[1]The subject of Flying Padre is a Catholic priest in rural New Mexico, Reverend Fred Stadtmueller.

Known to his parishioners as the "Flying Padre", his 4,000-square mile parish is so large, he uses a Piper Cub aircraft (named the Spirit of St. Joseph) to travel from one isolated settlement to another.

His days include a funeral service for a ranch hand, and counseling of two young parishioners who have been quarrelling.

He originally wanted to call the film Sky Pilot but the studio did not like the title.

"It was at this point that I formally quit my job at Look to work full time on filmmaking," Kubrick stated in an interview.