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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.
A classic war film starring Errol Flynn, Basil Rathbone and David Niven as British pilots in World War I. Watch the trailer, see photos, read reviews and trivia, and learn about the production and soundtrack of this 1938 movie.
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- Drama, War
- Edmund Goulding
- 1938-12-24
A classic war film directed by Howard Hawks, starring Richard Barthelmess and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. as British pilots in World War I. The film won an Oscar for Best Writing and features thrilling aerial scenes and a poignant story of friendship and sacrifice.
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- Action, Drama, War
- Howard Hawks
- 1930-08-20
The Dawn Patrol (1938) - The Dawn Patrol 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.
- Edmund Goulding, Oren Haglund, Frank Heath
- Errol Flynn
1938 movie The Dawn Patrol starring Errol Flynn as Courtney, David Niven as Scott and Basil Rathbone as Major Brand. Royal Flying Corps fighter pilots over...
- 103 min
- 24.1K
- mikedavies
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.
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When Captain Courtney (Errol Flynn) and his buddy Scott (David Niven) lose another of their best friends in a dangerous mission, Courtney lashes out at Brand, who hands Courtney the reins. Now in...
- War, Drama
