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Nothing by Chance

1975·Directed by William H. Barnett

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Released
January 31, 1975
Runtime
1h 33m

About Nothing by Chance

  • Documentary

Synopsis

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.

Director
  • WHWilliam H. Barnett
Writer
  • RDRichard D. Bach

Principal cast

In billing order
  • Hugh DownsSelf - Narrator
  • RDRichard D. BachSelf
  • JBJack BrownSelf
  • CCChris CagleSelf
  • SMStuart MacphersonSelf
  • GNGlenn NormanSelf
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