Flying Padre

Flying Padre

9 mins | Documentary | March 23, 1951

Two days in the life of priest Father Fred Stadtmuller whose New Mexico parish is so large he can only spread goodness and light among his flock with the aid of a mono-plane. The priestly pilot is seen dashing from one province to the next at the helm of his trusty Piper Club administering guidance (his plane, the Flying Padre) to unruly children, sermonizing at funerals and flying a sickly child and its mother to a hospital.

Flying Padre

9 mins | Documentary | March 23, 1951

Flying Padre
Two days in the life of priest Father Fred Stadtmuller whose New Mexico parish is so large he can only spread goodness and light among his flock with the aid of a mono-plane. The priestly pilot is seen dashing from one province to the next at the helm of his trusty Piper Club administering guidance (his plane, the Flying Padre) to unruly children, sermonizing at funerals and flying a sickly child and its mother to a hospital.
IMDb rating 5.5
Producers RKO Radio Pictures
Original title Flying Padre
Directors Stanley Kubrick
Writers

Cast

Bob Hite

as Narrator (voice)

Fred Stadtmueller

as Himself