The Dawn Patrol (Warner Bros.) (1938)

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EDITOR’S PROOFS —6-DA “THE DAWN PATROL” ORDER MAT D.P.-502-B 75c FOR COMPLETE SET FROM CAMPAIGN PL IT, T, Yy, e D P FB ps Vs 9) A Warner Bros. Picture — with Basil Rathbone, ERR O £ INN Wn L { | | IN Z O ‘David Niven, Donald Crisp, coming to the Strand. MAJOR BRAND (Basil Rathbone) : “Go on, Courtney, tell me I’m a murderer...that I ought to give you better planes, older men, better flyers!..As if I could! (Continued). SERGEANT (Melville Cooper) : “Glad HOLLISTER (Peter Willes): “A to see you back sir! "Ope you didn’t drink? No thanks sir, I can’t... lose any.” COURTNEY: “Two... Bobby Machen, sir...he didn’t Machen and Blane; Scott’s unaccome back! Is he really gone? He counted for. Here’s Machen’s buddy!” can’t be! The plane was burning!” ERROL FLYNN, flight commander, takes up a new Dawn Patrol: “I’m responsible for these new men... kids just out of school! Scattering them all over France!” 5) A Warner Bros. Picture — with Basil. Rathbone, David Niven, Donald Crisp, coming to the Strand. _| ERROL FLYNN in “DAWN PATRO THE STORY THUS FAR: Headquarters Royal British Flying Corps, French Captain Courtney (Errol Flynn) for loss of life of many youthful flyers — front, 1916. Major Brand (Basil Rathbone) in command, condemns young among them Blane, and Machen. Scott — Courtney’s buddy—is also missing. SCOTT: “Let’s sing! ‘So stand by aND (Cleft): “Orders...orders... BRAND (left): “Duty! Duty to send COURTNEY: “Welcome home, ving orders! It’s a slaughterAnd [Tm the _butcher!”’’ (Donald Crisp): “Don’t elf names! Duty is duty!” ‘E STORY THUS FAR: Headquarters Royal British Flying Corps, French ot, 1916. Major Brand, in command, blames Captain Courtney for loss COURTNEY: (Errol Flynn) “Two more names to chalk out! Replacements are younger all the time! If the war keeps up they’ll start arriv ing in perambulators!” young boys out to die! It’s largely your fault, Courtney!”? COURTNEY: “No more than yours! But look! Here comes Scott!” 20L FLYNN in ‘DAWN PATRO of youthful flyers. In Courtney’s last flight two lads, Blane and Machen, are lost. Scott is missing, too, but comes back. All celebrate with songs. SCOTT (right): “Machen, who was killed yesterday, was just a baby! I hope to God this show is over before my kid brother, Ronnie, gets out of school in England!” Scotto! We thought the Jerries got you!” SCOTT (David Niven): “Not me! They shot my plane down—but don’t let’s talk war—let’s celebrate!” HOLLISTER: “Machen was my buddy, sir! I saw him fall and hit! I’m afraid to go up, sir, afraid!” COURTNEY: “Think we’re never afraid, son?”’ your glasses steady! This world is a world of lies! A toast to the dead already! Hurrah for the next man who dies!” (Continued tomorrow) +) A Warner Bros. Picture — with Basil Rathbone, David Niven, Donald Crisp, coming to the Strand. SCOTT (centre) “This is my kid brother, Ronnie! He wants to go up right away! But don’t let him! You can’t!” COURTNEY: Sorry, be ready at dawn!” (Continued tomorrow)