The Dawn Patrol

The Dawn Patrol (1938)

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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… More

Unrated, 1 hr. 43 min.
Directed By
Edmund Goulding
Written By
Seton I. Miller
Genres
Drama, Action & Adventure, Classics
In Theaters
Dec 24, 1938 Wide
On DVD
Mar 27, 2007

Critic Reviews

  • John J. Puccio, Movie Metropolis

    ...surprisingly talky but entertaining, too, in a hammy, overstated, even corny sort of way.

  • John J. Puccio, Movie Metropolis

    ...camaraderie and dogfights and bombing runs and stiff upper lips.

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    Competent remake of the 1930 Howard Hawks film of the same title.

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