Desc: Pipe Dreams: Directed by Stephen Verona. With Gladys Knight, Wayne Tippit, Sherry Bain, Kelly Britt. Pipe Dreams is a 1976 film starring soul singer Gladys Knight in her acting debut as a woman who attempts to regain the love of her husband played by real-life spouse Barry Hankerson. In this drama, her husband must choose between reuniting with her or giving in to pressure of the local boss.