
The Scarlet Claw
Hangover Square
Howard Hawks
German Pilot (uncredited)
Also in
The Men Who Made the Movies
Howard Hawks Director · John Monk Saunders Story Rex Dunn Composer
Worldwide gross $1.6M · Budget $729K · United States release July 10, 1930
Box office
Budget
$729,000
Worldwide gross
$1,624,000
Gross vs. budget
2.2×
Production
First National Pictures
Production
Franco London Films
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French · German
Release dates
United States · July 10, 1930
Limited theatrical · New York City, New York
United States
August 20, 1930 · Theatrical
Australia
February 14, 1931 · Theatrical
Brazil
November 17, 1930 · Theatrical
Denmark
October 13, 1930 · Theatrical
Finland
April 16, 1933 · Theatrical
France
February 13, 1931 · Theatrical
Hungary
March 25, 1931 · Theatrical
Ireland
November 23, 1930 · Theatrical
Japan
November 1, 1930 · Theatrical
Portugal
December 9, 1930 · Theatrical
Spain
April 13, 1931 · Theatrical
Sweden
November 24, 1930 · Theatrical
Türkiye
December 31, 1931 · Theatrical
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