The Dawn Patrol
1938 · 103 MIN · IMDB 7.5 · 3,519 VOTES · DIR. Edmund Goulding
Overview
In 1915 France, Major Brand commands the 39th Squadron of the Royal Flying Corps. The young airmen go up in bullet-riddled "crates" and the casualty rate is appalling, but Brand can't make the "brass hats" at headquarters see reason. Insubordinate air ace Captain Courtney is another thorn in Brand's side...but finds the smile wiped from his face when he rises to command the squadron himself. Everyone keeps a stiff upper lip.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,098 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:01:44 I'd like to make a bonfire of the whole blinking lot of them.
00:04:26 That's one.
00:08:22 You're from Harrogate, aren't you?
00:11:23 I'll never forget Griggie's first solo flight.
00:15:23 - The 59th... - Wait a minute, sir.
00:18:33 Come on.
00:21:26 How is it you could do nothing with bees?
00:24:01 - I think you better have some breakfast. - I don't want any breakfast, thank you.
00:28:15 It'd be awfully nice if we had a dog around here in the mornings...
00:33:12 Behind our lines?
00:37:51 You can laugh, joke with him, a man who murdered your best friend!
00:42:20 Come on, Court, get in. This is Mr. Courtney, Mr. Flaherty.
00:46:18 - Look, Courtney, boots. - Wait. Don't touch those.
00:56:40 What do you fellows imagine I'm here for?
00:59:23 Right.
01:02:19 I got my wings on a Longhorn.
01:05:01 - That's all. - Court?
01:08:07 - We sent the best men we have. - Yes, I know, sir.
01:10:49 He always used to say:
01:17:39 You killed him.
01:21:06 - The flight couldn't make it. - One plane could.
01:24:07 Thank you. All right, that's all.
01:26:50 What I mean is especially with you.
01:38:13 The 59th has received special mention...
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,098
Dialogue density10.7 lines / min
First line00:01:44
Final line01:38:13
Production Record
DirectorEdmund Goulding
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes3,519