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The Dawn Patrol (1930)

NOT_RATED 108 min  -  War | Drama | Action  -   20 August 1930 (USA)
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Greatest Air Epic Ever!

Director:

Howard Hawks

Writers:

John Monk Saunders (story), Dan Totheroh (adaptation), and 2 more credits »

Stars:

Richard Barthelmess, Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Neil Hamilton
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Richard Barthelmess ...
Dick Courtney
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. ...
Douglas 'Doug' Scott
Neil Hamilton Neil Hamilton ...
Maj. Brand
Frank McHugh Frank McHugh ...
Flaherty
Clyde Cook Clyde Cook ...
Bott
James Finlayson James Finlayson ...
Field Sergeant
Gardner James Gardner James ...
Ralph Hollister
William Janney William Janney ...
Gordon 'Donny' Scott
Edmund Breon Edmund Breon ...
Lt. Phipps
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Storyline

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World War One | Machine Gun | Gunfire | Bombing | Self Sacrifice  | See more »

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Greatest Air Epic Ever!

Genres:

War | Drama | Action

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English | German | French

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Flight Commander See more »

Filming Locations:

Metropolitan Airport - 6590 Hayvenhurst Avenue, Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$611,722 (estimated)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

First National Pictures, Vitaphone Corporation, The See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | USA: (copyright length)

Sound Mix:

Vitaphone (Western Electric Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

In a separately filmed trailer, Vitaphone production reel #4096, Richard Barthelmess speaks to the audience about the picture. See more »

Goofs

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): William Janney's character name is credited as "Gordon" on screen, but he is called "Donny" throughout. See more »

Connections

Featured in I'm King Kong!: The Exploits of Merian C. Cooper (2005) See more »

Soundtracks

"Plum and Apple"
Composer unknown
Sung a cappella by 'Frank McHugh', Richard Barthelmess and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. See more »