{"id":36734,"date":"2016-04-08T14:26:03","date_gmt":"2016-04-08T21:26:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=36734"},"modified":"2021-05-28T12:21:38","modified_gmt":"2021-05-28T19:21:38","slug":"dawn-patrol-1930","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=36734","title":{"rendered":"Dawn Patrol, The (1930)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;You&#8217;ve learned how to fly &#8212; but things are different up here.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Dawn-Patrol-1930-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Dawn-Patrol-1930-Poster-193x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"193\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-36735\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Dawn-Patrol-1930-Poster-193x300.jpg 193w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Dawn-Patrol-1930-Poster-83x128.jpg 83w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Dawn-Patrol-1930-Poster-768x1191.jpg 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Dawn-Patrol-1930-Poster-660x1024.jpg 660w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Dawn-Patrol-1930-Poster.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 193px) 100vw, 193px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nThe commanding officer (Neil Hamilton) of an <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Royal_Flying_Corps\">RFC<\/a> squadron in WWI-era France drinks heavily while enduring the wrath of his two ace pilots, Richard Barthelmess and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., who blame him for sending young recruits into the air too soon &#8212; but when Hamilton is promoted and Barthelmess takes his position, he quickly learns how challenging it is to sit behind a desk while making life-or-death decisions.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Airplanes and Pilots<\/li>\n<li>Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. Films<\/li>\n<li>Friendship<\/li>\n<li>Howard Hawks Films<\/li>\n<li>Military<\/li>\n<li>World War I<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nHoward Hawks&#8217; first &#8220;talkie&#8221; was this poignant, engaging homage to aerial fighters in World War I, who faced unimaginable odds each time they went into combat. The narrative is crafted cyclically, mimicking the relentless schedules of the pilots as they engage in adrenaline-pumping flight and warfare followed by whatever activities will allow them to unwind, celebrate, and ritually mourn their dead compatriots before heading back up into the air. The central tension between the primary characters (Hamilton, Barthelmess, and Fairbanks, Jr.) nicely illustrates the challenges inherent in any situation where leadership is necessary but detrimental to personal dynamics. Although the <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=72213\">1938 remake with Errol Flynn and Basil Rathbone is better known<\/a>, this earlier version remains worthy viewing on its own; most of the impressive aerial footage was reused for the later film.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> There are NO female characters in this film &#8212; not a one. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fine aerial (and other) cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Dawn-Patrol-Aerial.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Dawn-Patrol-Aerial.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-36741\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Dawn-Patrol-Aerial.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Dawn-Patrol-Aerial-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Dawn-Patrol-Aerial-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Richard Barthelmess as Dick Courtney<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Dawn-Patrol-Barthlemess.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Dawn-Patrol-Barthlemess.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-36742\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Dawn-Patrol-Barthlemess.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Dawn-Patrol-Barthlemess-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Dawn-Patrol-Barthlemess-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Many poignant moments<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Dawn-Patrol-Board.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Dawn-Patrol-Board.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-36743\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Dawn-Patrol-Board.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Dawn-Patrol-Board-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Dawn-Patrol-Board-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>The exciting finale<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Dawn-Patrol-Finale.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Dawn-Patrol-Finale.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-36740\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Dawn-Patrol-Finale.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Dawn-Patrol-Finale-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Dawn-Patrol-Finale-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, as a gripping war flick. Listed as a film with Historical Importance and a Personal Recommendation in the back of Peary&#8217;s book. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Good Show<\/li>\n<li>Important Director<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0020815\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s4159dawn.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/pre-code.com\/dawn-patrol-1930-review-richard-barthelmess-douglas-fairbanks-jr\/\">Pre-Code Review<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.timeout.com\/us\/film\/the-dawn-patrol\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;You&#8217;ve learned how to fly &#8212; but things are different up here.&#8221; Synopsis: The commanding officer (Neil Hamilton) of an RFC squadron in WWI-era France drinks heavily while enduring the wrath of his two ace pilots, Richard Barthelmess and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., who blame him for sending young recruits into the air too soon &#8212; but when Hamilton is promoted and Barthelmess takes his position, he quickly learns how challenging it is to sit behind a desk while making life-or-death&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=36734\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36734","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36734","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=36734"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36734\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":72232,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36734\/revisions\/72232"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=36734"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=36734"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=36734"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}