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Dawn Patrol, The

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Dawn Patrol, The -- World War I as fought in the air by a squadron of British fighter pilots whose commander (Neil Hamilton) buckles under the strain of sending men to their death and is replaced by one of the squadron's pilots (Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.). Directed by Howard Hawks from John Monk Saunders' script, the early talkie seems creaky today in romanticizing the desperate bravado of those who survive the deadly toll of daily air missions but the aerial combat sequences are gripping enough to carry the picture. Wartime violence. (A-I) (br) ( 1930 )

These movies have been evaluated for artistic merit and moral suitability by the media reviewing division of Catholic News Service. The reviews include the CNS rating, the Motion Picture Association of America rating, and a brief synopsis of the movie.

The classifications are as follows:

A-I -- general patronage;
A-II -- adults and adolescents;
A-III -- adults;
L -- limited adult audience, films whose problematic content many adults would find troubling. L replaces the previous classification, A-IV.
O -- morally offensive.

Note: Some movies previously were designated A-IV. Older films with this classification should be regarded as classified L.