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Women in the Wind (1939)

Women in the Wind poster
Directed by
John Farrow
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 03m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Women pilots compete in a cross-country air race for female fliers. The story follows their rivalries and friendships as they fly across the United States.

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What happens

Women in the Wind is a 1939 film directed by John Farrow and starring Kay Francis, William Gargan and Victor Jory. The plot concerns women pilots competing in the so-called "Powder Puff Derby", an annual transcontinental air race solely for women. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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