The Dawn Patrol (1938)
"They roared through the dawn... with death on their wings!"

Title: The Dawn Patrol
Original Title: The Dawn Patrol
Release Date: 1938-12-24
Status: Released
Rating: 6.8/10 (from 39 votes)
Language: EN
Genres: Action, Drama, War
Production Companies: Warner Bros. Pictures
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
Capt. Courtney

Basil Rathbone
Maj. Brand

David Niven
Lt. Scott

Donald Crisp
Phipps

Melville Cooper
Sgt. Watkins

Barry Fitzgerald
Bott

Carl Esmond
Hauptmann Von Mueller

Peter Willes
Hollister

Morton Lowry
Donnie Scott

Michael Brooke
Capt. Squires