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THE DAWN PATROL, Errol Flynn’s final film of his busiest year as an actor (1938), is a animated counterpoint to his usual swashbuckling and light amusing roles. A remake of Howard Hawks’ 1930 classic, this is a story of war-weary WWI aviators, called upon to risk their lives daily, in frail aircraft, on missions they think impossible (a timeless war theme that would reappear in such WWII classics as Deny DECISION and TWELVE O’CLOCK HIGH) . Directed by WWI frail Edmund Goulding, best known for his big-budget romances (Vast HOTEL), the film counterpoints the gritty, harsh realities on the ground with the nearly surreal quality of early air battles, as bi-planes with initiate cockpits whirl and swoop like insects, and enemy airmen would occasionally descend out possessions of wearisome pilots over airfields, in a chivalrous gesture.
Fellow pilots Courtney and Scott (portrayed by real-life friends Flynn and David Niven, again showing the rapport they had demonstrated so effectively in 1936′s THE CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE) are battle-tested veterans, hell-raising survivors of a squadron decimated by the war. Seeing a constant influx of ‘green’ kids replacing lost friends, and shining too well that the rookies’ inexperience will speedy cost them their lives, the pair vent their enrage against their commander, the coldly ‘by-the-book’ Maj. Designate (in a worthy performance by frequent Flynn nemesis, Basil Rathbone) . Courtney constantly condemns and belittles Maj. Trace, accusing him of placing ‘The Mission’ over the lives of the men under his direct, which makes Courtney a hero in the eyes of the fliers.
Finally, Tag cracks, and is accepted for reassignment, and Courtney is chosen to replace him. In a considerable scene, Sign lets his chilly ‘facade’ down, and reveals, bitterly, to the younger man that seeing his men sent on suicide missions, daily, had literally crushed him. Unknown to the squadron, Tag had constantly begged HQ to ease up, but had been ‘shot down’ each time, as the missions were significant. “Now it’s YOUR turn,” Heed sneers, “Gape how YOU be pleased it!”
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Brand’s words are prophetic, as Courtney snappily discovers himself in the same plot, as the despised scapegoat, with Scott assuming the role of spokesperson and savior to the squadron. And the most uncertain mission yet has unbiased near down from HQ…
DAWN PATROL is a much film, with spacious performances from the entire cast, particularly Flynn, who had often begged the WB to give him roles beyond his ‘swashbuckler’ image. The principal praise it garnered proved Flynn’s versatility as an actor (although public interrogate would hold him ‘locked’ into adventure films), and raised David Niven up to ‘star’ plot.
It remains one of the BEST films about the ‘Great War’, and shouldn’t be missed!
This movie is a multi-level film. On the one hand, we have the action-adventure element of WW I British pilots valiantly waging the air-war over France in 1915. The other level is a black anti-war film stressing the fear of warfare, the grim cost to comrades, and the nerve-wracking jam of squadron commanders caught between the daily sacrifices of their squadron and the unrealistic expectations of headquarters. Basil Rathbone is the harassed Major Price. Rathbone’s nervous, high-strung acting style is well trustworthy to this role. Two of his best pilots, Courtney (Errol Flynn) and Scott (David Niven), treat Notice with ill-concealed contempt for the hard decisions he is compelled to execute. Among his many frustrations, Major Imprint is ordered to consume inexperienced young pilots as replacements. It becomes a distressingly familiar experience for Major Label to count the number of planes as they zoom overhead, returning to inappropriate from the latest deadly mission. Seven went out today; only five returned. While on the ground, the pilots imbibe a prodigious amount of liquor, and listen endlessly to the gramophone play a scratchy rendition of a accepted song titled “Hurrah for the Next Man to Die.” The shadowy humor of this is engaging, especially to Scott. Due to an ironic twist of fate, Major Heed is promoted to a headquarters job because of a gallant independent mission, spectacularly pulled off by Courtney and Scott. Ticket is told to name his hold replacement, and he doesn’t hesitate to name Courtney as squadron commander. Suddenly Courtney is in the identical no-win region for which he held Tag in contempt. Things become even more tense after Scott’s younger brother arrives as one of the green replacements Courtney is ordered to assign in the air against the grimly efficient German pilots; who are led by a Manfred von Richthofen (i.e., Red Baron) type named Von Richter.
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The aerial sequences are visually impressive and consuming. Errol Flynn and David Niven are appropriately dashing as they face effort with courage fierce in their eyes. Between missions, they select in riotous humor and prankish hi-jinks to ease the tension. One senses, however, there is an enforced gaiety to their antics to counter the rigors of war. Courtney evolves from the bold flyer into the harassed commander. Finally, an especially hazardous mission is ordered. The mission is impossible to do for an entire squadron, but “one man, flying outrageous” might succeed. As an act of personal redemption, Courtney takes the situation of the incapacitated Scott, and flies the mission. The film balances the romantic visions of war as adventure with the hard realities of aerial combat. There is chivalry and grace, but also frailty and breakdown. The glory is tempered by the memory of fallen comrades, some of whom never had a chance. This film is a stark difference to Errol Flynn’s more light-hearted adventure movies (e.g., Robin Hood, The Sea Hawk, etc.) The aerial dogfights, the air attack on the enemy munitions factory, and the destruction of the enemy aerodrome are tantalizing enough to please action fans. The anti-war elements of the film are view provoking. A aesthetic cast and an intellectual script compose this more than impartial another war movie. Recommended viewing.
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