The Dawn Patrol

They roared through the dawn... with death on their wings!

103 mins
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.

Errol Flynn

Capt. Courtney

Basil Rathbone

Maj. Brand

David Niven

Lt. Scott

Melville Cooper

Sgt. Watkins

Carl Esmond

Hauptmann Von Mueller

Peter Willes

Hollister

Morton Lowry

Donnie Scott

Michael Brooke

Capt. Squires

James Burke

Flaherty - Motorcycle Driver

Herbert Evans

Scott's Mechanic

Sidney Bracey

Major Brand's Orderly

Leo Nomis

Aeronautic Supervisor

Richard Deane

'B' Flight Replacement

Fred Graham

Running Man on Airfield

Shep Houghton

Young Recruit

George Kirby

Kirby - Orderly

Anthony Marsh

Rutherford

John Meredith

'B' Flight Replacement

John Rodion

Lt. Russell

Speirs Ruskell

'B' Flight Replacement

John Sutton

Adjutant

F. Philip Sylvestre

'B' Flight Replacement

Gordon Wallace

'B' Flight Replacement

Norman Willis

Von Richter

Dan Totheroh

Screenplay

Seton I. Miller

Screenplay

Leo F. Forbstein

Music Director

Tony Gaudio

Director of Photography

Hal B. Wallis

Executive Producer

Robert Ross

Unit Manager

Edwin B. DuPar

Special Effects

Robert Lord

Associate Producer

Jack L. Warner

Executive Producer

Max Steiner

Original Music Composer

Bill Phillips

Makeup Artist

John Hughes

Art Direction

Hugo Friedhofer

Orchestrator

Frank Heath

Assistant Director

Oren Haglund

Second Assistant Director

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