The Dawn Patrol (1930)
GREATEST AIR EPIC EVER!
1930 · NR · 1h 48m · War, Drama, Action
Genres: War, Drama, Action
World War I ace Dick Courtney derides the leadership of his superior officer, but he soon is promoted to squadron commander and learns harsh lessons about sending subordinates to their deaths.
Director: Howard Hawks
Writers: John Monk Saunders
Music by: Rex Dunn
Cinematography: Ernest Haller
Editor: Ray Curtiss
Cast
Richard Barthelmess as Dick CourtneyDouglas Fairbanks Jr. as Douglas 'Doug' ScottNeil Hamilton as Major BrandFrank McHugh as FlahertyClyde Cook as BottJames Finlayson as Field SergeantGardner James as Ralph HollisterWilliam Janney as Gordon 'Donny' ScottEdmund Breon as Lieutenant PhippsJack Ackroyd as Ackroyd (uncredited)Harry Allen as Allen (uncredited)Howard Hawks as German Pilot (uncredited)More like this
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