The Legend of Pancho Barnes and the Happy Bottom Riding Club
Award-winning documentary about one of the most colorful women pilots of the early 20th century
6.2
3 votes
December 10, 2009
Overview
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.
Directed by
Where to watch
In United States
Rent
Buy
More like this
Los Angeles Plays Itself
2004
Anna Nicole Smith: You Don't Know Me
2023
Come See Me in the Good Light
2025
Fuck
2006
McQueen
2018
The War on Democracy
2007
Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell
2021
Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession
2004
Inside Deep Throat
2005
Cover-Up
2025
Lucy and Desi
2022
Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me
2022
Halftime
2022
Maternal Instinct
2026
The Kid Stays in the Picture
2002
A Decade Under the Influence
2003
Shawn Mendes: In Wonder
2020
Gilbert
2017
Night Will Fall
2014
Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese
2019