The Dawn Patrol
"GREATEST AIR EPIC EVER!"
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.
Cast
Richard Barthelmess
Dick Courtney
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Douglas 'Doug' Scott
Neil Hamilton
Major Brand
Frank McHugh
Flaherty
Clyde Cook
Bott
James Finlayson
Field Sergeant
Gardner James
Ralph Hollister
William Janney
Gordon 'Donny' Scott
Edmund Breon
Lieutenant Phipps
Jack Ackroyd
Ackroyd (uncredited)
Harry Allen
Allen (uncredited)
Howard Hawks
German Pilot (uncredited)
Jack Jordan
German Soldier (uncredited)
Dave O'Brien
Pilot (uncredited)
Crew
Howard Hawks
Director
Dan Totheroh
Adaptation
Howard Hawks
Adaptation
Seton I. Miller
Adaptation
Robert North
Producer
Rex Dunn
Original Music Composer
John Monk Saunders
Story
Ernest Haller
Director of Photography
Ray Curtiss
Editor
Ray Moyer
Set Decoration
Jack Okey
Art Direction
Vernon Larson
Assistant Camera
Leo Nomis
Stunt Double
Fred Jackman
Special Effects
Ewart Adamson
Additional Writing
Paul Cable
Assistant Camera
Joe Barry
Location Manager
Harry Redmond Sr.
Special Effects
Palmer Belmont
Assistant Camera
Elmer Dyer
Camera Operator
Erno Rapee
Music Director
Ray Olsen
Camera Operator
Leo F. Forbstein
Conductor
Joseph Steele
Publicist
William Schurr
Additional Camera
Richard Walling
Still Photographer
Elmer Dyer
Aerial Camera
Richard Fryer
Additional Camera
Edward Stevenson
Costume Design
Cliff Shirpser
Assistant Camera
Ellsworth Fredericks
Assistant Camera