The Dawn Patrol

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World War I film aviation film drama film film war film

The Dawn Patrol is a 1930 World War I aviation drama film, noted for its depiction of British fighter pilots and featuring Douglas Fairbanks Jr. in a prominent role.

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instanceOf World War I film ⓘ
aviation film ⓘ
drama film ⓘ
film ⓘ
war film ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Flight Commander ⓘ
award Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story ⓘ
surface form: Academy Award for Best Story
awardRecipient John Monk Saunders ⓘ
awardYear 1931 ⓘ
basedOn story by John Monk Saunders ⓘ
blackAndWhite true ⓘ
cinematographyBy Ernest Haller ⓘ
composer Louis Silvers ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
depicts British Royal Flying Corps fighter pilots ⓘ
dialogueLanguage English ⓘ
director Howard Hawks ⓘ
distributor First National Pictures ⓘ
Warner Bros. Pictures ⓘ
surface form: Warner Bros.
editor Ray Curtiss ⓘ
era Pre-Code Hollywood film ⓘ
genre aviation ⓘ
drama ⓘ
war ⓘ
hasRemake The Dawn Patrol self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: The Dawn Patrol (1938 film)
hasTheme heroism and sacrifice in wartime aviation ⓘ
psychological toll of war on pilots ⓘ
notableFor depiction of the strain of command on squadron leaders ⓘ
portrayal of camaraderie among British fighter pilots ⓘ
realistic aerial combat sequences ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
producer Howard Hawks ⓘ
productionCompany First National Pictures ⓘ
releaseDate July 5, 1930 ⓘ
releaseYear 1930 ⓘ
runtimeMinutes 108 ⓘ
screenwriter John Monk Saunders ⓘ
settingLocation Western Front ⓘ
settingPeriod World War I ⓘ
soundFilm true ⓘ
starredActor Clyde Cook ⓘ
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. ⓘ
Edmund Breon ⓘ
Frank McHugh ⓘ
Gardner James ⓘ
James Finlayson ⓘ
Neil Hamilton ⓘ
Richard Barthelmess ⓘ
William Janney ⓘ

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Douglas Fairbanks Jr. → notableWork → The Dawn Patrol ⓘ
Errol Flynn → notableWork → The Dawn Patrol ⓘ
John Monk Saunders → notableWork → The Dawn Patrol ⓘ