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The Dawn Patrol is a 1938 American war film, a remake of the pre-Code 1930 film of the same title. Both were based on the short story "The Flight Commander" by John Monk Saunders, an American writer said to have been haunted by his inability to get into combat as a flyer with the U.S. Air Service.
The Dawn Patrol: Directed by Edmund Goulding. With Errol Flynn, Basil Rathbone, David Niven, Donald Crisp. British flying aces in World War I contend with the harsh realities of war.
Warner Bros.' World War I drama The Dawn Patrol (1938), starring Errol Flynn and David Niven as pilot buddies facing the anguish of seeing their friends shot down in battle, is a remake of Howard Hawks' 1930 film of the same title. The remake remains faithful in many details to John Monk Saunders' Oscar-winning original story for the Hawks film.
The Dawn Patrol is a 1930 American pre-Code World War I film starring Richard Barthelmess and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. It was directed by Howard Hawks, a former World War I flight instructor, who even flew in the film as a German pilot in an uncredited role.
Major Brand (Basil Rathbone), the commander of the 59th division of the British Royal Flying Corps in 1915 France, is frantic over the many casualties his squadron has suffered.
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The Dawn Patrol is a 1938 American war film, a remake of the pre-Code 1930 film of the same name. Both were based on the short story "The Flight Commander" by John Monk Saunders, an American writer said to have been haunted by his inability to get into combat as a flyer with the U.S. Air Service.
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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.
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