User: PseudoSkull
File: The Sky Pilot (1921).webm
Author: King Vidor
Publisher: First National Pictures
Year: 1921
PD: PD/US|1982
Note: ''The Sky Pilot'' is a 1921 American silent drama film based on the novel of the same name by Ralph Connor. It is directed by King Vidor and features Colleen Moore.
Cat: Christian film, Drama film, Films based on books, Western film
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{{c|{{x-larger|THE SKY PILOT}}}}
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{{c|{{di|C}}anada! A land where Nature must glory in her handiwork.}}
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00:44
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{{c|{{di|F}}ar to the North and West——half hidden among hills that sleep in the shadow of silent eternal peaks——lies the tiny settlement of Swan Creek.}}
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{{c|{{di|T}}he social center of Swan Creek——well named "The Stopping Place." Here gathered those who rode the wild trail to the cut-bank of destruction.}}
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01:27
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{{c|{{di|I}}nto this little frontier settlement, primitive, godless——came a stranger——from beyond the waving skyline of the foothills.}}
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01:45
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{{c|{{di|T}}he end of the trail.}}
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02:15
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{{bc|{{di|A}}rthur Wellington Moore, of Montreal, had set forth with high ideals, a college degree and a firm determination to carry the Word of God to men in the far places.{{right|——''John Bowers.''}}}}
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02:24
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{{c|{{di|fl="|P}}ardon me, gentlemen, could a thirsty man get a drink here?"}}
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02:30
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{{c|{{di|fl="|N}}obody ever passed through Swan Creek with a coat of dust on his tonsils."}}
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02:35
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{{c|{{di|fl="|I}}'d much prefer water——if you don't mind."}}
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02:50
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{{bc|{{di|B}}ill Hendricks——foreman of the Ashley Ranch.{{right|——''David Butler.''}}}}
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03:14
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{{c|{{di|fl="|N}}o use tailin' in with a bunch of mavericks, pardner. Come on over an' meet some real white men."}}
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03:41
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{{c|{{di|fl="|S}}tranger, my name's Bill Hendricks. An' these is some of Swan Creek's choicest blossoms——they ride herd for Colonel Ashley."}}
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04:08
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{{cursive|careful consideration Mr. Moore has been assigned by our church to your community}}{{right|offset=3em|{{cursive|Fraternally}}}}{{right|{{cursive|Richard Jardon, D. D.}}}}
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04:27
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{{c|{{di|fl="|S}}ufferin' centipedes! A ''Sky Pilot!''"}}
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04:48
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{{c|{{di|fl="|I}} wonder if you could arrange for me to hold services here tomorrow?"}}
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05:37
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{{c|{{di|fl="|C}}hurch!! We ain't runnin' no church—— this is a ''saloon!''"}}
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06:06
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{{c|{{di|S}}unday morning found "The Stopping Place" filled with a curious——and expectant——congregation.}}
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06:34
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{{c|{{di|fl="|N}}ow, you poor, ignorant heathens, don't forget to remember that this here saloon is a church——an' get a pious look on you!"}}
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07:38
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{{c|{{di|fl="|W}}e will sing Hymn 262."}}
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08:09
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{{c|{{di|fl="|G}}et into the game——here's your deck!"}}
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08:48
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{{c|{{di|fl="|O}}ur lesson for today is the parable of the loaves and fishes——the story of how our Savior blessed and fed a multitude."}}
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08:56
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{{c|{{di|fl="|I}} expect——accordin' to you——that Gentleman could get everybody here lit up on a pint of soothin' syrup."}}
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09:07
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{{c|{{di|fl="|Y}}es. He once transformed great jars of water into wine for a wedding feast."}}
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09:23
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{{c|{{di|fl="|W}}ill you please sit down so we may resume our services?"}}
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09:34
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{{c|{{di|fl="|W}}ould one of you gentlemen be kind enough to put this man out?"}}
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13:11
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{{c|{{di|fl="|L}}et's run the meddler out of town, boys!"}}
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13:25
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{{c|{{xx-smaller|THE}}<br>{{smaller|STOPPING PLACE}}}}
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14:58
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{{c|{{di|fl="|H}}ard ridin' an' soft religion don't mix, Mr. Parson. Here's where you start walkin' an' keep——right——on——goin'!"}}
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15:58
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{{c|{{di|A}}lone, crushed, ''defeated''--his hopes and dreams had ended in one short, crowded hour.}}
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17:13
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{{c|{{di|fl="|S}}ay, Parson, I'd be mighty proud if you'd just forget about that foolishness of mine an' shake hands."}}
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18:18
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{{c|{{di|fl="|Y}}ou sure got a tough job, pardner, tryin' to inject religion into the hides of that gang——without a forty-five!"}}
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18:33
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{{c|{{di|fl="|T}}here must be some way to help them, Bill."}}
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18:44
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{{c|{{di|fl="|T}}hey won't listen to no preacher! You got to show 'em you're a man an' then ''make'' 'em listen to you!"}}
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19:20
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{{c|{{di|fl="|I}}'ll show you a way——if you'll come with me!"}}
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19:33
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{{bc|{{di|C}}olonel Fred Ashley; its proud owner——and his wife, Lady Charlotte.{{right|''James Corrigan<br>Kathleen Kirkham''}}}}
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20:08
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{{c|{{di|fl="|Y}}ou said we'd be needin' a first-class cowhand——this is him, Boss!"}}
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20:18
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{{c|{{di|fl="|C}}an you ride?"}}
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20:31
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{{c|{{di|fl="|W}}hy, Boss, this bird cut his eye-teeth on a horseshoe!"}}
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20:50
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{{c|{{di|fl="|G}}lad to hear it! Come on over to the corral."}}
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22:52
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{{c|{{di|fl="|D}}oes he get the job, Boss?"}}
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23:44
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{{c|{{di|fl="|D}}id I get the——the position?"}}
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23:53
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{{c|{{di|fl="|Y}}ou sure did! Your ridin' showed great——while it lasted."}}
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23:57
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{{bc|{{di|B}}itterly resentful, cursing the God who had taken his wife years ago, the "Old Timer" lived apart.{{right|——''Harry Todd.''}}}}
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24:43
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{{bc|{{di|H}}is daughter, Gwen——the one thing he loved.{{right|''Colleen Moore.''}}}}
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25:34
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{{bc|{{di|P}}laying the game both ways from the middle——a self-styled "English gentleman" known as "The Duke."{{right|——''Donald Macdonald.''}}}}
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{{c|{{x-smaller|-''<u>Ashley</u> <u>Ranch</u>''-<br><br><br>{{sc|Round-up}}<br><br><br>SMALL<br>HERD}}<br><br>{{xx-smaller|FENCE{{gap|5em}}LINE}}<br><br><br>{{x-smaller|MOUNTAIN<br>RANGE<br><br>'''TUNNEL'''<br><br>MOUNTAIN<br>RANGE<br><br><br>''Duke's<br>{{gap}}Ranch''}}}}
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{{c|{{di|H}}ours spent together strengthen a growing friendship.}}
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{{c|{{di|T}}he aftermath of a wild night at the Stopping Place.}}
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28:40
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{{c|{{di|fl="|K}}eep away! It's full of devils——''millions of 'em!''"}}
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28:49
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{{c|{{di|fl="|B}}e quiet——I'm going to smoke them out."}}
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29:36
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{{c|{{di|A}} fence-fixing expedition initiates the "Pilot" into the details of his new profession.}}
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30:01
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{{c|{{di|fl="|T}}here's somethin' queer about this, Pilot. Ride up the canyon an' take a look."}}
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30:20
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{{c|{{di|A}} natural passage, through which the Duke plans to drive the Ashley cattle to his own ranch.}}
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31:16
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{{c|{{di|fl="|T}}hat young Tenderfoot's getting pretty warm——better throw a little scare into him."}}
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{{c|{{di|fl="|S}}o this is the girl I've been hearing about so much?"}}
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35:15
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{{c|{{di|fl="|W}}hat's the Sky Pilot doing——''here?''"}}
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35:47
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{{c|{{di|fl="|W}}ait a minute, "Old Timer." Just 'cause he's got religion——that ain't no crime."}}
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36:14
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{{c|{{di|fl="|I}}f you're going to side in with that Sky Pilot——you can go too. I never want to see you again——never!"}}
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36:51
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{{c|{{di|T}}he annual Fall Round-up at the Ashley Ranch.}}
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37:23
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{{c|{{di|fl="|I}}'ve spotted a bunch of Ashley's cattle near the mouth of the canyon. I figure we'd better pull it off right away."}}
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37:48
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{{c|{{di|fl="|D}}uke gang make big talk in there——dam'!"}}
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{{c|{{di|fl="|W}}e'll tear down a strip of fence and shoot 'em through the tunnel while they're thinking about it."}}
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{{c|{{di|fl="|P}}ray for her, my boy, pray for her!"}}
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{{c|{{di|I}}n this hour of need.}}
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{{c|{{di|fl="|O}}h God——I've forgotten how to pray. But please, God, don't let her die——this way. She's all I've got . . ."}}
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{{c|{{di|fl="|W}}hen a man's religion will let him do what you've done——an' live——there must be somethin' to it, that's all."}}
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47:25
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{{c|{{di|T}}he examination over.}}
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47:37
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{{c|{{di|fl="|D}}on't worry, Gwen——everything will come out all right."}}
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48:14
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{{c|{{di|fl="|O}}ld Timer, I hate to say it, but——I don't believe Gwen will ''ever walk again.''"}}
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48:27
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{{c|{{di|fl="|N}}ever walk again——my baby! It's a lie, I tell you——a lie!"}}
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49:18
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{{c|{{di|fl="|J}}ust a thing——lying here with its body dead——waiting to die!"}}
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49:35
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{{c|{{di|fl="|T}}here must be some way to make this easier for her."}}
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50:08
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{{c|{{di|fl="|Y}}ou hate God because you think He is making you suffer——is that it?"}}
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{{c|{{di|fl="|T}}he Doctor hurts you terribly, yet your father, who loves you, allows him to do it."}}
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50:38
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{{c|{{di|fl="|M}}y father let him hurt me because he thought it would make me well."}}
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{{c|{{di|fl="|D}}on't you see that God might love you dearly and still you might fall? It may have been a means of bringing you back to Him."}}
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{{c|{{di|H}}ours of patient effort bring their reward——healing and comfort to the heart of the suffering girl.}}
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{{c|{{di|fl="|T}}ell me more——it's all so beautiful. If my heart could just understand!"}}
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{{c|{{bl|C}}hristmas {{bl|M}}orn!}}
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53:49
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{{c|{{di|fl="|I}} promised Gwen we'd run up early to see what Santa Claus brought."}}
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{{bc|{{smaller|TO THE SKY PILOT—}}<br>{{x-smaller|{{gap}}THIS CHURCH AND THIS LITTLE BOOK MIGHT HELP TO SHOW OUR APPRECIATION TO THE BEST PAL WE EVER HAD.}}{{right|{{smaller|ASHLEY BOYS}}}}}}
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58:21
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{{c|{{di|fl="|Y}}our dad's goin' down to take a look at that new Gospel plant. Goodbye."}}
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{{c|{{di|O}}n the way to share the good news with Gwen.}}
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59:58
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{{c|{{di|fl="|T}}he Duke's gang is aimin' to start trouble around the church."}}
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{{c|{{di|T}}he hour of services——and no word from the "Pilot."}}
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1:01:51
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{{smaller|BETTER SEND CROWD HOME<br>YOUR PILOT WONT PREECH<br>NO SERMON TODAY.}}
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1:04:13
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{{c|{{di|fl="|W}}e'll start this meetin' by singin' Hymn 262."}}
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1:04:51
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{{c|{{di|fl="|B}}ill says to go an' look for th' Pilot."}}
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1:05:13
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{{c|{{di|fl="|G}}od Almighty——I ain't much good at this here prayin' stuff——but if it ain't too late to help the Pilot we sure would appreciate it."}}
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1:05:32
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{{c|{{di|fl="|I}}t may be best for him to go, but it will sure be hard on the rest of us that's left behind."}}
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{{c|{{di|fl="|O}}ur lesson will be about the bread and the fishes."}}
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1:06:13
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{{c|{{di|fl="|A}}w, get out! Whadda you know about bread an' fishes?"}}
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1:06:50
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{{c|{{di|fl="|I}}'m goin' to preach this here sermon, if it's the last thing I ever do!"}}
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1:07:17
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{{c|{{di|A}}n opportunity to get even.}}
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1:08:45
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{{c|{{di|fl="|D}}on't——don't! Leave me be——I'll tell! It was the Duke and his gang——they made me do it!"}}
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1:11:07
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{{c|{{di|S}}uddenly realizing he was about to lose the cowboys' gift——his treasured Bible.}}
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1:13:18
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{{c|{{di|fl="|W}}hy baby——''my baby!'' You're WALKING! At last my prayers have been answered!"}}
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1:13:52
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{{c|{{di|T}}he days that followed lengthened into weeks——and months. Happier days for the Pilot, filled with a cheerful effort that brought understanding.....and a love that marked the last milestone of his journey.}}
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