Pancho Barnes (1988 film)
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Duration Country United States | 7.2/10 IMDb 100% Rotten Tomatoes Genre Drama, Adventure, Action Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cast (Pancho Barnes), (Frank Clarke), Sam Robards (Gene McKendry), (Rankin Barnes), (Mrs. Lowe), (Ben Catlin)Release date October 25, 1988 (1988-10-25) Nominations Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited Series, Movie or a Special (Original Dramatic Score) Similar movies Related Richard T Heffron movies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pancho Barnes is a 1988 American made-for-television biographical film starring Valerie Bertinelli, Ted Wass, James Stephens and Cynthia Harris. The film was directed by Richard T. Heffron and premiered on CBS on October 25, 1988.
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Plot
Leaving an arranged marriage to Reverend Rankin Barnes (James Stephens), Florence Lowe "Pancho" Barnes (Bertinelli) takes an interest in flying light planes in the 1920s, and soon rivals Amelia Earhart (Nance Williamson), breaking world speed records.
Barnes is hired by Howard Hughes (David Kockinis) to do stunt flying for the film Hell's Angels, instigates the formation of the Associated Motion Picture Pilots, was a World War II Air Force Civilian Pilot Trainer, and establishes the Happy Bottom Riding Club as a mess hall for pilots and former servicemen.
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