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The Legend of Pancho Barnes and the Happy Bottom Riding Club (2009)

Award-winning documentary about one of the most colorful women pilots of the early 20th century

A documentary profile of Pasadena society girl turned adventurer and aviator, Florence Lowe "Pancho" Barnes. In the 1920's and 30's, Barnes was Hollywood's top woman stunt pilot. In the 1940's and 50's, she owned and operated the (in)famous "Happy Bottom Riding Club" - a fly-in resort located near Edwards Air Force Base.

Release: 2009-12-10
Rating: 6.2 / 10
Cast
Tom Skerritt
Tom Skerritt
Narrator
Kathy Bates
Kathy Bates
Pancho Barnes (Voice)