Oiltown, U.S.A. (1953)

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♪ Oiltown! ♪

♪ Oiltown! ♪

♪ Oiltown, usa! ♪

♪ Oiltown ♪

♪ Everyone knows that

It's great ♪

♪ It's the pride and joy

Of the lone star state ♪

♪ That's oiltown, usa ♪

♪ Oil wells ♪

♪ Pumping that oil

Night and day ♪

♪ Well, she's sh**ting high

In the texas sky ♪

♪ In oiltown, usa ♪

♪ Cowboys, cattle ♪

♪ Cowboys, cattle ♪

♪ Ships on the golden grain ♪

♪ Moving, moving

♪ Skyscrapers moving ♪

♪ High on the texas plain ♪

♪ Oiltown ♪

♪ Queen of the rolling ♪

♪ Southwest ♪

♪ You will find her name ♪

♪ Up among the best ♪

♪ London, paris ♪

♪ New york, houston ♪

♪ That's oiltown, usa ♪

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♪ Oiltown ♪

♪ Queen of the rolling ♪

♪ Southwest ♪

♪ You will find her name ♪

♪ Up among the best ♪

♪ London, paris ♪

♪ New york, houston ♪

♪ That's oiltown ♪

♪ Usa! ♪

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How did this check

For florescents?

There's a pretty

Good show,

Mr. Manning.

I don't profess to be

Any geologist,

But the sh**ting picture

On that adjoining crack

Sure looked good to me.

It's your name

On that diploma

Over there, hillman,

What do you say?

That tyler track

Looks very good.

The high seems

To be running

In that direction.

That's what we

Said about

The spanning lease.

Until 15,000 feet

Of dry hole

Told us otherwise.

Well, I'll risk it.

See the landowner

As soon as you can.

Right.

[Woman's voice over intercom]

Mr. Manning?

Yes?

Your daughter and

Her friend

Arrived in town

A few minutes ago.

Woods is taking them

To the house.

Call the housekeeper

And tell her I'm leaving

For home immediately.

Oh, johnson,

Remember, the manning

Oil company has the reputation

Of being the shrewdest

Trader since spindletop.

See that this reputation

Is maintained.

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Did you hear

What he said?

Yeah, the shrewdest

Trader since

Spindletop.

No, no, jack,

I mean christine

Manning,

The boss's daughter

Is home from college.

Oh, that.

Didn't her old man say

She had a friend?

Oh, get with it, ted.

After all, it's your name

On that diploma.

[Chuckling]

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Thank you,

Woods.

Oh, chris, I never

Dreamed it was

So beautiful.

It is beautiful.

Dad wouldn't have it

Any other way.

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Oh, chris,

Just think--

Two full months

Of paradise!

Paradise?

This is houston,

Texas, jane.

Remember that.

No, not paradise...

Things get so,

Oh, I don't know,

So kind of dirty

Out in the oil fields.

I think that's why dad

Has always sent me

Up north to go

To school.

Ever since I can

Remember.

Hmm... Sound's

Exciting, chris.

Now, see here

Jane hughes,

I promised your mother

That if i...

Oh, chris,

I'll be good!

And mom and dad

Will be proud

Of me, too.

Even dear harvey.

[Clears throat]

Well, uhm, you needn't

Go that far.

[Chuckling]

Come on, jane,

Let's go

Freshen up.

I think dad'll

Be home soon.

Miss christine.

Oh, sally, it's good

To be home again.

You know, if school

Hadn't ended,

I think I'd have

Come anyway

Just to taste one

Of your pies again.

Oh, miss christine.

Sally, this is

My friend from school,

Jane hughes.

She'll be spending

The summer with us.

How do you do?

Hello, sally,

I'm so happy

To know you.

Thank you, ma'am.

Does dad know

We're home, sally?

Oh, yes, ma'am,

Mr. Manning called us

A little while ago

From the office.

He said he's on

His way home

And wants me to serve

Dinner early.

He figured you'd all

Be powerful hungry

After your trip.

(Chris) you're so right.

You know they gave us

A snack on the train

But that's just about

All it was

(Voices fade,

Music begins)

...you better watch out...

(Sally) I'll take care

Of her... [Chuckling]

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My mother,

Jane.

Your mother?

Oh, chris,

I can't get over

How much you

Look like her!

I don't remember you

Ever mentioning her.

Well, I've never really

Known too much about her.

All I have are a few

Childhood memories.

A big home in detroit,

A governess

To look after me.

Mother was very ill.

I only saw her for...

Maybe a few moments

Each day

When the nurse would let me

Into the sick room.

I don't know to this day

What sent her

To an early grave.

Dad just won't discuss it.

Right after the funeral,

He sold everything

And moved here to houston

To sort of

Start all over again.

Now all that's left

Is the portrait.

Plus whatever memories

He has locked inside.

(Father) sally?

Where's my daughter?

In the library, dad!

Library?

Haven't you had enough

Books for a while?

Oh, dad.

Why, you've grown

An inch since christmas!

Do you know,

I believe you have, too.

Nonsense.

This suit never did

Fit me well.

And this is

Jane hughes.

Welcome to texas,

Jane.

For illinois,

Aren't you?

Springfield.

Well, you just show

Enough fortitude

To live in texas

For a couple of months

And you'll go

Down in history

As a texan.

[Laughter]

Now I suppose...

[Voice trails off]

[Music begins]

I suppose you girls

Will want to

Freshen up

After your trip.

Christine,

Show jane to her room.

I hope you'll enjoy

Your stay with us, jane.

It's going to be

Wonderful,

Mr. Manning.

We'll be down

In a few moments,

Dad.

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[Meat sizzles]

♪ You laid your hand,

Mighty lord ♪

♪ On the range ♪

♪ Laid your wonderful hand

On the prairie ♪

♪ Lord, you poured forth

The fountains ♪

♪ Raised up the mountains ♪

♪ O lord,

Keep your mighty hand on me ♪

♪ You touched your clouds,

Made them rain ♪

♪ From the rain,

Made the sea ♪

♪ From the sea,

Formed the clouds ♪

♪ To give us life

Abundantly ♪

♪ You have the earth

And the sky ♪

♪ In your command, lord ♪

♪ O please, keep your precious

Hand on me ♪

[Phone rings]

Hello?

This is katherine tyler.

Who?

The manning oil company?

Why, I guess so.

My brother and I'll both

Be here tomorrow morning.

We'll make it

At 10 o'clock.

What'd you say

Your name was?

Bob johnson.

All right, mr. Johnson,

We'll see you tomorrow

At ten.

Goodbye.

♪ You touched your clouds,

Made them rain ♪

♪ From the rain,

Made the sea ♪

♪ From the sea,

Formed the clouds ♪

♪ To give us life

Abundantly ♪

♪ You have the earth

And the sky ♪

♪ In your command, lord ♪

♪ O please, keep your precious

Hand on me ♪♪

Jim, I don't think

I want to be

A millionaire.

Well, yeah, I guess

That could get

Kinda complicated.

Who was that call

A while ago?

Fort knox?

Getting a little

Overcrowded?

It's not gold, jim,

It's oil.

Right here

On the ranch...

Maybe.

Who called, kay?

It was uh...

Some oil company.

Well, what's the name

Of the company?

Isn't that awful?

I don't remember.

But they're coming

Out here in

The morning, jim.

The land agent

For the company.

Said it'd be

Well worth our while

To talk to him.

Well, there's one thing

I'm sure of...

Our steaks are

Getting cold.

Come on, let's eat.

Let's eat!

Now your signature,

Miss tyler.

What are the chances

There's oil under here?

Well, the odds are

About 8 to one

Against it.

Eight to one?

Yeah, there were over

6,000 Wildcat wells

Drilled last year,

And more than 5,000

Of them dry holes.

Sounds like

Monte carlo.

Well, not quite.

The industry still

Found more oil

Last year

Than any year

In its history.

Any idea when you'll

Start drilling,

Mr. Johnson?

When lance manning

Smells oil,

He's a very

Impatient man,

Miss tyler.

You can expect

The rig to arrive

Most any day.

Matter of fact,

He'll probably even

Begrudge the time

It takes me to get

This lease back

To houston.

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Looks good, buddy!

How 'bout that?

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Well, this is it,

Girls.

Right up this way.

Well, hi!

Sis, I want you

To meet christine

Manning.

Hello, chris!

Hello, miss tyler.

Oh, just kay.

And her friend,

Jane hughes.

Hi!

Hello, oh, I just

Love your ranch, kay.

Oh, well, thanks,

I think you'll like inside

Better where it's cooler.

Come on in.

Yeah, let's go in.

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♪ Who made the mountains? ♪

♪ Who made the trees? ♪

♪ Who made the rivers

Flow to the sea? ♪

♪ And who hung the moon

In the starry sky? ♪

♪ Somebody bigger

Than you and I ♪

♪ Who made the flowers

Bloom in the spring? ♪

How you folks

Getting along?

You getting

Enough to eat?

It's wonderful,

Jim.

I sure wish

Your dad

Could be here

To help us

Celebrate, chris.

Oh, so do i, jim.

He'd planned on it,

You know but...

Something unexpected came up

And he had to fly to dallas

For the weekend.

I know,

He sent his regrets

Along with gallons

Of ice cream.

Ice cream!

Oh no!

Where will I

Put it?

Don't stop now.

I've seen many

A well come in,

But never with

Vittles like this!

Well, this is

The christine

Number one, jack.

Oh, bob,

It could have been

The mazie number 14,

And we'd still

Have celebrated.

Well, I don't know

About that.

The name's a pretty

Important thing.

Oh, rubbish!

I heard a driller

Call the well

A lot of names

The other day.

Oh, you did?

Yes, I did.

[Laughter]

Jim, why don't you

Let these folks

Eat in peace.

Oh, I wish you'd

Have interrupted us

A lot sooner.

Well, I can

Hardly breathe.

Time to sing

For your supper, jim.

You mean?

Remember what

We said?

We've been hiding

Our light under

A bushel long enough.

Oh, go on, jim,

Let it shine.

Well, okay...

You pray for me.

And remember, kitten

You're next.

Just a minute, folks.

If any of you

Are still hungry,

We've got about a quarter

Of beef left out in the kitchen.

[Crowd moaning]

You know, my sister kay and I

Thought this little get-together

Would be a good thing

Because we've made so many

New friends here

On the diamond-t

The past few weeks,

And I know a lot of you folks

Have added some of new words

To your vocabularies, too.

For instance, you've learned

That a roughneck

On a drilling crew can

Be a pretty swell guy.

And that a well is only a hole

Until it comes in,

Like the christine number one

Did this week.

So, for all of our

New friends,

And especially for

Our guest of honor,

And because this kind of

Benefits all of us,

I'd like to sing

A little song for you.

A song that tells

Much better than I can

Just how I feel.

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♪ When I left home

I sought popularity ♪

♪ I rode buckin' horses

To fame ♪

♪ Someone else made the money ♪

♪ All I got was applause ♪

♪ My fortune was all

In my name ♪

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♪ So I thought gold could buy

Peace and happiness ♪

♪ I fought for each kind

I could find ♪

♪ But the white gold

Of cotton ♪

♪ And the black gold

Of oil ♪

♪ Could never buy me

Peace of mind ♪

♪ And then I took christ

As my partner ♪

♪ Gave heart, life and soul

Back to him ♪

♪ For he bought me,

You know ♪

♪ On a cross long ago ♪

♪ In his light,

Worldly pleasures grow dim ♪

♪ Yes, the lord jesus christ

Is my partner ♪

♪ I'm following him

Night and day ♪

♪ Life's a wonderful ride ♪

♪ With christ as my guide ♪

♪ He's leading

Each step of the way ♪♪

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We missed you

At our little party

The other evening,

Mr. Manning.

From what I hear,

It's just as well

I wasn't there.

Why, uh,

What do you mean?

Tyler, if you

Knew me better,

You wouldn't try

To rope me in on

Anything religious.

Religion and

Lance manning

Have nothing

In common,

Understand?

I'm beginning to.

And that goes

For my daughter

Christine, too.

I may not be able

To speak for my crews

When they're on

Their own time,

But I'm certainly

Giving the orders

As far as chris

Is concerned.

Why, for days she and

Her houseguest

Have been moping around

Talking about god

Like a couple of

Old ladies at

A prayer meeting.

You oughta be glad

They're talking about him

Instead of mocking him,

Like a lot of youngsters

Their age.

Tyler, I won't have my daughter

Emotionally upset

By a lot of supernatural

Tommyrot.

For twenty years,

I've done my best

To shield her

From such hysteria.

And I will not

Be thwarted this

Late in the game!

Mr. Manning, for a man

Whose living comes from

The very hand of the creator,

You have a strange

Philosophy.

"The hand of

The creator."

Hogwash!

No mystical being ever

Helped me get where I am today!

There's my god!

Two strong hands,

A mind to direct them,

And a few strong backs

To do the dirty work!

Do you know any better

Formula for success?

Yes, I believe I do.

You've made no room

For the heart.

A heart controlled by love.

It's because I love

My daughter

That I'm trying to spare her

All this futility!

I used to talk that way.

Then god let me tumble

From my little pinnacle...

So he could talk to me!

Things look a lot different

From the bottom of the ladder,

Mr. Manning.

[Scoffs]

I don't intend

To ever find out.

I wouldn't be too sure.

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No more, sally.

I declare,

Mr. Manning.

Ain't none of y'all

Eating enough

To keep a bird alive.

Miss jane?

Miss christine?

Thank you, sally.

Well, I do declare.

There's something mighty

Strange going on in this house

And you can believe me!

I was out at

The christine

Number one today.

And I ran into

Your friend,

Jim tyler.

Oh, yes, dad.

Chris...

I don't want you

Going out there.

Why, dad!

Now, christine,

I don't want to

Discuss it further.

The tylers are just not

The sort of people

I want you girls

Spending time with.

But dad, kay and

Jim tyler...

Now, christine,

We'll discuss it

Some other time.

Now if you girls

Will excuse me,

I have some business

To attend to which will

Probably keep me out

Until very late.

Uhm...

I've instructed

Captain starr

To have the yacht ready

For you girls

Anytime you may

Wish to use it.

Just call him

Down at the harbor.

Well... Good night.

Chris, I think

I'm going to call jack

And tell him that

I have a headache, too.

Now, jane,

You'll do nothing

Of the kind.

Go on and have a good time.

I need some time

To think, anyway.

Well, all right then.

I guess I'd better go up

And get dressed.

Miss christine,

What is wrong

With everybody?

Now sally, aren't

The mannings

Entitled to

An off night?

Well, I suppose so,

Miss christine.

I just hate to see

You and miss jane

Looking so blue.

Sally...

Dad isn't often home evenings,

Is he?

Oh, no ma'am.

He's never home

After dinner.

Always some business

To attend to.

He's a mighty

Busy man,

He certainly is.

What do people

Think of him?

Well, ma'am,

That's a funny thing.

You see, he ain't...

Miss christine,

What you ask a question

Like that for?

You're just trying

To pump me, that's what.

And I ain't gonna

Say no more, no ma'am.

The idea!

Asking a question

Like that about

Your own daddy!

I declare!

Never mind, sally,

I'll get it.

It's someone for jane.

Hi, chris.

Hello, jack.

Come on in.

Jane will be down

In just a minute.

Oh, thanks.

From bob.

He said, if you

Change your mind,

Give him a call.

He'll be home

All evening.

How thoughtful.

(Christine)

Well!

Hello, jack.

Hi, jane.

Do I look

All right,

Chris?

Silly girl!

I'll give you

My sentiments later.

Shall we go?

You take good care

Of her, jack.

Mrs. Hughes

Would want that.

Stop worrying,

Grandma!

Have fun,

You two.

'Bye, chris,

See you later!

'Bye.

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(Thinking) sally...

Dad isn't often home evenings,

Is he?

(Sally) oh, no ma'am.

He's never home

After dinner.

Always some business

To attend to.

He's a mighty busy man,

He certainly is.

(Christine)

What do people think of him?

(Sally) well, ma'am,

That's a funny thing.

You see, he ain't...

Miss christine,

What you ask a question

Like that for?

You're just trying

To pump me, that's what.

And I ain't gonna

Say no more, no ma'am.

The idea!

Asking a question like that

About your own daddy!

(Christine) I don't know

To this day

What sent her to

An early grave.

Dad just won't discuss it.

Now all that's left

Is the portrait.

Plus whatever memories

He has locked inside.

I've got to know!

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Bob?

This is chris.

Guess what?

My headache's gone.

I could be ready

In twenty minutes.

Goodbye.

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[Piano music plays]

All right, chris.

As much as I'd like to

Think you just want to

Be with me tonight,

I know different.

What's the trouble?

I've never tried

To kid you, bob.

Please... Grant me

The same courtesy.

Well, sure.

I want some answers.

And bob, if you

Won't give them to me...

Take it easy,

Kiddo.

At these prices,

We can afford to

Stay here all evening.

I'm sorry.

It's about dad.

For the last

Two or three years,

I've had a strange

Feeling about him.

Oh, he's always been quiet

About the past,

About my mother and

What became of her...

But as I've gotten older,

And especially

On this trip, bob,

I've begun to feel that...

Well, that I don't

Really know him at all.

I sometimes think he's opposed

To everything that's decent.

Take, for instance, tonight.

He forbad

Jane and me

To go back to

The tyler ranch

Again.

He said something about

The tylers not being

The kind of people

He wants us to

Associate with.

Oh, bob, you know

There aren't

Two finer people

In the state of texas

Than kay and jim tyler.

Yes, I know.

Something to drink?

No, thanks,

This is all.

I've been putting

Two and two together.

Little things

People say.

Things I overhear that...

...that just aren't meant

For lance manning's

Daughter to hear.

I learned he's never

Home at night.

Oh, I know, bob,

I'm only his daughter,

And I'm away at school

Nine months of the year, but...

He's all I've got.

A girl wants to be...

To be proud of her dad, bob.

Chris, I bet I know

A thousand houstians

Who'd trade places with you

At the drop of a hat.

So your dad's

A little mysterious.

So what?

I'm tired of

Mystery, bob!

Look, I'll be out

Of school next year.

I want to know

Where I'm going.

Yes, and where

I've come from, too.

Look, bob,

Forget for the moment

That he's my father.

I want it straight.

Just who is

Lance manning?

All right, chris.

Lance manning is one

Of the shrewdest operators

In the oil business.

He gets what he wants

And at his price.

If anybody gets in his way,

He either walks on them

Or buys them.

His god is gold,

Black gold.

And he can find it

Even if it's three miles

Straight down.

The name of manning

Is legend out in the fields.

It's a name

Many men fear.

And a lot of them hate.

Socially, i...

I don't know anything

But what I hear.

And none of it's

Fit to repeat.

Well, maybe none

Of it's true,

For that matter.

Well, i...

I must say

I asked for it.

Must have been

Pretty handy for dad

Not having a daughter around.

Even a bluebeard

Would have a conscience

About that.

Chris, I've

Been a fool.

You've not been

A fool, bob.

Come on, let's

Get out of here.

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I'm sorry, sir,

This is a private club

For members only.

Oh, well, my name is

Johnson.

I work with

The manning

Oil company.

And this is

Mr. Manning's

Daughter.

Oh, I'm sorry, miss manning,

I didn't realize.

Thank you.

[Indistinct chatter]

I think it's bound

To pay-off.

Twenty-three on the red.

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Twenty-one black.

Well! We've got

Company, lance.

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Take her home!

Immediately!

I'll see you

At the office

In the morning.

Let's go, chris.

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Chris...

Please, bob,

Don't say anything.

Good night.

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(Jane) why, chris!

What are you doing?

Jane, i...

What's happened,

Chris?

I'll tell you

On the way

Out to the tyler

Ranch, jean.

Be a good girl

And pack

A change of clothes.

And hurry up, jane.

I don't want to spend

A minute longer than necessary

In this house tonight.

All right,

I'll only be

A minute.

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Kay, you're

An amazing person.

Nothin' amazing

About me.

Here jane and I

Get you up at two a.m.

Well, you're as composed

As if it were two

In the afternoon.

And you know, I don't think

You were too surprised

When I told you about dad.

Chris, when a man fights god

All his life,

Like lance manning has,

He's capable of most anything.

No, I wasn't surprised.

Yet I haven't given up

Hope either.

Jim and I have been praying

For your father

Ever since the first day

We met him.

And yesterday

When he told jim

He didn't want you and jane

Coming here to the ranch,

I knew god was

Speaking to him.

I don't believe

I understand, kay.

Surely, god couldn't

Be pleased with,

With his living.

No, but you see,

The very fact that

He's so terribly miserable,

So upset when any of us

Speak of christ

And what he means to us,

Those are signs of a struggle

Going on inside.

I wish there were

Something I could do.

There is, chris.

There's one crack

In your father's armour.

One spot of tenderness

In his heart...

His love for you.

Oh, he shows it

In strange ways.

And I even think

He hates himself

For that one weakness.

But it may be

That god intends

To reach him

Through you, chris.

Through a testimony

To the power of god

In your own life.

I'm beginning to

Understand what--

What you and jim meant

The other night

At the barbeque, kay.

About the loneliness

Of a life

Without jesus christ

As your savior.

Suddenly, I'm sick

Of the past.

[Sobbing]

I want to--

I want to be--

I don't know how

To say it, kay.

"If thou shalt confess

With thy mouth the lord jesus

"And shalt believe

In thine heart

"That god hath raised him

From the dead,

"Thou shalt be saved.

Jane!

I want christ, too, chris.

Not just because

Of me, jane.

Not because you're

My best friend.

No, chris.

I want him to forgive my sins

And to be my savior.

(Kay) let's kneel

Right here...

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(Woman's voice on intercom)

Mr. Johnson is here,

Mr. Manning.

Send him in.

Where is she!

Who?

Christine?

Yes, christine!

Why, didn't she...

No, she didn't

Come home!

Neither one

Of the girls

Spent the night

At the house.

Well, now, look,

Mr. Manning,

Regardless of what

You may think,

I took chris

Straight home from

The club last night.

I saw her go into

The house before

I drove away.

All right, so you

Took her home.

Small recompense

For having broken

Her heart.

Disillusioned her

About her own father!

I disillusioned her?

Johnson,

I've made you.

I picked you up

Fresh out of college

When you didn't know

A crown block

From a rotary table.

Everything you know

About oil,

I taught you!

Sure, you made me.

And nobody knows that

Any better than I do.

You've poured me into

Your rotten mold until

I can hardly

Tell the difference

Between your shady,

Borderline practices

And decent methods!

Yeah, I learned

The oil business here--

At the expense of having

Every honorable citizen

Lift an eyebrow when

They hear that I work for

That shyster lance manning.

You're through,

Johnson!

Get out!

Don't flatter yourself!

I quit last night!

As for christine

Leaving home,

It merely confirms

My conviction that

That she has more

Self-respect

And decency

In her little finger

Than you have in

Your whole body!

Johnson!

I'll blackball you

With every company

In texas!

So help me, you'll never

Work another day in oil!

Stand back,

Johnson.

I'd say it was

Self-defense

And you wouldn't

Be there to deny it.

Don't be a fool,

Manning.

How did you

Get in here?

I heard your voices

Out in the reception room

And thought it was time

Somebody used a little

Horse sense.

You'd better go, bob.

I want a word

With mr. Manning...

In private.

Compared to you, manning,

I'm just a small landowner.

Your name may carry

A little more weight

Over in austin, or up in

Washington, d.c. Than mine,

But there isn't enough

Money or influence

In either one of those places

To buy jim tyler.

Oh, there's a lot

Of people like me

Around.

The only trouble is

You just don't

Associate with many.

And you won't allow

Any of the people

Around you to either.

With your millions,

You've built yourself

A fortress.

There ya sit.

Defying the world,

And even shaking

Your fist at god

And his heavens.

Well, unless I missed

My guess, manning,

Your castle is

Beginning to crumble.

The word of god says

In galatians 6:7,

"Be not deceived,

"God is not mocked.

"For whatsoever a man soweth,

That shall he also reap."

Oh, there's something

Awful pitiful about a man

Who's had a lot

And lost it all.

I imagine you've seen

Quite a few like that

In your day.

And I have a strange feeling

That that's going to be

Your destiny, too.

I didn't have

The good fortune

To know christine's

Mother.

But if you

Cheated her,

Like you're

Cheating chris,

If your wickedness,

If your double living

Broke her heart,

Like it's breaking

Christine's...

Get out, tyler.

Wait a minute,

Manning.

I wanna help.

You've said enough.

Get out...

Will you, man?

All right.

What I really came to say

Is that chris and jane

Are out at the ranch.

They spent the night

With kay.

♪

♪

♪

♪

(Woman's voice

Over intercom)

Mr. Manning?

Yes?

Your daughter

Is on the phone.

Hello?

No, no, no, no...

I'm all right,

My dear.

Dad... I wanted you

To know that...

Jane and I will be

Home tomorrow.

Well, we may be just

A little late

Because I promised jane

We'd spend the day

On the yacht

In galveston bay.

I thought I'd show her

All those storage tanks

Marked "manning"

Down at texas city.

Yes, yes, I've already

Called captain starr.

Dad...

Something...

Something very wonderful

Has happened

And I want to tell you

All about it when I see you.

Well, goodbye, dad.

See you tomorrow.

I'm glad I called,

Kay.

It seemed to do him

Some good.

♪

♪

(Sally)

Why, mr. Manning!

I thought you were

Staying at

The club tonight?

I changed my mind,

Sally.

Oh, uh, sally,

Why don't

You take the rest

Of the evening off?

If I get hungry,

I'll get a snack

Out of the refrigerator.

Ain't miss christine

And miss jane

Coming home?

No, not until

Tomorrow night.

Now, you run along

And I'll see you

In the morning.

Well, if you think

You'll be all right.

Don't you worry

About me.

♪

♪

♪

♪

♪

(Television announcer)

Both men are safe

But weary and hungry

After their 8-day ordeal

In the cave

Without food and light.

That's the round up

For the national news.

Now for the local scene.

First of all,

The gulf coast weather forecast.

Nothing unusual here.

The weather man says

Continued clear skies

And a bright sun

Tomorrow and over the weekend.

The high tomorrow

A sizzling

97 Degrees,

Topping today's 95.

The low tomorrow night,

72 Degrees,

And the relative humidity

Tomorrow still high

At 89 percent.

You'll get some cooler

Weather tonight.

Seventy-one degrees

Is the forecast.

The tides tomorrow--

High at 4:50 a.m.

And 8:14 p.m.

♪ Since I've found in him

A friend so strong and true ♪

♪ I would tell you how

He changed my life completely ♪

♪ He did something that

No other friend could do ♪

♪

♪ No one ever cared for me

Like jesus ♪

♪ There's no other friend

So kind as he ♪

♪ No else could take

The sin and darkness from me ♪

♪ Oh, how much he cared

For me ♪♪

♪ Oh, how much he cared

For me ♪♪

♪

This wonderful truth

About which bev shea

Has been singing

Is proclaimed to us

In the word of god

For we read in I peter 5:7:

"Casting all your care

Upon him

"For he careth for you.

And now,

Here is billy graham.

One of the most amazing things

In all of the universe

Is that god loves us.

The bible says that god

Is interested

In every detail

Of our lives.

He has the hairs

Of our head numbered.

He sees the sparrow fall.

He's interested in you--

Your problems,

Your difficulties.

The things that interest you

Also interest

Our heavenly father.

There's a passage of scripture

Here in I corinthians

That I was reading

A few moments ago

That I want to share with you.

Here it is.

"Who delivered us

From so great a debt

"And doth deliver:

"In whom we trust

And he will yet deliver us."

I want you to see

In this passage of scripture

Three things that I believe

Are applicable to us today.

The first thing I want you

To see is that

Christ forgives

And forgets our past.

You say, what do you mean

Our past?

Ladies and gentlemen,

Did you know that

The bible says

That every one of us are

Sinners?

The bible says you're a sinner,

I'm a sinner.

The bible says

We were born in sin.

We're sinners by nature

And inheritance.

We're sinners by choice.

And we're also sinners

By practice.

Every one of us has

Been infected

With the dreaded

Disease of sin.

And god says the result

Of our sin is death,

Destruction,

Separation from god,

And hell.

Now, how do we become

Sinners?

We become sinners

Not only by birth,

But also by breaking

The moral law of god.

Now you're guilty of breaking

God's moral law.

The moral law of god

Was summed up

In the ten commandments

As given to moses

On mount sinai.

One of the commandments,

For example, says,

"Thou shalt have

No other gods before me."

Now anything that

Comes between

You and your god is

Another god.

Anything that you love

More than you do god,

The bible, prayer, and church

And spiritual things

Is your god.

It may be money.

It may be social prestige.

It may be pleasure.

The bible says

It is idolatry!

And god hates idolatry

More than any other sin,

And many of you are guilty

Of the sin of idolatry.

And then there's another

Commandment that says,

"Thou shalt not take the name

Of the lord thy god in vain."

There are hundreds of you

That are guilty of profanity.

God hates that sin!

But there are others of you

That may not be

Actually profane

As the world calls

Profanity,

But you've taken

The name of god in vain.

For example, if you pray

A prayer in jesus' name

And do not mean it

From a sincere heart,

Then god says

You're guilty of the sin

Of taking his name in vain.

Then there's another

Commandment, for example,

That says,

"Thou shalt not k*ll."

You say, well, billy,

I've never broken that one.

Ah, yes,

There is a way to k*ll,

There is a way to m*rder,

More than stabbing in the back

And sh**ting with a g*n.

You can k*ll your wife

By neglect.

You can k*ll your wife

By unfaithfulness.

You can k*ll

Your mother and father

By the wayward and wicked

Lives that you've been living.

And then there's another

Commandment that says,

"Thou shalt not

Commit immorality."

You can commit immorality

By a thought,

By a look,

Or by an act.

Thousands of you are guilty

Of committing immorality.

God calls it sin!

I could go on down the line.

But that's enough

To let you know

That every one of us

Has broken the ten commandments.

Now suppose you'd only

Broken one commandment.

Then the bible says

You're guilty of all!

"He that offendeth

In one point," says james,

"Is guilty of all."

Now that means that

You are a sinner.

Every one of us

Stands before a broken law.

We stand under

The condemnation of god.

God is a righteous god.

God is a holy god.

God's eyes are too pure

To look upon iniquity.

Therefore, god says that

Every one of us are condemned!

We are lost.

We are separated from god.

We are bound for destruction.

We are bound for a place

That jesus called hell!

Now, ladies and gentlemen,

That is your position

Right now as a sinner!

You say, but billy,

What can I do about my sins?

I am guilty!

I'm guilty of all kinds of sins,

What can I do?

Which way can I turn?

Shall I reform?

Shall I turn over a new leaf?

No, there's nothing

That you can do about it,

Humanly speaking.

The bible says,

"For by grace are ye saved,

Through faith,

"And that not of yourselves.

"It is the gift of god,

Not of works,

"Lest any man should boast."

You cannot save yourself.

There is not enough goodness

That you could do

To save yourself

Because you're guilty of

Breaking the law of god.

There's only one thing

That can be done,

And that is to trust

Jesus christ

As your personal savior.

Now when jesus christ

Died on the cross,

He didn't die by accident.

He died by design.

It was planned by god

For your redemption and

Your salvation.

When jesus christ

Was hanging on the cross,

I want you to see him.

I want you to see

The nails in his hands.

I want you to see

The spike through his feet.

I want you to see the crown

Of thorns upon his brow.

I want you to hear him

As he says,

"My god, my god,

Why hast thou forsaken me?"

Because in that moment,

We catch a glimpse

Of the awful suffering

That jesus went through

For our sins.

Because in that moment,

God turned his back

On his only son.

Jesus was separated

From the father.

And in that moment,

Jesus endured the pangs of hell

And destruction and judgment.

And by his stripes,

We are healed!

It is through that death

That we can find

Forgiveness of sin.

Jesus took your place

As a substitute.

Now god says,

Repent of your past sins!

Believe in him,

Trust in him,

Commit your life,

Surrender your soul to him,

And thou shall be saved.

Ladies and gentlemen,

There is no possibility

Of you ever getting to heaven

Unless you come through

Jesus christ.

There is no salvation

For your eternal soul

Except you be converted

And come to christ

As your personal savior.

Then there's a second thing

In this passage

I want you to see--

Christ provides companionship

For the present.

There are many of you

That have problems,

And bewilderments

And perplexities.

There are many of you that

Haven't been happy in years.

Down inside,

It's full of turmoil and strife

And disappointment.

I want to tell you that jesus

Can solve your problems.

He can lift your burdens.

He can wipe those tears away.

He can give you inward peace

And joy and happiness

That you never dreamed existed.

Do you really want to live?

Do you really want to start

Life with a capital "l"?

Then come to christ.

Life doesn't begin at forty.

Life begins

When you find christ.

And then the third thing

In this passage of scripture,

The bible says that

Christ gives assurance

And hope for the future.

Now the bible says

It's appointed to man

Once to die.

Every one of us

Is going to die.

You're going to die.

Do you know christ?

Has he given you assurance

And hope that the moment you die

You go into the presence

Of christ?

The bible says:

"To be absent from the body

"Is to be present

With the lord."

And god warns,

"Prepare to meet thy god."

God warns time after time,

"Set thine house in order

"For that shalt die

And not live."

One of these days,

You're going to be taken

To the graveyard,

But your soul will have gone

Into eternity--

Heaven or hell.

And your way to heaven

Is only through

A knowledge of jesus christ

As your personal savior.

You say, well, billy,

I want all of that.

I want my past forgiven.

I want christ to help me in

My present state of confusion.

And I also want hope

For the future.

What can I do?

Which way can I turn?

All right, right now,

Turn from your sins,

And turn to christ.

Repent of your sins.

Confess that you're a sinner.

You can do it right where

You are, right now!

At this moment.

You say,

How long does it take?

Just a moment,

The twinkling of an eye.

And if you will,

I want to pray

For you.

I want you to

Bow your head,

Right now,

And let me lead you

In a word of prayer,

Will you?

That's right,

Go ahead,

Bow your head.

And I'm going

To pray for you.

Our father and

Our god,

We pray in the name

Of the lord jesus christ,

That that person

Who is bewildered,

Confused and

Convicted of his sin,

Might turn from sin

To righteousness,

From darkness

To light,

From death to life,

As they let christ

Come into their hearts.

We pray that there

Might be many this night

That will be born again

As they accept christ

As lord and savior

And master.

For we ask it

In his name.

Amen.

[Organ music plays]

[Telephone rings]

Yes?

Yes, this is lance manning.

Hello?

[Ominous music plays]

What's that!

Hello, rogers.

What happened

At texas city?

The whole town, rogers?

My daughter and her friend

Went out on my yacht

This morning

And I haven't heard from them!

I'm coming down there!

What?

Oh, don't worry,

I'll get through.

♪

[Sirens blare in background]

♪

[Siren blares]

[Siren blares]

Bob, I'm looking

For chris and jane.

Do you...

Oh, I know how

You must feel,

But this is

No time for hate.

This is

An emergency!

I need help!

You need help?

Well, look around you.

So do a lot of people.

What makes you think

You should have it

Before them?

Because you're

Lance manning?

This is one place

Your name's not

Gonna do you any good.

There's nothing

To buy here!

Well, you can relax.

They're all right.

[Sighs]

Oh, thank god.

You've seen them?

Yes, they came ashore

Right after

The first expl*si*n.

They're over here

Helping the red cross.

They're in the basement

Of a church

Giving first aid

To the injured.

Bob...the past

Few days...

I've been thinking.

I don't know exactly

How to say this but...

Oh, forget it,

Let's find 'em.

[Baby cries]

(Man) how do you feel?

Are you all right?

[Baby cries]

Now, for the people

Complaining of pain,

Give them tablets.

And if anyone

Should require it,

You call me and

I will administer

Morphine.

Now there's plenty

Of first aid equipment

Over here on the table.

And as soon as

The ambulances arrive, you...

Are you looking

For anyone, sir?

Dad!

Excuse me, please,

I'll be right back!

Excuse me.

Oh, dad!

Where did you

Find him, bob?

He was wandering

Around the street

Looking for you

And chris.

I've never seen him

So unnerved before.

You know,

It's funny...

Yesterday I hated

The ground

He walked on.

But today, i...

I don't know.

You're part of

The miracle, too.

What?

That's what it is,

Bob.

A real, live miracle.

Chris, how can god

Use a wasted life

Like mine?

Oh, but he can, dad.

Just this morning,

I was reading in the bible

About the good shepherd,

How he left the ninety and nine

And went out to look for

The one lost sheep.

The past day or two...

I've been looking

Into a mirror.

Oh, what an awful

Parade of wickedness.

My life, chris.

It's a wonder god

Didn't strike me down

Years ago.

Oh, but dad...

He took care of

All that

Over 2,000 years ago

On the cross.

All we have to do now

Is accept what he did.

Oh, dad...

Come on home.

You've been wandering

So long...

And so far.

I feel very close

To your mother, chris.

Maybe after

All these years,

Her prayers are

About to be answered.

Oh, dad...

You have to tell me

All about her someday.

I better go help now.

They might need me.

Texas city will

Remember people

Like chris and jane

For a long time.

Well, I gotta be

Getting back.

More ambulances

Will be arriving

And they'll need help.

It's been 20 years

Since I've been

Inside a church.

Twenty years.

Bob, I wonder if

A few minutes

Spent in here

Might not help me

Do a better job

Out there.

You go ahead,

Bob.

♪

♪

♪ I wandered far away from god ♪

♪ Lord, I'm coming home ♪

♪ The path of sin

Too long I've trod ♪

♪ Lord, I'm coming home ♪

♪ Coming home,

Coming home ♪

♪ Nevermore to roam ♪

♪ Open wide

Thine arms of love ♪

♪ Lord, I'm coming home ♪♪