The Dawn Patrol
Summary:
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 ($... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Errol Flynn - (Capt. Courtney)
David Niven - (Lieut. Douglas Scott)
Basil Rathbone - (Major Brand)
Donald Crisp - (Phipps)
Melville Cooper - (Watkins)
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Review:
The Dawn Patrol is a good example of how a remake can improve on the original version. John Monk Saunders's Oscar-winning story provides a solid basis for the efforts of screenwriters Seton Miller and Dan Totheroh. Though director Edmund Goulding stays safely within the guidelines of the war genre, Dawn Patrol shows the varying at... Continue >>
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