Wikisource:WikiProject Film/Drafts/Archives/The Sky Pilot (film)
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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THE SKY PILOT
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Canada! A land where Nature must glory in her handiwork.
00:44
Far 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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The social center of Swan Creek——well named "The Stopping Place." Here gathered those who rode the wild trail to the cut-bank of destruction.
01:27
Into this little frontier settlement, primitive, godless——came a stranger——from beyond the waving skyline of the foothills.
01:45
The end of the trail.
02:15
02:24
"Pardon me, gentlemen, could a thirsty man get a drink here?"
02:30
"Nobody ever passed through Swan Creek with a coat of dust on his tonsils."
02:35
"I'd much prefer water——if you don't mind."
02:50
03:14
"No use tailin' in with a bunch of mavericks, pardner. Come on over an' meet some real white men."
03:41
"Stranger, my name's Bill Hendricks. An' these is some of Swan Creek's choicest blossoms——they ride herd for Colonel Ashley."
04:08
04:27
"Sufferin' centipedes! A Sky Pilot!"
04:48
"I wonder if you could arrange for me to hold services here tomorrow?"
05:37
"Church!! We ain't runnin' no church—— this is a saloon!"
06:06
Sunday morning found "The Stopping Place" filled with a curious——and expectant——congregation.
06:34
"Now, you poor, ignorant heathens, don't forget to remember that this here saloon is a church——an' get a pious look on you!"
07:38
"We will sing Hymn 262."
08:09
"Get into the game——here's your deck!"
08:48
"Our lesson for today is the parable of the loaves and fishes——the story of how our Savior blessed and fed a multitude."
08:56
"I expect——accordin' to you——that Gentleman could get everybody here lit up on a pint of soothin' syrup."
09:07
"Yes. He once transformed great jars of water into wine for a wedding feast."
09:23
"Will you please sit down so we may resume our services?"
09:34
"Would one of you gentlemen be kind enough to put this man out?"
13:11
"Let's run the meddler out of town, boys!"
13:25
THE
STOPPING PLACE
14:58
"Hard ridin' an' soft religion don't mix, Mr. Parson. Here's where you start walkin' an' keep——right——on——goin'!"
15:58
Alone, crushed, defeated--his hopes and dreams had ended in one short, crowded hour.
17:13
"Say, Parson, I'd be mighty proud if you'd just forget about that foolishness of mine an' shake hands."
18:18
"You sure got a tough job, pardner, tryin' to inject religion into the hides of that gang——without a forty-five!"
18:33
"There must be some way to help them, Bill."
18:44
"They won't listen to no preacher! You got to show 'em you're a man an' then make 'em listen to you!"
19:20
"I'll show you a way——if you'll come with me!"
19:33
Kathleen Kirkham
20:08
"You said we'd be needin' a first-class cowhand——this is him, Boss!"
20:18
"Can you ride?"
20:31
"Why, Boss, this bird cut his eye-teeth on a horseshoe!"
20:50
"Glad to hear it! Come on over to the corral."
22:52
"Does he get the job, Boss?"
23:44
"Did I get the——the position?"
23:53
"You sure did! Your ridin' showed great——while it lasted."
23:57
24:43
25:34
25:55
-Ashley Ranch-
Round-up
SMALL
HERD
FENCELINE
MOUNTAIN
RANGE
TUNNEL
MOUNTAIN
RANGE
Duke's
Ranch
26:34
Hours spent together strengthen a growing friendship.
27:01
The aftermath of a wild night at the Stopping Place.
28:40
"Keep away! It's full of devils——millions of 'em!"
28:49
"Be quiet——I'm going to smoke them out."
29:36
A fence-fixing expedition initiates the "Pilot" into the details of his new profession.
30:01
"There's somethin' queer about this, Pilot. Ride up the canyon an' take a look."
30:20
A natural passage, through which the Duke plans to drive the Ashley cattle to his own ranch.
31:16
"That young Tenderfoot's getting pretty warm——better throw a little scare into him."
34:33
"So this is the girl I've been hearing about so much?"
35:15
"What's the Sky Pilot doing——here?"
35:47
"Wait a minute, "Old Timer." Just 'cause he's got religion——that ain't no crime."
36:14
"If you're going to side in with that Sky Pilot——you can go too. I never want to see you again——never!"
36:51
The annual Fall Round-up at the Ashley Ranch.
37:23
"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."
37:48
"Duke gang make big talk in there——dam'!"
38:20
"We'll tear down a strip of fence and shoot 'em through the tunnel while they're thinking about it."
44:21
"Pray for her, my boy, pray for her!"
44:33
In this hour of need.
45:28
"Oh God——I've forgotten how to pray. But please, God, don't let her die——this way. She's all I've got . . ."
47:05
"When a man's religion will let him do what you've done——an' live——there must be somethin' to it, that's all."
47:25
The examination over.
47:37
"Don't worry, Gwen——everything will come out all right."
48:14
"Old Timer, I hate to say it, but——I don't believe Gwen will ever walk again."
48:27
"Never walk again——my baby! It's a lie, I tell you——a lie!"
49:18
"Just a thing——lying here with its body dead——waiting to die!"
49:35
"There must be some way to make this easier for her."
50:08
"You hate God because you think He is making you suffer——is that it?"
50:23
"The Doctor hurts you terribly, yet your father, who loves you, allows him to do it."
50:38
"My father let him hurt me because he thought it would make me well."
50:49
"Don'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."
51:02
Hours of patient effort bring their reward——healing and comfort to the heart of the suffering girl.
51:21
"Tell me more——it's all so beautiful. If my heart could just understand!"
51:54
Christmas Morn!
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"I promised Gwen we'd run up early to see what Santa Claus brought."
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THIS CHURCH AND THIS LITTLE BOOK MIGHT HELP TO SHOW OUR APPRECIATION TO THE BEST PAL WE EVER HAD.
58:21
"Your dad's goin' down to take a look at that new Gospel plant. Goodbye."
59:01
On the way to share the good news with Gwen.
59:58
"The Duke's gang is aimin' to start trouble around the church."
1:01:07
The hour of services——and no word from the "Pilot."
1:01:51
BETTER SEND CROWD HOME
YOUR PILOT WONT PREECH
NO SERMON TODAY.
1:04:13
"We'll start this meetin' by singin' Hymn 262."
1:04:51
"Bill says to go an' look for th' Pilot."
1:05:13
"God 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."
1:05:32
"It may be best for him to go, but it will sure be hard on the rest of us that's left behind."
1:06:00
"Our lesson will be about the bread and the fishes."
1:06:13
"Aw, get out! Whadda you know about bread an' fishes?"
1:06:50
"I'm goin' to preach this here sermon, if it's the last thing I ever do!"
1:07:17
An opportunity to get even.
1:08:45
"Don't——don't! Leave me be——I'll tell! It was the Duke and his gang——they made me do it!"
1:11:07
Suddenly realizing he was about to lose the cowboys' gift——his treasured Bible.
1:13:18
"Why baby——my baby! You're WALKING! At last my prayers have been answered!"
1:13:52
The 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.
1:14:37
The
End