As with most movies made at the dawn of the sound era, the camera work is a bit static at times, and some theatrical artificiality creeps into the performances there are moments where the. A bit creaky, at times, but overall, still impressive. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. The dawn patrol is a 1938 american war film, a remake of the precode 1930 film of the same name. It is actionpacked, yet delivers a powerful message about the brutality of war. Both tell the same world war i story which won a 1930 academy award for john monk saunders, about a succession of flight commanders at a british air base in france.
In 1915 france, major brand commands the 39th squadron of the royal flying corps. Aside from a few scenes with closeups of the cast of the 1938 version, most of. Miller and dan totheroh based on the short story the flight commander by john monk saunders. The remake was directed by edmund goulding and starred errol flynn as courtney, david niven as scott, and basil rathbone as brand. Dawn patrol, the 1938 movie clip those are the orders. Jul 26, 2016 scene from the 1930 movie the dawn patrol 108 min. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing dawn patrol 1938 near you. The dolby digital english mono audio track is acceptable, with moderate hiss and no closedcaptions or subtitles available. Royal flying corps fighter pilots over the western front. The dawn patrol, starring richard barthelmess and douglas fairbanks, jr. The dawn patrol is a 1930 american precode world war i film starring richard barthelmess and douglas fairbanks jr. World war i drama the dawn patrol 1938, starring errol flynn and david niven as pilot buddies facing the anguish of seeing their friends shot down in battle, is a remake of howard hawks 1930 film of the same title. The dawn patrol 1938 silver scenes a blog for classic.
The dawn patrol 1938 major brand basil rathbone, the commander of the 59th division of the british royal flying corps in 1915 france, is frantic over the many casualties his squadron has suffered. The young airmen go up in bulletriddled crates and the casualty rate is appalling, but brand cant. Errol flynn, david niven and basil rathbone star in this remake of howard hawks homage to the british pilots who suffered heavy losses during world war i. Both were based on the short story the flight commander by john monk saunders, an american writer said to have been haunted by his inability to get into combat as a flyer with the u. After the brutal murder of his beloved brother, a smalltown surfer seeks revenge against the gang of merciless thugs he holds responsible. Every morning hes out in the break off pacific beach with the other members of the. Errol flynn gave one of his best performances as the squadron leader who cannot bear to see inexperienced pilots sent on dangerous missions. But what is the aircraft that were in the landing scene in the begining of the film. Oct 15, 2015 the dawn patrol was released in 1938 to critical acclaim for its strong focus on the men who fought the hawklike battles in the air. Since these were all british actors in the movie, i had to turn on the subtitles to be able to understand most of the dialogue. Howard hawks 1930 film the dawn patrol retitled flight commnander because of the 1938 remake plays remarkably well in the twentyfirst century, considering its age. The dawn patrol 1938 pg 12241938 us action, drama, war 1h 43m user score. The dawn patrol was released in 1938 to critical acclaim for its strong focus on the men who fought the hawklike battles in the air.
The dawn patrol by howard hawks howard hawks, richard. Commander brand basil rathbone interrupts his royal flying corps unit, who party constantly to cope with stress, with chilling orders, top pilot courtney errol flynn first defiant, then happy again with best pal scotty david niven, in the 1938 version of the wwi drama, the. This 1930 movie starred richard barthelmess as courtney and douglas fairbanks jr as scott. The picture is a bit soft overall but not in any way that detracts from the experience. The dawn patrol 1938 and 1930 revisited movie classics.
The 1930 film was subsequently retitled flight commander on rerelease in order to distinguish it from the flynn film compare hells angels. Dubbed dawn patrol, the tradition has grown from a cultlike ritual to the ultimate local institution, embraced by black diamond employees and passionate locals alike. Scott david niven are also seen with ribbons, but flynn and niven were too young to serve in the war. The dawn patrol 1938 cast and crew major brand basil rathbone, the commander of the 59th division of the british royal flying corps in 1915 france, is frantic over the many casualties his. Rathbone himself was awarded this medal for bravery during the first world war as a second lieutenant. Their parts in this original version are taken by richard barthelmess and douglas fairbanks jr. Dawn patrol nude scenes images and 4 videos including appearances from kimberly matula frankie stone. The remake remains faithful in many details to john monk saunders oscarwinning original story for the hawks film. I know that they used pfalz dxii in the film but there were aircraft that had top wings too high to be a pfalz. The dawn patrol won the academy award for best story for john monk saunders. The dawn patrol 1938 1 include characters david starsky 1 ken hutchinson 1 john blaine 1 jack mitchell 1 nicholas nick marvin starsky 1 huggy bear brown 1 include relationships ken hutchinsondavid starsky 1 include additional tags alternate universe fusion 1 other tags to include.
This was a remake of the 1930 film flight commander. The andrews sisters shortnin bread 1938 music video. The dawn patrol was remade in 1938, in a nearidentical version. British flying aces in world war i contend with the harsh realities of war. Scotty scott, donald crisp phipps, melville cooper sgt. Some of the flying scenes are in better shape here than in the 1938 remake. Financial analysis of the dawn patrol 1938 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. The dawn patrol, a 1938 remake of howard hawks 1930 film by the same name.
The dawn patrol is a beautiful title for two very good movies warner bros. As a whole, the dawn patrol is a great world war 1 film that shows a different take on being a combat pilot in the war. Air service the film, directed by edmund goulding, stars errol flynn, basil rathbone and david niven as royal. The results in this chart are not affiliated with any mainstream or commercial chart and may not reflect charts seen elsewhere. Actually, the words arent read quite like that in the original 1930 the dawn patrol, an entertaining movie overshadowed by a 1938 remake with errol flynn and david niven. Brand, played by basil rathbone, is seen wearing the ribbon for the military cross. Watch the music video and discover trivia about this classic pop song now. It was directed by howard hawks, a former world war i flight instructor, who even flew in the film as a german pilot in an uncredited role. John monk saunders oscarwinning original story was first put to film in 1930 by director howard hawks, featuring richard barthelmess and douglas fairbanks jr. The author of the winter of frankie machine another instant classiclee child is back with a razorsharp novel as cool and unbridled as its california surfer heroes, as heartstopping as a wave none of them sees coming boone daniels lives to surf. This 1938 remake of howard hawks 1930 film the dawn patrol is faithful to the originals basic plotline.
Overview of the dawn patrol, 1938, directed by edmund goulding, with errol flynn, basil rathbone, david niven, at turner classic movies. The dawn patrol 1938 film, a remake featuring errol flynn and basil rathbone dawn patrol 2014 film, directed by daniel petrie, jr. However, when another tragedy brings him face to face. The dawn patrol 1938 1 exclude characters david starsky 1 ken hutchinson 1 john blaine 1 jack mitchell 1 nicholas nick marvin starsky 1 huggy bear brown 1 exclude relationships ken hutchinsondavid starsky 1 exclude additional tags alternate universe fusion 1 other tags to exclude more options. Errol flynn, basil rathbone, david niven, donald crisp and melville cooper screenplay. As with most movies made at the dawn of the sound era, the camera work is a bit static at times, and some theatrical artificiality creeps into the performances there are. The dawn patrol dawn patrol sparkles because of vigorous performances of the entire cast and edmund gouldings sharp direction. I was curious to know what were the aircraft in the film dawn patrol.
The dawn patrol 1938 pg 1224 1938 us action, drama, war 1h 43m user score. This video is a part of our dawn patrol 2014 digital catalog which also includes stunning imagery of a wasatch ritual. While the 1930 version has its quirks being an early sound production, this one is more fluid and still captures the stillness of pilots waiting for their death missions during world war 1. Boone works as a pi just enough to keep himself in fish tacos and wet suitsand in the water whenever the waves are epic macking crunchy. The dawn patrol is the title of the section in which both the scott brothers go up. Basil rathbone and david niven provided fine support. A stirring and moving picture of the english flying forces in france in the great war, the dawn patrol is one of the best films ever made.