Pancho Barnes (1988)
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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. ~ Tana Hobart, Rovi
- Director(s):
- Richard T. Heffron
Synopsis of Pancho Barnes
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. ~ Tana Hobart, Rovi
Complete Cast of Pancho Barnes
- Valerie Bertinelli - Pancho Barnes
- Bill Bolender - Col. Rand
- Chris Douridas - Pilot
- Sean Galaise - Billy
- John Hussey - Will Rogers
- Geoffrey Lewis
- Marco Perella - Maj. Cooper
- Michael Skipper - Leo Noomis
- Ted Wass
- Brent Anderson - Danny
- Norman Bennett - Doctor
- Katherine Bongfeldt - April Smith
- Coquina Dunn - January Smith
- Cynthia Harris
- Luis Lemus - Ignacio
- Robert Manning - George Patton
- Sam Robards
- James Stephens
- John Evans - Jack Evans
- John S. Davies - Assistant Director
- Director(s):
- Richard T. Heffron
- Writer(s):
- John Michael Hayes
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