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A biopic depicting the life of filmmaker and aviation pioneer Howard Hughes from 1927 to 1947, during which time he became a successful film producer and an aviation magnate, while simultaneously growing more unstable due to severe obsessive-compulsive disorder.

A 1920s mail pilot and a rich man's daughter crash-land on a mountain full of hungry wolves.

Upon arriving in Cartagena, Colombia, American pilot Benjamin Grey's passport and money are stolen leaving him stranded. Shortly after he receives a call from his son's doctor, who informs him that he is his Leukemia-stricken son's only chance for survival, and the clock is ticking

A person with amnesia writes down his memories in an attempt to reconstruct his life history.

Brooks, a publisher and his publicist decide to boost the sales of a wartime book of flying experiences. They credit the book to popular author Robert Street, who is completely ignorant about aviation. Robert gets into all sorts of trouble in attempting to carry on the ruse, saving his friend's business but also attracting the attention of aviation-mad Grace Douglas. At first, he is able to carry out simple publicity events, but when he accidentally starts up an aircraft, his incredible aerobatics end with a landing in a haystack. When a race is staged between him and French ace Major Jules Gaillard, it ends with Robert confessing he is no pilot, but still winning Grace's heart. Considered a lost film.

"Aviator" is about Leonid Kulesh, a resident of the city of Chita, an amateur aircraft designer, architect, and sculptor, and a talented individual.

Alain's uncle sends him to France to toughen him with his aviator friend Pierre. He meets Suzanne on the voyage and fights for her love against José in an airplane.

Rouletabille interrupts his vacation in Hungary to fight a gang of air pirates with his boss Sainclair and the daughter of Budapest's chief of Police.

"The Aviator" is a heartwarming documentary film that follows the story of Bob Tait, an aviation legend who has spent a lifetime teaching others how to fly. After a hiatus from flying, Bob decides to rediscover his passion for aviation by obtaining his recreational pilot certificate. The film chronicles Bob's journey as he reconnects with the joy of flight, overcoming the challenges of aging and obtaining his Recreational Pilot Certificate. Along the way, we see Bob's dedication and passion for aviation, as well as the impact he has had on generations of pilots. Through stunning aerial footage and intimate interviews, "The Aviator" celebrates the spirit of flight and the enduring legacy of one of aviation's greatest legends.

Robinet, the lead in this Italian slapstick comedy, wants to be an aviator in the worst way, and this being an Italian slapstick, that's how he does it. Italian slapstick in this period was absolutely bone-breaking, so much so that it makes Keystone slapstick look like drawing-room comedy by contrast.

Set in the Golden Age of Aviation, Andrew Lancaster follows the life and times of his great uncle, Captain Bill Lancaster. Against his family's wishes, he uncovers a fascinating tale of high adventures, obsession, a love triangle and a sensational murder trial.

A short documentary about an aviator chimp who flies on a bi-plane.

The story behind the novel of the same name, mainly concerning three WWI aviators and the authorship of the novel.

Eddie (Brett Rickaby), a gravedigger, is having a bad day. He tries to turn things around and thinks back to when he was a fun-loving kid. But things turn ugly when he has bad memories of his father. The Aviator (Mathew St. Patrick), Eddie's partner, makes things worse, by cracking jokes at Eddie's expense throughout the morning. Over lunch he focuses on better times. He remembers a high school speech he gave when his dreams were still alive. He met a pretty girl at a school dance and they snuck off to be alone, but that turned sideways and Eddie ended up in jail. Later, alone in the grave, he regains his spirit and courage - only to have The Aviator show up and deflate him once again. At the end of the workday he walks behind The Aviator from cart to shed. He lifts his shovel near the back of The Aviator's head. Eddie's on edge - and you never know what someone might do.

Amateur aviator Harold McNutt's hopes of taking flight result in an escalating series of high jinks.

A student is devastated when he finds that his girlfriend is cheating on him. In order to find out why she did it, he decides to spy on her and her airline pilot lover. Then he sees the pilot with a blonde woman and he begins to follow them…

Reckless, daring, inventive, excessive, eccentric and secretive. Billionaire Howard Hughes — the man who broke speed and round-the-world flying records. This 'event-oriented' documentary sheds light on Hughes' personality by showing new live footage of rare and lost on-camera interviews, press conferences and newsreel footage. Hear the words that Hughes spoke, read what he wrote, see what he created, directly from the man himself. Watch how Hughes breaks flight records and ends up crashing only to design and build a plane bigger than today's 747. See how he built Trans World Airways (TWA) into the most successful airline in the world. Learn why Hughes shifted his focus on creating covert relationships with the CIA, FBI, Johnson, Kennedy and Nixon, triggering phobias that engulfed this brilliant but tortured man.

Howard Robard Hughes, Jr. did more than dream. Yet behind the glamour, fame and fabulous wealth, there lurked a darker side: a sick, isolated and deeply unhappy man who hid behind his image and ended up a prisoner of his own insanity. This is his story.

A documentary about a legendary American film maker/aviator Robert Fulton who was contracted by the BBC to film aerial cinematography throughout South America.

Lost Film Dora production possibly featuring Elvira Notari herself

A look at the life of legendary American pilot Amelia Earhart, who disappeared while flying over the Pacific Ocean in 1937 in an attempt to make a flight around the world.

Jim Gordon commands a unit of the famed Flying Tigers, the American Volunteer Group which fought the Japanese in China before America's entry into World War II. Gordon must send his outnumbered band of fighter pilots out against overwhelming odds while juggling the disparate personalities and problems of his fellow flyers.

This is the story of the historic 1938 flight of Douglas 'Wrong Way' Corrigan. Mr. Corrigan starred in this film, which chronicled his infamous flight. On July 17, 1938, Mr. Corrigan loaded 320 gallons of gasoline (40 hours worth) into the tiny, single engine plane. While expressing his intent to fly west to Long Beach, CA, Mr. Corrigan flew out of Floyd Bennett Field heading east over the Atlantic. Instrumentation in the plane included two compasses (both malfunctioned) and a turn-and-bank indicator. The cabin door was held shut with baling wire. Nearly 29 hours later, he landed in Baldonnel near Dublin. He forever claimed to be surprised at arriving in Ireland rather than California. He returned to the US as a hero, with a ticker tape parade in New York and received numerous medals and awards.

After being unfairly dismissed from his post as an Air Force aviator, Ubi was reduced to the sad condition of a tramp. Upon discovering that his friend Mão Leve had stolen a watch from the gardens of the Ipiranga Museum, Ubi returned the watch to its rightful owner and was rewarded with a job as a pilot (number 13) on the mail service between Rio and São Paulo. The boss's daughter fell in love with Ubi and insisted he take her on her first trip, to Rio de Janeiro.

Aviator Marie Vallières de Beaumont goes on a journey to find her lover Bill Lancaster after his plane disappears in the Sahara. After her plane is forced down in the Ténéré she meets Lieutenant Antoine Chauvet of the French Camel Corps who joins in the hunt for Lancaster. As the two endure hardships in the desert, they begin to develop feelings for each other.

In 1927, Charles Lindbergh struggles to finance and design an airplane that will make his New York to Paris flight the first solo transatlantic crossing.

A boy leaves home holding a toy airplane. As he travels across Bari by bus, he reaches Parco Perotti, where the memorial for Tuninter Flight 1153 stands — the 2005 air disaster off the Sicilian coast near Capo Gallo that claimed 16 lives and forever marked the 23 survivors.

An orphaned girl is taken in by a snobbish family at the insistence of their rich, crotchety uncle, even as her devoted aviator godfather fights for custody.

A plucky stewardess risks her life marrying a daredevil pilot.

The story of an English pilot who crashed in the Soviet Union during the Second World War, and whose life is saved by a woman and a boy - two partisans near the enemy lines, Long afterwards in England he remembers the Russians with affection, tells his friends about his experiences, and resolves to go back to find the two partisans his heart remembers.

The Amazing Howard Hughes is a 1977 television movie about American aviation pioneer and filmmaker Howard Hughes, based on the book by Hughes' business partner Noah Dietrich. The film starred Tommy Lee Jones, Ed Flanders, and Tovah Feldshuh.

The story of flyer Amy Johnson the girl from Yorkshire who won the hearts of the British public in the 1930s with her record-breaking solo flights around the world. Her marriage to fellow aviator Jim Mallison was less noteworthy.

Bored socialite Florence Pancho Barnes decides to learn to fly.

Two former WWI aces from opposite sides, Bill Ramsey and Otto Shumann, in the best tradition of Eddie Rickenbacker and the Red Baron, barnstorm their way across the Poverty Row skies of middle-America while competing for daredevil honors and the favors of the lovely Eve.

In 1928, Amelia Earhart gains fame by undertaking a transatlantic flight as a passenger. In 1937, she and her navigator Fred Noonan undertake her longest flight: a round-the-world attempt. However, the plane disappears in the process.

Eva lives in the sinister Tower with her father, a mad inventor, and her grandfather. The aviator Wilfred Durian and his lovely wife live nearby in the town. But Durian's famous flight across the Australian desert was not all it seems... and when his 'dead' partner Arved Holl is rescued by Eva and comes to claim his former fiancée's hand, the whole house of cards is about to come tumbling down. Meanwhile, Eva's own family history is not quite as she had always believed...

An RAF squadron is brought down over occupied France. The flyers get to Paris in spite of the fact that the youngest, Baby, is injured. He must be hidden and his wounds cared for. The Gestapo has already issued orders for their arrest.

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Produced by MGM in cooperation with the U.S. Navy, this short film follows U.S. naval aviators through their basic training in Florida and advanced training in California.

Juanita Hansen as Princess Elyata of Tirzah, a "white goddess" ruling a hidden city, who saves American adventurers (George Chesebro and Frank Clark) from a treacherous slave trader, Gagga (Hector Dion), amid wild animal threats. Edited down from the 15 chapter serial "The Lost City"

Behind the scenes look at the making of Atlanta rapper Gunna’s sophomore studio album, WUNNA.

A 15 year old Madison watched her mother be murdered by a local pimp. As an adult, she takes justice into her own hands to get revenge on her mother's killer.

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