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Tail Spin

Tail Spin

WOMEN AIR RACES...Ripping the skies asunder with blinding speed.

NR 1939 · 84 min · ★ 6.3 · Drama

Trixie is a female pilot looking to win a big race to advance her career. During one race, however, her plane becomes damaged, and she needs help to repair it. She meets a Navy pilot named "Tex" Price and tries to gain his aid. Tex soon meets another pilot, Gerry, a novice who seeks to win an important upcoming race. Tex, concerned for Gerry's safety, tries to convince her not to race. But Gerry, now a rival of Trixie's, is determined to fly.

Directed by Roy Del Ruth · Written by Frank Wead

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