Nothing by Chance (1975)

A Barnstorming Summer in Middle America

Directed by William H. Barnett1h 33mDocumentary

One summer in Cook, Nebraska, a group of part-time pilots decide to recreate a 1920s-style "barnstorming" flying tour. Calling themselves the "Great Flying Circus," they travel the American Midwest giving rides for three dollars and talking to the small-town characters they encounter. During their travels they meet an old man who is convinced that tornadoes are being generated because the astronauts landed on the moon, and a small boy who is willing to spend an entire day washing the planes for a few minutes of flying. Along the way, the men rediscover small-town America.

Rated
G
Year
1975
Country
US
Language
English
Release date
31 January 1975
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10.0 (1)
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Hugh Downs
Hugh Downs
Self - Narrator
R
Richard D. Bach
Self
J
Jack Brown
Self
C
Chris Cagle
Self
S
Stuart Macpherson
Self
G
Glenn Norman
Self

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