The Dawn Patrol
1938In 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.
Acted in
Errol Flynn
as Capt. Courtney
Basil Rathbone
as Maj. Brand
David Niven
as Lt. Scott
Donald Crisp
as Phipps
Melville Cooper
as Sgt. Watkins
Barry Fitzgerald
as Bott
Carl Esmond
as Hauptmann Von Mueller
Peter Willes
as Hollister
Morton Lowry
as Donnie Scott
Michael Brooke
as Capt. Squires
James Burke
as Flaherty - Motorcycle Driver
Stuart Hall
as Bentham
Herbert Evans
as Scott's Mechanic
Sidney Bracey
as Major Brand's Orderly
Leo Nomis
as Aeronautic Supervisor
Hal Brazeale
as Gregory
Tyrone Brereton
as Orderly
Richard Deane
as 'B' Flight Replacement
Fred Graham
as Running Man on Airfield
Ivo Henderson
as Soldier
Tim Henning
as Orderly
Shep Houghton
as Young Recruit
George Kirby
as Kirby - Orderly
Anthony Marsh
as Rutherford
John Meredith
as 'B' Flight Replacement
Wally Rairden
as Cleaver
John J. Richardson
as Mechanic
John Rodion
as Lt. Russell
Speirs Ruskell
as 'B' Flight Replacement
Tom Seidel
as Jones
John Sutton
as Adjutant
F. Philip Sylvestre
as 'B' Flight Replacement
Gordon Thorpe
as Smythe
Charles Waldron Jr.
as Lt. Billings
Gordon Wallace
as 'B' Flight Replacement
Norman Willis
as Von Richter
Gilbert Wilson
as Moorehead