The Dawn Patrol (Warner Bros.) (1938)

(Lead Story) Dawn Patrol? Virid Film Of Dare-Devil Air Heroes “The Dawn Patrol,” Warner Bros. great aviation epic of the World War will be the Strand Theatre’s next feature presentation. The brilliant and: all-male cast is headed by Errol Flynn, and Basil Rathbone, David Niven, Donald Crisp, Melville Cooper are featured with him, as well as a large cast of others. The picture will open here on Friday. It is a tale of the heroism and tragedy that were the daily portion of the brave young knights of the air who engaged in aerial combat over the western front during the early days of the World War. Specifically, it is the story of one squadron of the British Royal Flying Corps ‘during several fateful months of 1915 — the story of an endless stream of gallant but untrained youngsters who reported blithely to squadron headquarters and then sallied forth unflinchingly to almost certain doom; and it is the story of the soul-searing torture suffered by the few older and adequately trained members of the squadron as they were forced to witness and even abet this awful sacrifice of the flower of Britain’s youth. As one of these comparatively veteran flyers, Errol Flynn has a role which obviously gives him an opportunity to display in full flower, the personality and acting talent that have made him such a tremendous favorite on the screen. All that dash and elan which are associated with his name are required in the many scenes depicting the thrilling aerial dogfights and bombing raids in which he and his comrades take part. But he is also given an opportunity to display hitherto unrevealed gifts for emotional acting in scenes which are tremendously moving because of their powerful undercurrent of restrained yet strong, virile, honest, masculine emotion. Brilliant Cast While Flynn is the star, “The Dawn Patrol” is by no means a one-man show, for around him was assembled perhaps the finest all-male aggregation of talent ever to be placed in one picture. The headliners among his fellow players are Basil Rathbone, David Niven, Donald Crisp, Melville Cooper, Barry Fitzgerald, Willes, Carl Esmond, Peter Mat 107—15c ERROL FLYNN —star of "The Dawn Patrol,"" coming to the Strand Theatre. Morton Lowry, Michael Brooke (the Earl of Warwick) and James Burke. A guarantee that the talents of this cast are utilized to their utmost effectiveness is seen in the fact that the director was the noted Edmund Goulding. Briefly the plot, based on a story by John Monk Saunders and made into a screen play by Seton I. Miller and Dan Totheroh, relates the soul stirring episodes leading up to Courtney’s final heroic sacrifice on the altar of friendship. Mat 201—30c FORTUNES OF WAR — (left to right) Errol Flynn, David Niven and Morton Lowry, as members of the Royal Flying Corps in a scene from "The Dawn Patrol" coming to the Strand Theatre on Friday. Errol Flynn, Basil Rathbone and David Niven are the dashing heroes of Warner Bros. thrilling wartime avia tion drama "The Dawn Patrol’ coming to the Strand. Mat 211—30c (Advance Reader) Sky Is Setting For Action In “Dawn Patrol” Warner Bros. spectacular wartime aviation drama “The Dawn Patrol,” starring Erro] Flynn, and scheduled to be the next attraction at the Strand Theatre, is one of the biggest productions of the current cinematic year. Yet only two sets were built for it. The sky, in which the major part of the drama takes place, was already there. The average motion picture: requires from twenty-two to thirty-eight sets. For some productions, like “Anthony Adverse,” “The Adventures of Robin Hood” and “Captain Blood,” as many as 150 sets may be needed. Thus an all-time record was set by “The Dawn Patrol.” However, the two sets were among the most extensive ever built at Warners. The one on stage seven, largest sound stage in the world, represented the interior of a two-story French farmhouse serving as_ headquarters for the 59th Squadron, Royal Flying Corps. The outdoor set represented the exterior of the same farmhouse. Together with the canvas airplane hangars and the adjoining flying field, it covered an area of nearly eight acres. The entire action of the picture takes place either in the rooms of the farmhouse, on the flying field or in the air. New Strand Film Has Famous Cast “The Dawn Patrol,” scheduled to have its first local showing at the Strand Theatre on Friday, boasts one of the most brilliant casts to be assembled in one picture in many a day. With Errol Flynn, hero of some of the screen’s greatest adventures as its star, the other members of the heroic ‘Dawn Patrol” are played. by such actors as Basil Rathbone, David Niven, Donald Crisp, Melville Cooper, Barry Fitzgerald, Carl Esmond, Peter Willes, and many others. Also of interest in this unusual cast is the name John Rodion. Rodion is the son of Basil Rathbone and “The Dawn Patrol’? marks his screen debut. Michael Lowry is another name to be watched with interest. Lowry, a young English stage star, is also making his American film debut, and from advance reports, it is an auspicious one. Another young Englishman of interest in the cast is Michael Brooke, who in private life is the Earl of Warwick. "Dawn Patrol’ Here Friday “The Dawn Patrol,” Errol Flynn’s new, Warner Bros. starring picture, which opens next Friday at the Strand Theatre, is by John Monk Saunders, who wrote “Wings” and “Legion of the Condemned,” two other highly successful air pictures. [4] 'UBLICITY (Advance Feature) Three Lb Daring Adventurers Head Cast of Dawn Patrol’ Back in the type of role that bkoueht him to the forefront of the, Hollywood acting ranks, Errol Flynn has the leading role tin; “The Dawn Patrol,” coming Friday to the Strand Theatre. With him are Basil Rathbone and David Niven, making up the dashing trio of war aces, about whom the story centers. A wartime’ drama of hell-forleather:British flying dare-devils, “The Dawn{Patrol” gives Flynn the type of role he made popular when he first: came to the atten ‘tion of the American movie-going public as the pirate chief in “Captain Blood.” His amazing pace through such brilliant action films as “The Charge of the Light Brigade” and “The Adventures of Robin Hood” left him without equal as a swashbuckler in the film colony. Rathbone is no novice at adventursome roles, and it was he as Sir Guy of Gisbourne who gave Flynn a run for his money in the final duelling scenes of “Robin Hood.” Niven, a young Englishman whose growing popularity has placed him in great demand at the Hollywood studios, has played in several pictures with a wartime locale, and makes a perfect third for the trio, who in “The Dawn Patrol”? harass the enemy at every turn with their devilmay-care flying. Flynn has alternated his adventure roles with an occasional comedy, such as the recent hit ‘“Four’s A Crowd,” or romantic drama. In this field is “The Sisters,” in which Flynn, co-starring with Bette Davis, won such high plaudits from the critics that it seems likely he will have many more roles of: that type. But, an adventurer in his own right, the actor’s own preference is for stories which give him a chance to go into action and fight a good battle. “The Dawn Patrol’ is that kind of a story. Appearing with the trio are Donald Crisp, Melville Cooper, and many others. Errol Flynn Starred As British War Ace Errol Flynn, star of “The Dawn Patrol,” Warner Bros drama of a British Flying Corps during the World War, which opens Friday at the Strand Theatre, had to regain his native English accent which he had almost completely lost during his years in Hollywood. Admirers of the _ Irish-adventurer readily will recall that his customary manner of speech, while brisk and clipped, is definitely American, quite un-British in the broad A, drawling style. But playing a British officer in wartime France, and supported by an all-English cast (even the director was British-born), Flynn was forced to Anglicize his pronunciation to fit into his character. u story is told in "The Dawn Patrol," Mat 205—30c DEATH IN THE, SKY lurks in wait for the brave British aviators, whose dramatic Warner Bros. production starring Errol Flynn, which will have its local premiere at the Strand on Friday.