This 1938 remake of Howard Hawks’ 1930 film The Dawn Patrol is faithful to the original’s basic plotline. The story is set during World War I; the scene is the French headquarters of the British Royal Flying Corps, 59th division. The corps is suffering heavy losses, a fact that ace pilot Courtney (Errol Flynn) ascribes to the supposed ruthlessness of squadron commander Brand (Basil Rathbone). What the audience knows that Courtney doesn’t is that Brand is distraught at losing his men, but is forced by his own superiors to push the pilots beyond their limits. After being accused day after day of being a butcher, Brand takes grim delight in turning over his command to Courtney. Soon Courtney finds himself enduring the “butcher” tag, especially after the younger brother of his best friend Scott (David Niven) is killed. To redeem himself, Courtney gets Scott drunk and takes his place in a suicidal bombing mission. Courtney is killed, Scott assumes command, and the cycle begins again. The extensive use of combat scenes from the original Dawn Patrol has led some viewers to assume that the 1930 version is the superior of the two. In fact, the remake is far better than the original on several counts, not least of which was the star power of Errol Flynn and Basil Rathbone in their third screen teaming., Remake of the 1930 film of the same name follows World War I British fliers at the front, where they endure hardships and an alarmingly high casualty rate, which an ace pilot ascribes to the supposed ruthlessness of the squadron commander, only to discover not all is as it appears., Errol Flynn and David Niven hate their squadron commander Basil Rathbone for sending their fellow pilots to their deaths in The Dawn Patrol.
Q&A :
Q: Who are the main cast members in “The Dawn Patrol ” ?
A: The main cast includes Errol Flynn,David Niven,Basil Rathbone,Melville Cooper,Donald Crisp,Barry Fitzgerald,Carl Esmond,Peter Willes,Morton Lowry,Michael Brooke,James Burke,Stuart Hall,Herbert Evans,Sidney Bracey,John Sutton,George Kirby,Tyrone Brereton,Tim Henning,Douglas Gordon,John Rodion,Norman Willis,Gordon Thorpe,Wally Reardon,Gilbert Wilson,Anthony Marsh,Leo Nomis,Hal Brazeale,Tom Seidel,Ralph Dawson,Tony Gaudio,Edwin DuPar,Capt. L.G.S. Scott,Dan Totheroh,John Hughes,Seton Miller.
Q: When Did the “The Dawn Patrol” Released?
A: The Movie “The Dawn Patrol” originally aired on 1938-12-24 and released in the year of 1938.
Q: What Languages are available to watch “The Dawn Patrol” ?
A: Is also available in eng language.
Q: Where to watch “The Dawn Patrol” ?
A: “The Dawn Patrol” is Avaiable on Netflix. as its Netflix Originals.
