The Dawn Patrol (1938)
Action · Drama · War
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.
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
- Barry Fitzgerald as Bott
- Carl Esmond as Hauptmann Von Mueller
- Peter Willes as Hollister
- Morton Lowry as Donnie Scott
- Michael Brooke as Capt. Squires