The Dawn Patrol

Name: The Dawn Patrol
Director: Edmund Goulding
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Released: 1938-12-24
Duration: 1 h 43 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Errol Flynn, Basil Rathbone, David Niven, Donald Crisp, Melville Cooper

Directed by Edmund Goulding

Action

Drama

War

19381h 43m6.8

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.