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Hi, guys. I downloaded a divx of this movie and i'm working on a spanish subtitles. First I tried to write an english transcript, this is what i got so far. Now i'm looking for someone to fill my gaps, since i'm not an regular english listener. Words between [] are the ones that i cannot . The names of the county and towns were checked with Yahoo Maps and other similar sources. Feel free to correct any other errors or gaps. Thanks.

"FlYing Padre" Transcript

You'll find Harding County, in North Eastern New Mexico. It's here that our story begins.
Over the plateaus and canyons, near the Village of Mosquero, the sound of an airplane can be heard. A single motor ship, flying low.
To many of the people here, this plane, “The Spirit of Saint Joseph”, has a special significance: it's the plane that brings their priest: the Reverend Fred Stadtmueller.
This is the story of two days, he call them two "ordinary" days in his life.

For six years Father Stadtmueller is being piloting his own plane. Today he's on his way to Gallegos to conduct a funeral for a [ranch-hand]. Two men wait for him at the tiny field he uses for an airstrip there.
Although his eleven mission churches are spread out over a 4000 square mile area, the “Padre” can over count the handicap of distance by flying from his main parish, St. Joseph's in Mosquero, to wherever his duties take him.

Later, father Stadtmueller officiates a solemn service for the deceased. Friends form nearby ranches join the family as the simple wooden coffin is carried to the tiny graveyard alongside the mission church.

To the main parish in Mosquero, father Stadtmueller returns in his plane in the late afternoon to conduct evening devotions. Most of his parishioners are Spanish-Americans, the majority of them, small farmers or ranchers. He's been their priest now from eight years.

Next morning, as he's eating breakfast in the parish house, a young girl from the village come to see the "Padre": She brings a very special and difficult problem.
The wise and friendly counsel of the priest is always available to his flock, and he listens attentively as the girl tells her story: Her playmate, Pedro, is a [pully], he teases her, fight with her, is cruel to her, "won't father talk to him?"
The “Padre” says that he will at once, and his questioning soon discloses that the girl is right. The Pedro's conduct in the matter leaves something to be desired.
An amicable settlement, even thought Pedro soon drops the arm around the shoulder.
At any event, peace seem momentarily restored.

When his work and studies permits, father Stadtmueller attend to his chief hobby: his birds. He raises canaries and occasionally sells them to members of his parish. He's also a [prack] shot, [likes to hunt deer, another game.]

Much of his spare time is spend keeping his plane in constant readiness. He borrowed 2000 dollars from a friend to buy it. And it serves him and his neighbors as well.
He is going accustom to emergency messages like this: "A sick baby, a telephone call, a mother's plea for help!!!".
The Padre talks to the young mother. Husband away on business, baby sick, getting worst, no doctor nearby, "please hurry father!!!".
She is in an isolated ranch, 50 miles away. He can get there in less than an hour.

While the mother comforts the [ill] baby, the priest heads for the ranch. He'll have to land in an nearby field. But he's used to that, he flies 12000 miles at year, that’s more than 1200 hours in the log.

35 minutes after the phone call, the mother sees the Spirit of Saint Josephs [bank] over her house. 10 minutes later father Stadtmueller prepares to take off his precious cargo. His destination is Tucumcari where an ambulance is waiting at the airport to rush the child to a hospital.

This is the end of the journey: the airport of Tucumcari, the ambulance is waiting, the hospital is only minutes away.
There's no brass band here, no cheering crowds, no newspaper men claiming for a headline. Just an ambulance driver, an anxious mother, a sick baby, and their priest.

At the hospital the baby will be treated and nursed back to health and that, really, is the only reward ever asked for “The Spirit of St. Joseph's Flying Padre“.

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I don't know if you're even going to read this, but thought I could give it a shot! Most of my comments are quite minor, just a question of touch-up, but they can maybe help you improve your transcript all the same.

COMMENTS(what I believe to be the correct transcript in bold)
* First of all, I'm pretty sure that "ranch hand" is correct.
* "Although his eleven mission churches are spread out over a 4000 square mile area, the “Padre” can overcome the handicap of distance..."
* "Next morning, as he's eating breakfast in the parish house, a young girl from the village comes to see the 'Padre'"
* "Her playmate, Pedro, is a bully"
* "When his work and studies permits, father Stadtmueller turns to his chief hobby: his birds."
* "He's also a crack shot, likes to hunt deer and other game."
* "Much of his spare time is spent keeping his plane in constant readiness."
* "And it served him and his neighbors as well."
* "He's grown accustomed to emergency messages like this[...]"
* "Husband away on business, baby sick, getting worse[...]"
* Concerning the baby, I can't really make out what they're saying, what you should place instead of "ill" - maybe "ailing"? A guess.
* "[...]he flies 12000 miles a year[...]"
* "the mother sees the Spirit of Saint Joseph bank over her house"
* "10 minutes later father Stadtmueller prepares to take off with his precious cargo."
* "This is the end of the journey: the airport at Tucumcari"
* "no newspaper men clamoring for a headline"
* "[...]that, really, is the only reward ever asked by “The Spirit of St. Joseph's Flying Padre“."

Good luck!

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Wow, thanks !!!! I was inspired to direct a super 8 short after watching this film. My father is a doctor, so I decided to make a film about his daily practice and how he deals with patients and stuff (kind of in place of the priest and his daily doings). This really helps though, it will guide me through my own project.

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