Pancho Barnes (1988)
Directed by Richard T. Heffron
Genres - Action, Adventure |
Sub-Genres - Biopic [feature], Feminist Film |
Release Date - Oct 25, 1988 (USA - Unknown) |
Run Time - 150 min. |
Countries - Canada, United States |
MPAA Rating - PG
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Synopsis by Tana Hobart
A made for TV movie in which Valerie Bertinelli portrays Florence Pancho Barnes, a bored socialite who decides to learn to fly. After receiving her pilot's license, even though her ambitions get in the way of her love life, she becomes a stunt pilot, barnstormer, and even forced Howard Hughes to change his mind about unions. Her career spanned such varied activities as racing against Amelia Earhart and training army pilots. Fine portrayal of one of the more interesting of the independent women from the 1920s.
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aviation, pilot, socialite, stunt-flying, union [labor union], woman
