Flying Padre

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Flying Padre is a 1951 short subject (8-minute) black-and-white documentary, which is notable as the second picture directed by Stanley Kubrick.

The subject is a Catholic priest in rural New Mexico, Father Fred Stadtmuller. Because his 400-square mile parish is so large, he uses a Piper Cub airplane (named the "Spirit of St. Joseph") to travel from one isolated settlement to another.

In the film, we see him providing guidance, giving sermons at funerals, and serving as an impromptu air ambulance by flying a sick child and his mother to hospital.

The film is narrated by Bob Hite (1914-2000). Hite was announcer/anchor for CBS from 1944-1979, during which time he was announcer for the CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite. Prior to joining CBS, Hite was at WXYZ, Detroit, where he narrated the old radio shows such as The Lone Ranger, The Green Hornet, Sergeant Preston of the Yukon, and The Shadow.

External links

Flying Padre at the Internet Movie Database
The Flying Padre (Translated from French to English by Google)

v • d • e Stanley Kubrick
Short films	Day of the Fight (1951) • Flying Padre (1951) • The Seafarers (1953)
1950s	Fear and Desire (1953) • Killer's Kiss (1955) • The Killing (1956) • Paths of Glory (1957)
1960s	Spartacus (1960) • Lolita (1962) • Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) • 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
1970s	A Clockwork Orange (1971) • Barry Lyndon (1975)
1980s	The Shining (1980) • Full Metal Jacket (1987)
1990s	Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
See also	Artificial Intelligence: A.I. (2001) • Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures (2001)