Amy (1981) - full transcript
In the early 20th century, a woman named Amy Medford runs away from her unsatisfying marriage to a rich man and the memories of their dead son to work as a speech teacher at a rural school for deaf and blind children. While the school's Matron, Malvina Dodd, questions her approach, eventually Amy breaks through to several of the children, especially Henry Watkins, a deaf boy who . Meanwhile, as her husband Elliot looks for her, another man, Dr. Ben Cochran, bonds with the children and seeks Amy's affections.
[ooga horn honks]
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♪ SO MANY WAYS TO SPEAK ♪
♪ SO MANY WAYS TO HEAR ♪
♪ THOSE THINGS THAT HIDE
INSIDE THE HEART ♪
♪ THAT WORDS CANNOT MAKE CLEAR ♪
♪ SO MANY WORDS ARE WRONG ♪
♪ WHEN SILENCE SAYS SO MUCH ♪
♪ YOU TEACH
THAT GENTLE LESSON WELL ♪
♪ TO EVERY LIFE YOU TOUCH ♪
♪ OH, AMY ♪
♪ WITHIN YOUR GLOW I SEE ♪
♪ THOSE SUNNY DREAMS ♪
♪ THAT HIDE BEHIND ♪
♪ THE CLOUDS ABOVE ♪
♪ LET ME KNOW YOU ♪
♪ LET ME GLOW TOO ♪
♪ LET ME SHOW YOU ♪
♪ THE MANY WAYS ♪
♪ TO LOVE ♪
♪ ♪
♪ OH, AMY ♪
♪ WITHIN YOUR GLOW I SEE ♪
♪ THOSE SUNNY DREAMS THAT HIDE ♪
♪ BEHIND THE CLOUDS ABOVE ♪
♪ LET ME KNOW YOU ♪
♪ LET ME GLOW TOO ♪
♪ LET ME SHOW YOU ♪
♪ THE MANY WAYS ♪
♪ TO LOVE ♪
>> HERE WE ARE.
COULD I GET YOU
SOMETHING TO EAT?
>> NO, THANK YOU.
>> UH, YOU KNOW WHERE
MY OFFICE IS.
IF THERE'S ANYTHING AT ALL
YOU WANT,
YOU JUST GIVE ME A HOLLER.
>> THANK YOU.
>> YOU'LL HAVE SIX STUDENTS
TO START WITH.
BELIEVE ME,
I REALIZE HOW DIFFICULT
YOUR TASK IS GOING TO BE.
THERE ARE THOSE
WHO BELIEVE PASSIONATELY
THAT THE DEAF CAN NEVER
BE TAUGHT TO SPEAK.
I'M AFRAID YOU'RE GOING TO MEET
SOME OPPOSITION TO YOUR WORK.
BUT I BELIEVE WE'VE
GOT TO GIVE IT A TRY.
WE HAVE 20 BLIND CHILDREN
AND 40 DEAF.
AND, AS YOU WILL DISCOVER,
THEY DON'T MIX.
THE LIFE HERE IS HARD,
MS. MEDFORD.
MOST OF THESE CHILDREN
COME FROM POOR MOUNTAIN FOLKS.
SOME FROM THE COAL MINING
COUNTRY.
AND IF IT WEREN'T
FOR THIS SCHOOL,
SOME OF THEM MIGHT FACE A LIFE
SHUT UP IN A DARK ROOM.
SO BETWEEN THAT AND HARD,
HARD IS BETTER.
>> UHH!
>> UHH!
>> OOF!
>> JUST GEORGE?
JUST GEORGE?
JUST GEORGE, THIS WAY.
>> I'M SORRY, I--I DON'T
UNDERSTAND SIGN LANGUAGE.
>> I WAS EXPLAINING WHO YOU ARE
TO, UH, HENRY WATKINS.
>> HE WANTS YOU TO KNOW
THAT HIS NAME SIGN
IS "H" ON THE EYES.
>> WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
>> WELL, THE "H" STANDS
FOR HENRY.
OWEN CORNER,
WHO TEACHES CARPENTRY,
GIVES ALL THE DEAF CHILDREN
AND THEIR TEACHERS
THEIR NAME SIGNS.
FOR EXAMPLE, MINE IS "F,"
AS IN FERGUSON, ON THE FOREHEAD,
BECAUSE, AS SUPERINTENDENT,
THAT'S AS HIGH UP AS YOU CAN GO.
>> WHY "H" ON THE EYES?
>> I-I DON'T KNOW, REALLY.
PERHAPS IT'S BECAUSE
HE'S THE ONLY DEAF CHILD
THAT PLAYS
WITH BLIND CHILDREN,
AND DEFENDS THEM, TOO,
AS YOU CAN SEE.
HE WANTS US
TO GO TO OWEN CORNER'S SHOP
SO THAT HE CAN GIVE YOU
HIS NAME SIGN.
OKAY.
OWEN, I'D LIKE YOU TO MEET
AMY MEDFORD,
THE NEW SPEECH TEACHER.
OWEN SAYS
HE'S HAPPY TO MEET YOU.
HENRY IS SAYING
THAT HE WOULD LIKE OWEN
TO GIVE YOU A NEW NAME SIGN.
[hammering]
HE SAID "A" ON THE LIPS,
BECAUSE YOU'RE
THE SPEECH TEACHER.
HENRY'S SAYING THAT,
IF YOU LIKE,
HE CAN BE "A" ON THE LIPS
FOR YOU.
BUT FOR HIM, IT'LL ALWAYS
BE "A" PRETTY.
>> BLESS, OH FATHER,
THIS FOOD FOR OUR USE.
AND BLESS US
FOR OUR SERVICE
IN JESUS CHRIST'S NAME.
AMEN.
>> AMEN.
[indistinct chatter]
>> THIS MADE ME HUNGRY.
>> APPLES, PLEASE.
>> BREAD.
>> YOU'VE BEEN WORKING
WITH DEAF CHILDREN LONG, AMY?
>> FOR A WHILE.
>> SURE IS INTERESTING, YOU
TEACHING DEAF CHILDREN TO SPEAK.
I ALWAYS SORT OF FIGURED
THEY COULDN'T.
>> WHERE DID YOU GET
YOUR TRAINING, AMY?
>> IN BOSTON.
AT THE HORACE MANN SCHOOL.
>> OH...YOU TAUGHT THERE.
>> WELL, NOT EXACTLY.
I WAS MORE LIKE A--
AN ASSISTANT.
THIS IS MY FIRST JOB.
>> WELL...YOU CERTAINLY
ARE QUALIFIED
TO TEACH WHAT EVEN THE EXPERTS
SAY IS TOTALLY UNTEACHABLE.
>> MALVINA, LET'S NOT
GET INTO THAT.
I KNOW YOU'RE NOT AN ORALIST.
AMY...WE'RE NOT EXPECTING YOU
TO WORK ANY MIRACLES.
>> OH, NO.
OF COURSE NOT.
>> MY NAME IS AMY.
I AM HERE TO TEACH YOU
TO SPEAK.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND
SIGN LANGUAGE.
SO IN THE BEGINNING,
MS. DODD WILL EXPLAIN TO YOU
WHAT I SAY.
I WANT YOU TO WATCH MY LIPS.
I WILL ONLY SPEAK
WHEN YOU LOOK AT ME.
I AM GOING TO TEACH YOU
TO UNDERSTAND WHAT I SAY
BY READING MY LIPS.
I AM GOING TO TEACH YOU
TO SPEAK,
JUST THE WAY I DO.
WHEN I SPEAK, YOU CAN FEEL
THE VIBRATIONS ON MY CHEEK.
YOU CAN FEEL THE VIBRATIONS.
FEEL THE VIBRATIONS
ON MY CHEEK.
YOU CAN FEEL THE--
PLEASE, I'M NOT GOING
TO HURT YOU.
I'M--PLEASE, NO!
PLEASE HELP ME!
NO!
CAN'T YOU HELP ME, PLEASE!
IT'S ALL RIGHT.
NO.
WHY...
[clatter]
IT'S ALL RIGHT!
I'M NOT GOING TO HURT YOU.
>> STOP. STOP, STOP!
NOW, SHE WON'T HURT YOU.
GO AND SIT DOWN.
GO ON, SIT DOWN.
SIT DOWN.
[children playing]
>> WHAT DOES MALVINA DODD
HAVE AGAINST ME?
>> OH...
SHE'S NOT A BAD PERSON,
REALLY.
SHE'S BEEN HERE
A LONG TIME, AMY.
SHE'S DEVOTED TO THE CHILDREN.
WHEN THE DEAF CHILDREN
COME HERE,
NONE OF THEM
KNEW HOW TO SIGN.
SHE TAUGHT 'EM.
I THINK SHE JUST
DOESN'T BELIEVE
ANY OF 'EM CAN EVER
BE TAUGHT TO SPEAK.
>> I'M NOT EVEN SURE
I CAN TEACH THEM.
>> NOW, DON'T YOU
BE DISCOURAGED.
I WAS SUPPOSED TO BE
TEACHING THESE CHILDREN BRAILLE,
AND MOST OF 'EM DIDN'T KNOW
A RAISED DOT
FROM A WART ON A HOG'S NOSE.
[both laugh]
AH, THIS HERE
IS WESLEY MOODY.
HE'S OUR YOUNGEST CHILD
HERE AT PARKER'S.
>> HELLO, WESLEY.
>> MR. MOON SAID
ON MY BIRTHDAY WHEN I'M FIVE,
MY EYES WILL OPEN,
AND I'LL BE ABLE TO SEE
AS GOOD AS EVER.
>> WELL, YOU AND MR. MOON
HUSTLE ON OFF TO CLASS NOW.
HURRY IT UP.
>> HERE, WESLEY.
>> WESLEY BELIEVES
THAT ALL CHILDREN
ARE BORN
WITH THEIR EYES CLOSED.
AND PRETTY SOON, THEY OPEN.
JUST LIKE BABY ANIMALS.
>> BUT EVENTUALLY HE'LL
HAVE TO LEARN THE TRUTH.
THAT HE'LL ALWAYS BE BLIND.
BUT HE BELIEVES IN IT
SO HARD.
NONE OF US HAVE THE COURAGE
TO TELL HIM THE TRUTH.
>> WHAT KIND OF A WOMAN IS SHE?
>> SHE'S DELICATE, REALLY.
SHE OFTEN TOOK TO BED,
LIKE MOST WOMEN, I SUSPECT.
SHE'S NOT THE SORT THAT WOULD
DO THINGS FOR HERSELF.
SHE DEPENDED ON ME.
>> THAT MUST HAVE BEEN
QUITE A BURDEN.
>> NOT AT ALL.
>> YOU'VE HAD NO WORD...
A LETTER, ANYTHING?
>> NOTHING, OTHER THAN
THE NOTE I SHOWED YOU.
>> WAS SHE HAPPY?
>> OF COURSE.
I GAVE HER EVERYTHING.
>> THIS IS A BOOK.
LOOK AT THE BOOK.
PLEASE DON'T.
IF YOU KEEP SIGNING,
THEY'LL NEVER LEARN.
I AM HOLDING A BOOK.
THIS IS A BOOK.
WE READ FROM THIS BOOK.
>> ALL RIGHT.
NEXT WORD.
OPPORTUNITY.
DWAYNE.
>> O-P-O-R-T-U-N-I-T-Y.
>> 'FRAID NOT.
WALTER RAY?
>> I DON'T FEEL SO GOOD,
MS. GIBBS.
I THINK I'M SICK.
>> DO YOU WANT ME TO TAKE YOU
DOWN TO THE NURSE?
>> I CAN TAKE HIM, HELEN.
YOU KEEP ON WITH YOUR CLASS.
>> WAIT, YOU BETTER
TAKE JUST GEORGE TOO.
THEY NEVER GO ANYWHERE
WITHOUT EACH OTHER.
WESLEY.
>> O-P...
U-R?
[students laughing]
>> [groaning]
>> WALTER RAY,
WHERE DOES IT HURT?
>> DOWN HERE. UHH.
>> WE BETTER FETCH THE DOCTOR,
HAZEL.
>> AMY, THERE'S NO DOCTOR HERE.
[Walter groaning]
>> AMY, WE HAVE NO FUNDS
FOR A DOCTOR,
EXCEPT IN AN EMERGENCY.
WE HAVE NO FUNDS
FOR PROPER HEATING
AND NO FUNDS FOR REPAIRS.
OUR CHAPEL BURNED DOWN.
WE HAVE NO MONEY
TO BUILD ANOTHER ONE.
WE GIVE THE CHILDREN FOOD
THAT'S BARELY NUTRITIONAL.
NOT HAVING A DOCTOR
IS JUST ONE OF OUR PROBLEMS.
NOW, IF IT'S A MATTER OF LIFE
OR DEATH...
[door slams]
[sighs]
>> MR. PRUETT,
WHERE'S THE NEWEST DOCTOR?
>> NEAREST DOCTOR?
THAT'D BE DOC CORCORAN.
OVER TO ELKINS
IN RANDOLPH COUNTY.
>> MR. PRUETT, WE'VE GOT
A VERY SICK CHILD HERE.
CAN YOU HELP ME?
>> WELL, OF COURSE.
>> SO, YOU SEE,
PRINCE JOHN HAD NO FRIENDS
AT ALL.
OLD PEOPLE BOWED TO HIM
AND MADE A FUSS OVER HIM.
MANY PEOPLE RESPECTED HIM
BECAUSE HE WAS SO SMART.
[car horn honks]
BUT NO ONE REALLY LIKED HIM.
>> [drunken singing]
♪ YO, HO, HO, YOU AND ME ♪
♪ LITTLE BROWN JUG,
HOW I LOVE THEE ♪
OHH.
ARE YOU SURE YOU CAN
DRIVE THAT THING, HUH?
>> WELL, IF I CAN'T,
I'M IN BIG TROUBLE.
'CAUSE I'M TOO DRUNK
TO WALK HOME.
[laughing]
♪ LITTLE BROWN JUG,
HOW I LOVE THEE ♪
>> WELL...
THE ROYAL WIZARD
CAST A SPELL ON THE PRINCE
THAT TOOK AWAY THE SIGHT
FROM ONE EYE.
HE HAD TO WEAR AN EYE PATCH,
WHICH HE COULD ONLY TAKE OFF
AFTER HE LEARNED TO CARE
ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE
AND PERFORM GOOD DEEDS.
>> OH.
>> OF COURSE, IT WASN'T EASY
FOR PRINCE JOHN.
HE WASN'T USED TO BEING NICE.
BUT AFTER A WHILE,
HE STARTED TO CHANGE.
LIKE BEING POLITE
TO HIS PARENTS.
PICKING UP HIS CLOTHES.
PRETTY SOON, HE STARTED DOING
NICE THINGS FOR OTHERS.
AND IT WASN'T LONG BEFORE
HE BEGAN TO BE KNOWN
AS A GOOD DEED DOER.
AND DO YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENED?
>> WHAT?
>> ALL THE PEOPLE
IN THE KINGDOM
WERE SO HAPPY
ABOUT WHAT HE WAS DOING,
THEY ALL DECIDED
TO WEAR EYE PATCHES
UNTIL EACH ONE OF THEM
PERFORMED A GOOD DEED.
>> BUT...
OF ALL THE PEOPLE
WEARING AN EYE PATCH
ON HIS EYE,
THERE WAS ONE WHO WORE
AN EYE PATCH ON HIS MOUTH,
WHICH IS WHERE IT
DESERVES TO BE, I CAN TELL YOU.
AND WHO WAS HE?
[Irish accent]
WHY, HE WAS NONE OTHER
THAN ME HIGHLY-ESTEEMED,
BUT RATHER TALKATIVE,
GREAT, GREAT,
GREAT GRANDFATHER
SEAN SHAMUS CORCORAN.
AND I, I AM NONE OTHER
THAN EQUALLY TALKATIVE
BUT FAR MORE HANDSOME,
CHARMIN', AND INTELLIGENT
BENJAMIN JAMES CORCORAN, M.D.
[chuckles]
>> YOU ARE THE DOCTOR?
>> [speaking normally]
AT YOUR SERVICE.
WELL... [sniffs]
NOW, WHAT'S THIS I HEAR
ABOUT A SICK BOY, HUH?
WHAT'S YOUR NAME, LAD?
>> WALTER RAY.
>> WALTER RAY, HUH?
WELL, WE'RE GOING TO FIND OUT
WHAT'S BEEN TROUBLING YOU
SO MUCH.
>> I THINK YOU OUGHT TO HAVE
SOME COFFEE.
>> [chuckling]
[slurring] MAY I SUGGEST,
DEAR LADY,
THAT YOU LEAVE
THE PRACTICE OF MEDICINE,
AT WHICH I AM QUITE COMPETENT,
UP TO ME,
AND GO ABOUT YOUR BUSINESS,
WHATEVER THAT MAY BE.
>> I'D LIKE TO STAY,
IF YOU DON'T MIND.
>> WELL, I DO MIND.
ALL RIGHT.
>> THANK YOU.
[children laughing]
>> [groans]
GREEN APPLES.
>> I BEG YOUR PARDON.
IT SEEMS
A LITTLE BLIND FRIEND
AND GOT HIMSELF INTO
A BARREL OF GREEN APPLES.
HE DIDN'T TELL ANYONE,
FOR FEAR OF BEING PUNISHED.
>> ARE YOU SURE?
>> [chuckles]
A STOMACH FULL OF GREEN APPLES
CAN MAKE YOU FEEL SO BAD,
YOU THINK YOUR APPENDIX
IS GOING TO BURST.
NO, HE'LL BE FIND BY TONIGHT.
>> I SEE.
>> OKAY, EVERYBODY IN.
LET'S GO, COME ON.
>> I'M SORRY TO HAVE
BOTHERED YOU.
I'LL PAY YOU
FOR YOUR TROUBLE.
>> I'LL SEND YOU A BILL.
OKAY, HERE WE GO.
EVERYBODY UP.
OKAY, COME ON.
COME ON, DARLIN'.
HERE WE GO, SWEETHEART.
THIS IS FOR YOU.
NOW WEAR IT.
AHEM.
>> OH! DR. CORCORAN.
DR. CORCORAN.
[car engine starts]
[motor puttering]
>> OH, MY DEAR MISS DODD.
HOW ARE YOU THIS FINE DAY?
>> UH, VERY WELL, THANK YOU.
AND YOU?
>> OH, ALL THE BETTER FOR
YOUR ASKIN', DEAR LADY.
>> OH. DOCTOR, THE CHILDREN
ARE NOT ALLOWED
TO LEAVE THE PREMISES
WITHOUT PROPER AUTHORIZATION.
>> BUT A LITTLE RIDE--
>> UH, WELL, IF WE START
CHANGING THE RULES FOR ONE--
>> YOU ARE RIGHT, AS ALWAYS,
MISS DODD.
YOU ARE RIGHT.
YOU'RE RIGHT.
NOW, AMY, YOU MUST
ALWAYS LISTEN TO MISS DODD
SO YOU CAN
LEARN THE RULES, HMM?
AS FOR ME, UH, SINCE I DON'T
KNOW WHAT THE RULES ARE
AROUND HERE,
I REALLY CAN'T BREAK THEM NOW,
CAN I, HMM?
WELL, OKAY.
GOOD DAY, LADIES.
HERE WE GO.
>> NO, UH--
JUST A MINUTE,
MISS MEDFORD.
I, UH...
I THINK WE'D BETTER GET
A FEW THINGS STRAIGHT.
YOU ARE AN OUTSIDER.
YOU DON'T KNOW
HOW OUR PEOPLE ARE.
AND THESE CHILDREN DON'T NEED
YOUR EXPERIMENTS.
THEY DON'T...NEED YOUR WORDS.
THEY NEED TO KNOW HOW TO COPE
AND THEY NEED SIMPLE SKILLS.
>> BUT LEARNING TO SPEAK
CAN ONLY BENEFIT THEM.
>> YOU KNOW THEY WILL NEVER BE
ACCEPTED INTO SOCIETY.
THEY NEED TO STAY
WITH THEIR OWN KIND.
NOW, THAT IS THEIR REALITY.
WORDS WILL GIVE THEM
NOTHING BUT...
FRUSTRATION AND HEARTACHE.
IT WILL GIVE THEM
FALSE HOPES.
AND I DON'T WANT MY BABIES
TO LEAVE HERE WITH HOPES
THAT CAN NEVER BE REALIZED.
WELL, DON'T YOU HAVE
ANYTHING TO SAY?
OR ARE YOU AS MUTE
AS YOUR STUDENTS?
>> AMY...DO YOU EVER
GET LONELY HERE?
I MEAN, HEH, WELL,
THERE'S NOT MUCH TO DO HERE
ONCE CLASSES ARE OVER.
>> I MADE UP MY MIND
WHEN I CAME HERE THAT...
LONELINESS WAS SOMETHING
I WOULD HAVE TO FACE.
>> I CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY YOU
WERE WANTING TO LEAVE BOSTON.
WHY, YOU COULD HAVE MARRIED
ANY MAN YOU SET YOUR MIND TO.
IF I HAD YOUR LOOKS, I'D HAVE
MARRIED THE FIRST RICH MAN
WHO ASKED ME.
>> I DID.
MARRIAGE DOESN'T...TAKE AWAY
FROM LONELINESS.
I WAS LONELIER THERE
THAN HERE.
>> YOU WEREN'T HAPPY?
>> DO YOU KNOW, FOR ALL
THE YEARS WE WERE MARRIED,
MY HUSBAND COMPLAINED
BECAUSE I LEFT THE--
THE CAP OFF
THE TOOTH POWDER.
>> [giggles]
>> HE MUST HAVE YELLED AT ME
EVERY DAY FOR TEN YEARS.
AND I KEPT APOLOGIZING
AND FORGETTING.
DO YOU KNOW,
IT'S ONLY OCCURRED TO ME
SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE
THAT I COULD HAVE HAD
MY VERY OWN TOOTH POWDER.
>> WHY'D YOU MARRY HIM?
>> I DON'T KNOW.
THERE WAS SOMETHING
ABOUT HIM.
A KIND OF BRILLIANCE,
I THINK.
HE ALWAYS DID
WHAT HE SET OUT TO DO.
HE COULD ALWAYS MAKE ME DO
WHATEVER HE WANTED.
I COULD NEVER SAY NO TO HIM.
>> WHAT HAPPENED?
>> I REALIZED THAT I WAS ALWAYS
APOLOGIZING
FOR THINGS THAT I WANTED.
I JUST COULDN'T
DO THAT ANYMORE.
SO I LEFT.
>> WEREN'T YOU SCARED?
>> I WAS TERRIFIED.
>> DIDN'T HE TRY TO STOP YOU?
>> HE DOESN'T KNOW WHERE I AM.
>> OH, LORDY.
DOES MR. FERGUSON KNOW?
>> NOBODY KNOWS.
>> KITE.
THIS IS A KITE.
WE ARE GOING TO FLY THE KITE.
WE ARE GOING TO FLY THE KITE
HIGH IN THE AIR!
>> WELL, IF DETERMINATION
CAN MAKE A KITE FLY,
YOURS WOULD BE
SOARING BY NOW.
OH, NO, YOU SEE,
THE TROUBLE IS
YOU ARE GOING
IN THE WRONG DIRECTION.
MAY I?
THANK YOU.
HMM.
SEE? SIMPLE PRINCIPLE
OF PHYSICS.
HUH? GOT IT.
HERE WE GO.
HUH, HUH?
UH-HUH.
WE'VE GOT IT.
>> WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
>> WELL, WHAT KIND
OF A QUESTION IS THAT?
I CAME BY HERE
TO SEE MY PATIENT.
>> YOUR PATIENT IS DOING FINE.
>> WELL, THEN, MAYBE I CAME BACK
TO SEE YOU.
>> YOU COULD HAVE
SAVED YOURSELF THE TROUBLE.
>> [chuckling]
NO, NO TROUBLE AT ALL.
ANY IRISHMAN WORTH HIS SALT
WILL DRIVE 100 MILES
TO SEE A BEAUTIFUL LADY.
IN YOUR CASE,
I'LL MAKE THAT 200.
>> I'M TRYING TO TEACH A CLASS.
>> OH, WELL, UH...HERE.
G-GO RIGHT AHEAD.
>> PLEASE GO AWAY.
>> WHAT WAS
THEIR RELATIONSHIP LIKE?
>> MR. MEDFORD PAYS ME
TO TAKE CARE OF THE HOUSE,
NOT TO DISCUSS THE FAMILY.
>> I'M TRYING
TO FIND MRS. MEDFORD.
ANYTHING YOU TELL ME
MIGHT HELP BRING HER BACK.
NOW, DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHY
SHE MIGHT HAVE WANTED TO LEAVE?
ISN'T MR. MEDFORD
A LOVING HUSBAND?
>> MR. MEDFORD'S
A GOOD PROVIDER.
HE'S WHAT I WOULD CALL
A PERFECTIONIST,
BOTH IN HIS WORK
AND AT HOME.
HE'S VERY CRITICAL
IF THINGS
AREN'T JUST THE WAY
HE WANTS THEM.
>> AND MRS. MEDFORD?
>> MRS. MEDFORD IS A WARM,
KIND PERSON.
SHE WAS DEVOTED
TO THE CHILD.
TOOK HIM EVERY DAY
TO THAT SPECIAL SCHOOL.
AFTER HE DIED,
SHE WAS NEVER THE SAME.
>> HE NEVER TOLD ME
THERE WAS A CHILD.
>> [chuckles ruefully]
I'M NOT SURPRISED.
BETWEEN YOU AND ME,
I THINK HE WAS ASHAMED.
>> WHY?
>> WELL, THE BOY WAS DEAF.
>> KITE.
>> [hoarsely] KI.
KITE.
>> KI.
>> KUH! KUH!
>> KI.
>> KITE.
>> YES. YES!
YES, KITE.
SAY IT AGAIN.
AGAIN.
>> KITE.
>> YES.
>> KITE, KITE.
>> [laughs]
>> AMY, I THINK YOU NEED
TO LEARN TO KNOCK.
>> KITE.
>> HE CAN SPEAK.
HE CAN SAY A WORD.
>> KITE.
KITE.
>> ONE WORD.
DO YOU REALLY THINK ONE WORD
IS GOING TO DO HIM ANY GOOD?
>> ONE WORD WILL LEAD TO MORE.
DON'T YOU SEE?
>> [chuckling]
>> WALTER RAY, JUST GEORGE...
>> YES, MA'AM?
>> WHAT ARE THOSE THINGS
ON YOUR EARS?
>> IT'S AN EYE PATCH.
>> EYE PATCH.
>> BUT DON'T PEOPLE USUALLY
WEAR EYE PATCHES ON THEIR EYES?
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH, THEIR EYES.
>> ONLY WE CAN'T SEE,
SO WE WEAR THEM ON OUR EARS.
LIKE PRINCE JOHN
IN THE STORY YOU TOLD US.
AND WHEN WE DO A GOOD DEED,
WE GET TO TAKE OURS OFF TOO.
>> [chuckles]
"AND GRANDMA AND GRANDPA
SEND THEIR LOVE TOO.
"WHEN WE CAN, WE'LL
TAKE THE TRAIN TO VISIT YOU
"SOME WEEKEND.
"I'M SENDING YOU 50 CENTS
FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY.
LOVE, AUNT ULLA."
THAT'S ALL, WESLEY.
HERE'S YOUR LETTER
AND YOUR 50 CENTS.
I'LL PUT IT IN YOUR POCKET.
>> WHAT'S A WEEKEND?
>> IT'S WHEN
WE HAVE FRIED CHICKEN.
>> OH.
[children laughing]
>> AND THE ARTICULATION
PROGRAM--HOW'S THAT COMING?
>> FINE. OF COURSE,
IT IS A VERY SLOW PROCESS.
>> HOW MUCH
CAN THE CHILDREN SPEAK?
>> WELL, IT'S TOO SOON FOR THEM
TO ACTUALLY SPEAK.
THOUGH THERE IS A BOY
WHO HAS ONE WORD.
>> ONE WORD?
THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN GOING ON
FOR TWO MONTHS,
AND YOU TELL ME ONE CHILD
HAS LEARNED ONLY ONE WORD?
>> WELL, IN MY OPINION,
MR. CARUTHERS,
WHETHER IT'S 1 WORD OR 20,
IT WON'T MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE.
>> MALVINA, PLEASE.
>> I FEEL OBLIGATED
TO BE COMPLETELY HONEST.
>> GO ON.
I FEEL SUBSIDIZING
AN ARTICULATION PROGRAM
IS LIKE THROWING MONEY AWAY.
LEARNING TO SPEAK,
WHETHER A LITTLE OR A LOT,
WILL NOT CHANGE
A DEAF CHILD'S WORLD.
>> MR. CARUTHERS,
YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THAT,
FOR A LONG TIME,
UM, A FURIOUS BATTLE HAS RAGED
BETWEEN THE MANUALISTS
AND THE ORALISTS.
>> THE STATE BOARD IS NOT
INTERESTED IN THEORIES,
NOR IN DISPUTES--
ONLY EVIDENCE.
MR. FERGUSON,
I WANT A FULL REPORT
ON PRECISELY HOW THE PROGRAM
IS DOING.
AND I WANT MISS DODD'S COMMENTS,
UNCENSORED.
>> all: AMEN.
>> OH, THANK YOU.
>> WHERE'S HELEN?
>> ONE OF HELEN'S CHILDREN
TOOK SICK.
HE CAME DOWN TODAY,
ALL-OF-A-SUDDEN LIKE.
>> WHAT'S THE MATTER
WITH THE CHILD?
>> I DON'T KNOW, BUT...
HELEN SAID HE'S BURNING UP
WITH FEVER.
>> [sighs]
JOINTS ARE SWOLLEN.
>> WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
>> RHEUMATIC FEVER.
>> HOW BAD IS IT?
>> IT'S BAD.
>> HELLO, WESLEY.
HOW ARE YOU FEELING?
>> ON TUESDAY,
I'M GOING TO BE FIVE.
>> THAT'S A WONDERFUL AGE TO BE.
>> YOU KNOW WHAT MR. MOON SAID.
>> NO. WHAT?
>> HE SAID ON MY BIRTHDAY,
WHEN I'M FIVE,
MY EYES WILL OPEN.
>> WELL, THAT'S REAL FINE,
WESLEY.
>> AT HOME, WE HAD A DOG
NAMED RUSTY.
AND SHE HAD BABIES ONCE.
AND THEIR EYES WERE CLOSED,
JUST LIKE MINE.
BUT AFTER A WHILE,
THEIR EYES OPENED...
AND THEY COULD SEE.
SO MR. MOON SAID...
WHEN MY EYES OPEN
ON MY BIRTHDAY...
I'LL SEE EVERYTHING.
THEN I'LL GET TO GO BACK HOME.
>> SHE BROUGHT HIM HERE
EVERY DAY FOR,
OH, I'D SAY TWO YEARS.
AND THEN HE STARTED GETTING
THESE EPISODES.
>> WHAT DO YOU MEAN "EPISODES"?
WAS HE AN EPILEPTIC?
>> HE'D GET FAINT.
HIS LIPS WOULD TURN
ALMOST BLUE.
I FELT THE CHILD NEEDED
MEDICAL CARE OF SOME KIND.
SHE MEANT WELL, BUT SHE
WASN'T VERY REALISTIC ABOUT IT.
>> DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA
WHERE SHE MIGHT BE NOW?
>> NO.
I WISH I DID.
>> [groaning]
NO, NO.
OH! IT CAN'T!
NO! IT CAN'T BE TRUE.
OH...PLEASE.
[grunts] PLEASE!
NO. OH!
[panting]
>> AMY.
>> [groaning]
>> AMY...AMY!
>> WHAT IS IT?
>> 105.
>> DEAR GOD.
>> [groaning]
MR. MOON.
>> IN ONE MINUTE, THEN OUT.
WE'LL WAIT THREE,
THEN WE'LL REPEAT, HMM?
>> OKAY.
>> I'LL BOIL THESE LINENS.
>> BURN THEM.
>> LAST YEAR, WE...HAD
AN EPIDEMIC OF INFLUENZA.
THERE WASN'T A FAMILY
IN THESE MOUNTAINS
THAT DIDN'T LOSE SOMEONE.
CHILDREN NOT YET WALKING.
OLD FOLKS.
PEOPLE IN THEIR PRIME.
AND IF IT'S NOT INFLUENZA,
THEN IT'S...
IT'S SMALLPOX OR SCARLET FEVER.
OR SOMETHING WE DON'T EVEN
KNOW THE NAME OF.
WE DON'T HAVE
ENOUGH INFORMATION.
WE DON'T HAVE THE RIGHT
MEDICINES.
WE'RE FIGHTING DRAGONS
WE CAN'T EVEN SEE.
I-I NEED SOME MORE SHEETS.
SOME MORE TOWELS,
ANOTHER BLANKET.
AND SOME RUBBING ALCOHOL.
YOU GET YOURSELF
SOMETHING TO EAT, ALL RIGHT?
>> HAZEL?
>> NO!
NO.
>> AMY, HE'S DEAD.
>> NO! DON'T SAY THAT!
>> IT'S OVER, AMY.
HE'S GONE.
>> LET ME GO!
NO. NO!
NO! NO! NO!
[sobbing]
>> SHH. SHH.
DO YOU WANT TO TELL ME
ABOUT IT?
IT'S ALL RIGHT, AMY.
IT'S ALL RIGHT.
>> I HAD A CHILD.
OH, BEN...
HE WAS SO BEAUTIFUL.
SO SWEET.
>> BUT WHAT HAPPENED?
>> HE WAS NEARLY TWO
WHEN THEY FOUND OUT
HE WAS DEAF.
I THINK I LOVED HIM
EVEN MORE.
I WORKED WITH HIM.
I TAUGHT HIM.
THEN THEY SAID
HE HAD A HEART DEFECT.
THAT HE HAD BEEN BORN
WITH IT.
THEY TOOK HIM AWAY FROM ME.
SENT HIM TO AN INST--
INSTITUTION.
>> WHO DID?
>> MY HUSBAND AND THE DOCTOR.
>> DID YOU HAVE
ANY OTHER CHILDREN?
>> MY HUSBAND...
SAID I WASN'T CAPABLE
OF HAVING NORMAL CHILDREN.
>> OH, DEAR JESUS.
>> [sobbing]
>> I UNDERSTAND HOW YOU FEEL,
MR. GRIMES.
IT'S A PITY YOUR SON
NEVER HAD ANY SCHOOLING.
IT'S JUST THAT, UH, WE NEVER
TAKE ANYONE OVER 16.
>> BUT I HEAR TELL IT
YOU WAS ABLE TO HELP HIM,
TO TEACH HIM.
>> WELL, WE CAN
TEACH DEAF CHILDREN,
WHEN WE GET 'EM YOUNG.
IT'S JUST THAT 19 IS...
WELL, IT'S--IT'S JUST--
WE CAN'T TAKE ANYONE
THAT OLD.
>> WELL, MERVIN HERE
AIN'T MUCH MORE THAN A BABY.
HIS MAMA NEVER DID LET HIM
GO NOWHERES.
THIS HERE IS THE FIRST TIME
HE WAS EVER OUT OF THE HILLS.
BUT YOU SEE,
WHEN HIS MAMA TOOK SICK,
LIKE TO DIED,
I KNOW'D ONE DAY SHE WOULD,
AND SO WOULD I.
WELL, NOW, HOW IS HE EVER GONNA
TAKE CARE OF HIS SELF
WITH HIS MOM AND ME BOTH GONE?
>> I'D LIKE TO HELP YOU.
BUT OUR CHILDREN
ARE SO MUCH YOUNGER.
I'M NOT EVEN SURE HE COULD
MAKE THE ADJUSTMENT.
>> I KNOW HE'S BIG.
BUT HE NEVER WOULD
HURT ONE OF THEM YOUNG 'UNS.
NO SIR.
THAT'S ONE THING MERVIN KNOWED.
HE AIN'T NEVER TO TOUCH
NO CHILD
YOUNGER THAN HIM.
[sawing]
>> YOU SURE WE CAN HANDLE
A BOY LIKE THAT?
[hammering]
>> NO, I'M NOT SURE AT ALL.
I JUST DON'T HAVE THE HEART
TO TURN HIM AWAY.
THERE'S NOWHERE ELSE
FOR HIM TO GO.
MR. GRIMES, MR. PRUETT
WILL SHOW MERVIN
TO HIS ROOM.
SO I THINK THIS WOULD BE
THE BEST TIME TO SAY GOOD-BYE.
>> I, UH...RECKON IT'D BE BEST
IF I JUST GO.
>> YEAH.
>> WELL...
GOOD-BYE, SONNY.
>> PLAY.
PLAY.
PUH. PUH.
>> I HAVE A NEW CHALLENGE
FOR YOU, AMY.
[children giggling]
>> DO YOU KNOW
YOUR WIFE SPENT TIME
AT THE HORACE MANN SCHOOL?
>> SHE TOOK OUR SON THERE
FOR A SHORT TIME,
WHEN HE WAS SIX.
THEN I SENT HIM AWAY
TO SCHOOL.
HE DIED SHORTLY THEREAFTER.
>> WHEN WAS THIS?
>> ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO.
>> WERE YOU AWARE THAT YOUR WIFE
WORKED AT THE SCHOOL
AS A VOLUNTEER
DURING THE LATER YEAR?
>> NO, I WASN'T AWARE OF THAT.
>> IS THERE ANY POSSIBILITY
THAT MRS. MEDFORD
WOULD WANT TO CONTINUE
THE SAME KIND OF WORK ELSEWHERE,
AT ANOTHER SCHOOL?
>> [playing harmonica]
>> YOUR MOTHER'S
COMING TO VISIT.
MOTHER.
ROSE...
HASN'T HIS MOTHER
EVER COME HERE BEFORE?
>> THEY NEVER HAD THE MONEY.
>> YOU WANT TO LEARN
HOW TO SAY "MOTHER."
>> MMM-MUH.
MMUH.
NOW YOU TRY IT.
>> PUH.
>> LET'S TRY THIS NOW.
WATCH MY MOUTH.
MY TONGUE IS IN BETWEEN
MY TEETH.
THHH.
>> HMM.
>> NO, THE VIBRATIONS...
THHH.
>> THHH.
>> GOOD.
AGAIN.
MUH.
>> MUH.
>> NOW PUT IT ALL TOGETHER.
MOTHER.
>> MUH...
THER.
>> THAT'S WONDERFUL!
OH!
UGH!
[laughing]
>> THANKS TO THEE, LORD,
FOR ALL THOU HAST
GIVEN US.
MORE PARTICULARLY,
FOR THY LOVE,
WHICH MAKES US
TO FEAR NOTHING
AND WHICH MAKES US
WHO RETURN THY LOVE
TRULY WHOLE.
WE THANK THEE FOR ALL THIS
AND FOR SO MUCH MORE.
IN THE NAME OF JESUS,
AMEN.
THE CHURCH SERVICES ARE ENDED.
[children chattering]
>> ALL THE BEST TO YOU,
AMY MEDFORD.
WELL, YOU LOOK
QUITE FINE TODAY,
IN SPITE OF LYLE FERGUSON'S
PEDANTIC PREACHING.
>> I NOTICED YOU WEREN'T
IN ATTENDANCE.
>> AW, NOW DON'T SCOLD ME
ON A SUCH A GRAND DAY.
I'M GOING TO TAKE YOU FOR
A DRIVE AND A PICNIC LUNCH.
>> I'M WITH THE CHILDREN.
>> WELL, I KNEW YOU WOULD BE.
IN.
I'VE BROUGHT ENOUGH FOOD
FOR AN ARMY.
[engine starts]
>> IT'S GETTING LATE.
WE MUST GO BACK.
I'LL GATHER UP THE CHILDREN.
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> HENRY.
WHERE'S HENRY?
>> HUT, HUT!
>> UNH!
>> UHH!
[chattering]
>> HUT, HUT!
[boys shouting]
>> OHH!
>> STAY ON YOUR FEET.
>> HEY, GIVE ME THE BALL, KID.
HEY, DO YOU WANNA
PLAY WITH US?
I SAID, DO YOU WANNA
PLAY WITH US?
HEY, WHAT'S THE MATTER
WITH HIM?
IS HE CRAZY OR SOMETHING?
>> HE CAN'T HEAR YOU.
THANK YOU.
>> WHAT'S WRONG WITH HIM?
>> BOY, WHAT A DUMMY.
>> YEAH.
>> DEAF AND DUMB.
[boy laughing]
>> WHAT DO YOU THINK
HE'S SAYING?
>> RIGHT, 41.
>> 41.
>> SET...HUT! HUT!
>> I THINK HE WANTS TO LEARN
TO PLAY FOOTBALL.
HUH?
>> OHH! UHH!
UNDERSTAND?
GOOD.
HOW DO YOU FEEL?
>> OHH.
>> MACKLER,
I WANT YOU TO CONTACT
THE SCHOOLS FOR THE DEAF,
BOTH STATE AND PRIVATE.
ORPHANAGES,
SCHOOLS FOR THE HANDICAPPED.
EVEN THE ASYLUMS.
MRS. PRAY, I WANT YOU
TO CHECK OUT NEWSPAPERS
FROM ALL
THE SURROUNDING STATES,
ANYTHING THAT HAS TO DO
WITH DEAF CHILDREN.
AND CHECK THE OBITUARIES.
>> HENRY--HENRY, YOU'LL BE
THE QUARTERBACK, HUH?
CHESTER, YOU'RE GONNA BE
THE LEFT HALFBACK.
AND, JENS, YOU WILL BE
RIGHT HALFBACK.
>> [laughing]
ARE YOU SURE THIS IS HOW
IT'S MEANT TO BE DONE?
>> [laughing]
>> ALL RIGHT, GANG!
>> THEY'RE DOING BETTER.
>> GREAT CAESAR'S GHOST.
WHAT ARE YOU ALL UP TO NOW?
>> FOOTBALL.
BEN LEARNED TO PLAY
IN COLLEGE.
>> LORD HELP US.
>> I THINK HE HAS.
[laughing]
>> COME ON.
>> ISN'T IT A BIT UNORTHODOX?
>> COMPLETELY.
>> NOW, I JUST DON'T KNOW.
>> LOOK, VIRGIL,
OUR KIDS ARE KEPT APART.
EVERYONE TREATS THEM
IN A SPECIAL WAY.
YET, EXCEPT FOR THEIR HEARING,
THEY'RE JUST AS NORMAL
AS YOUR BOYS.
THE VILLAGE CHILDREN HAVE NEVER
MIXED WITH YOUR CHILDREN.
I'M NOT SURE IT WOULD WORK.
>> IT'S JUST A FOOTBALL GAME,
MR. GOODLOW.
>> HENDRICK'S BOYS
AGAINST PARKER'S.
>> OH, YOUR BOYS
CAN'T COMPETE WITH MINE.
THEY'RE GOOD.
THEY PRACTICE EVERY DAY.
THEY'D BEAT THE PANTS
OFF YOUR BOYS.
>> THEN YOU HAVEN'T GOT ANYTHING
TO WORRY ABOUT.
>> LYLE, THE PARENTS
WOULD HAVE A FIT.
YOU KNOW HOW PEOPLE AROUND HERE
FEEL ABOUT THE DEAF.
YOU CAN'T MIX 'EM.
PEOPLE JUST DON'T KNOW
HOW TO ACT.
>> VIRGIL, IT'S OUR CHILDREN
WHO ARE TAKING THE RISK,
>> YOU'RE PUTTING ME
IN A BAD SPOT, LYLE.
>> PLEASE, MR. GOODLOW.
TAKE A CHANCE.
[boys chattering]
>> WHAT IN THE WORLD
WILL I TELL THE PARENTS?
>> HUT! HUT!
>> GO!
>> ALL RIGHT, WE GOT 'EM, GUYS,
WE GOT 'EM.
YEAH, YEAH!
[crowd applauding]
[people shouting]
>> ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO.
GO AHEAD.
COME ON, MERVIN!
LET'S MOVE!
BLOCK!
THAT A BOY!
>> YES!
>> [cheering]
>> ALL RIGHT!
>> NO, MERVIN,
YOU'RE GOING THE WRONG--
>> GO PLAY!
>> NO!
>> WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
HERE, MERVIN.
OHH.
>> NOW WHAT?
>> I WANT HENRY TO TRY TO SHIFT
REVERSE PLAY NUMBER THREE.
>> OKAY.
THEY GOT IT.
THAT'S RIGHT.
GIVE IT TO 'EM,
GIVE IT TO 'EM.
THAT A BOY. OKAY.
HERE WE GO.
AH, THEY'RE SHIFTING, BUT THEY
DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING.
THAT'S RIGHT.
>> OKAY, BOYS.
>> WHAT DO THOSE
HAND MOVEMENTS MEAN?
>> I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.
>> WHAT IS THIS?
>> COME ON, PARKER, RUN!
[crowd shouting]
[all cheering]
>> ALL RIGHT, WE'RE STILL
AHEAD--WE'RE OKAY.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO.
>> COME ON, NOW!
>> ISN'T THIS EXCITING?
>> OKAY, LET'S GO.
>> COME ON, LET'S TAKE
THAT KID DOWN.
>> LET'S GO NOW.
[all shouting]
>> GO AHEAD!
>> AWW.
>> THERE'S STILL TIME.
WE'LL GET 'EM.
WE'LL GET 'EM.
GAME'S NOT OVER.
>> KICK THAT ONE OUT.
OH, WHAT A BEAUTIFUL KICK.
GET IT! GET IT!
>> LET'S GET 'EM.
TACKLE HIM!
[crowd shouting]
>> GET HIM!
>> GET THAT GUY!
THAT'S IT!
>> TACKLE THAT.
>> DON'T LET HIM
GET THROUGH THERE.
HIT HIM! TACKLE HIM!
>> HEY, FUMBLE!
FUMBLE!
>> WHO GOT IT?
>> PARKER HAS POSSESSION,
FIRST DOWN!
[cheering]
>> ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT.
DEFENSE! DEFENSE!
>> 30 SECONDS.
>> I'VE GOT A SECRET WEAPON
I'VE BEEN SAVING.
>> SECRET WEAPON?
>> YEAH.
SOMETHING NEW.
[sniffs]
>> WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO?
>> LET'S TRY THE SHIFT REVERSE
PASS NUMBER FOUR, HUH?
>> ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.
AHEM!
>> PLAY SOME DEFENSE NOW!
HOLD THE LINE.
>> AMY...
>> OKAY, BOYS, LET'S GO NOW.
WE GOT A LONG WAY...
>> HOLD 'EM OFF!
HOLD 'EM OFF!
[crowd shouting]
>> GO, MERVIN, GO!
GO, MERVIN, GO! GO!
GO, MERVIN, THAT WAY!
>> COME ON, MERVIN!
COME ON, RUN!
[all cheering]
>> YAY, MERVIN!
THAT A BOY!
>> YEAH, YEAH, YEAH,
YEAH, YEAH!
AAH!
>> OH! UH!
[cheering]
>> WELL...WHAT DO YOU THINK?
>> IT'S HER.
>> [giggling]
>> AHEM.
WHOEVER GUESSES
WHICH HAND IT'S IN
GETS THE PRIZE.
>> THAT ONE.
>> YOU WIN.
>> WHAT'S THE PRIZE?
>> DINNER.
WITH ME.
[slow jazz playing]
♪ ♪
YOU, UH,
YOU ARE VERY BEAUTIFUL.
>> YOU'RE ALWAYS LOOKING AT ME.
>> WELL, YOU'RE--
YOU'RE VERY GOOD TO LOOK AT.
I LIKE LOOKING AT YOU.
>> WHAT DO YOU SEE
WHEN YOU LOOK AT ME?
>> WHEN I WAS VERY YOUNG,
WE--WE HAD A SUMMER HOUSE
BY THE SEA.
AND THERE WAS A--
THERE WAS A WALNUT GROVE.
A WALNUT GROVE THAT--
THAT LED FROM OUR HOUSE
TO THE WATER.
I SPENT MUCH OF MY TIME THERE
IN THAT GROVE.
THE TREES WERE--WERE THICK...
AND WARM AND BROWN.
LIKE YOUR HAIR.
AND THROUGH THE LEAVES,
YOU COULD SEE THE SEA.
AND SOMETIMES...GREEN
AND SOMETIMES GRAY...
AND SOMETIMES VERY BLUE.
BUT ALWAYS, ALWAYS GLISTENING.
LIKE YOUR EYES.
>> YOU MUST HAVE BEEN
VERY HAPPY THERE.
>> I USED TO WISH
THAT I NEVER HAD TO LEAVE.
>> AND IS THAT WHERE YOU FELL
IN LOVE FOR THE FIRST TIME,
WHEN YOU WERE A BOY?
>> YOU'RE VERY PERCEPTIVE.
YEAH, I WAS 11.
AND I FELL MADLY IN LOVE
FOREVER.
>> WHAT HAPPENED?
>> I GREW UP.
>> IT WAS A LOVELY DINNER.
>> MM, PUT TOGETHER
WITH A LICK AND A PROMISE.
>> A PROMISE?
>> A PROMISE TO DO BETTER
THE NEXT TIME.
>> I MUST GET BACK.
IT'S LATE.
>> AMY...STOP RUNNING.
>> I HAVE A HUSBAND.
>> IT DOESN'T MATTER.
>> HOW CAN YOU SAY THAT?
>> I SEE WHAT'S IN YOUR FACE,
I-IN YOUR EYES.
>> I SHOULDN'T BE HERE.
>> AMY, WHENEVER
WE START TO GET CLOSE,
YOU--YOU WALK AWAY,
YOU CHANGE THE SUBJECT.
YOU DON'T WANT TO FACE
WHAT YOU'RE FEELING.
>> AMY, YOU CAN'T KEEP
RUNNING FOREVER.
>> IT'S WRONG, BEN.
>> THE ONLY THING THAT'S WRONG
IS TO DENY HOW WE FEEL.
>> WE ARE GOING TO LOOK
AT A NEW SOUND.
"UH."
RUN.
>> I'VE COME TO GET HENRY.
YOUR MOTHER AND FATHER
ARE HERE.
>> RUN.
>> MO-THER.
>> MO-THER.
>> HENRY?
IS THAT MY HENRY?
HENRY.
TALKIN'!
OHH!
[crying]
PRAISE BE. HE'S TALKIN'.
>> MO-THER.
>> OH, THANK GOD.
>> MO-THER.
>> THANK GOD.
>> AMY, COME WITH ME, PLEASE.
>> WHAT'S THIS ALL ABOUT?
>> HENRY'S MOTHER IS BLIND.
SHE'S STONE BLIND.
THAT'S WHY HE FEELS SO CLOSE
TO THE BLIND CHILDREN.
THAT'S WHY HE WANTS
SO BADLY TO SPEAK.
UNTIL NOW, THEY'VE HAD NO WAY
TO COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER.
>> [crying] HENRY.
MY HENRY.
>> MO-THER.
MO-THER.
>> THAT'S WHY HE'S
"H" ON THE EYES.
>> [crying] OH, MY.
I'VE NEVER
HEARD MY SON SPEAK.
>> SUPERINTENDENT FERGUSON,
WE FEEL WE HAVE
BEEN MORE THAN GENEROUS
WITH YOUR DEMANDS,
MANY OF WHICH WE FEEL
ARE EXCESSIVE.
BUT WHEN WE SEE WHAT YOU DO
WITH OUR FUNDING--
PLAYING GAMES,
UGLY PUBLICITY,
CALLING ATTENTION
TO YOUR ASYLUM--
>> WE FEEL UNANIMOUSLY
THAT THE FUNDING
FOR YOUR SPECIAL PROGRAM
SHOULD BE TERMINATED.
YOU HAVE ABUSED
YOUR POSITION, SUPERINTENDENT.
YOU'VE SET YOURSELF
AND THIS BOARD
>> MR. CARUTHERS, FOOTBALL GAMES
ARE A NORMAL ACTIVITY
THEY PROVIDE OUR YOUTH
WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO--
>> YOUR SCHOOL DOES NOT DEAL
WITH NORMAL YOUNGSTERS.
PARKER'S SCHOOL WAS FOUNDED
TO PROVIDE EDUCATION
AND WORK SKILLS
FOR DEAF, DUMB, AND BLIND
CHILDREN, NOT BALL GAMES.
>> SIR, THESE CHILDREN
ARE NORMAL.
IT'S ONLY THEIR HEARING
OR THEIR SIGHT
>> WE DO NOT NEED YOU TO TELL US
WHAT SORT OF CHILDREN
ARE SENT TO YOUR SCHOOL.
WE HERE ARE WELL AWARE--
>> RUNNING A SCHOOL
FOR THESE CHILDREN
REQUIRES MORE THAN JUST
THE BARE NECESSITIES.
IT IS UNPARDONABLE THAT
WE DO NOT HAVE A DOCTOR THERE
ON A REGULAR BASIS,
AND WE LACK
THE STANDARD EQUIPMENT
THAT SCHOOLS FOR HEARING
AND SIGHTED CHILDREN HAVE,
WITHOUT QUESTION.
AND AS FOR TEACHING SPEECH--
>> YOU KNOW THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE.
WE HAVE A LETTER FROM MS. DODD,
YOUR MATRON, TO THAT EFFECT.
AND NOW IT'S OBVIOUS WHAT YOUR
MISGUIDED IDEAS HAVE DONE
WITH THE APPROPRIATION.
>> YOU TALK ABOUT THESE CHILDREN
AS THOUGH THEY WERE LEPERS.
>> THIS IS A CLOSED
BOARD MEETING,
AS YOU WELL KNOW!
>> AS FOR TEACHING SPEECH,
I HAVE BROUGHT WITH ME
OUR TEACHER,
MISS AMY MEDFORD,
WHO WILL GIVE YOU
A DEMONSTRATION.
WITH HER IS HENRY WATKINS,
A BOY OF 14 WHO WAS BORN DEAF,
>> YOU CERTAINLY CANNOT BRING
SUCH A CHILD IN HERE.
YOUR PEOPLE WILL HAVE TO REMAIN
IN THE WAITING ROOM
UNTIL THIS MEETING
IS ADJOURNED!
>> IF YOU WILL JUST LISTEN
FOR A FEW MINUTES...
>> FERGUSON,
THIS IS HIGHLY UNORTHODOX.
>> HENRY,
TELL THEM YOUR NAME.
IT'S ALL RIGHT.
TELL THEM YOUR NAME.
>> THIS IS AN OUTRAGEOUS
DISPLAY OF THEATRICS.
THE CHILD IS BEING USED,
NOT HELPED.
>> IF YOU WILL JUST
WAIT ONE MINUTE.
>> MADAME, FOR 34 YEARS,
PARKER SCHOOL HAS SURVIVED
WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK
THAT THIS BOARD HAS SET UP!
AND NO VARIATION
IS GOING TO BE ALLOWED.
>> YOU ARE FRIGHTENING
THE CHILD
WITH YOUR DISPLAY OF ANGER.
>> AND YOU ARE
AN IMPUDENT WOMAN.
YOU ARE TURNING THIS MEETING
INTO A CIRCUS.
EVERYONE KNOWS THAT THE DEAF
CANNOT SPEAK!
>> [haltingly] YES, I CAN.
>> WHAT?
>> WE NEED YOUR HELP.
PLEASE.
>> MERVIN, WHAT IS TODAY?
[boy giggles]
>> [grunts]
>> THAT'S NOT TODAY ANYMORE.
THAT'S FINISHED.
HENRY, CAN YOU SHOW HIM?
VERY GOOD.
THAT'S TODAY.
LET'S WRITE THAT
ON THE BOARD.
STOP THAT!
>> PLEASE.
>> THIS IS IT.
>> WHAT?
>> I'M GOING TO TEACH YOU
HOW TO DRIVE.
>> [laughs]
>> YOU'RE JOKING.
>> I'M IRISH.
THE IRISH HAVE
NO SENSE OF HUMOR WHATSOEVER.
>> BUT I DON'T WANT TO LEARN
HOW TO DRIVE.
>> OF COURSE YOU DO.
NOW, EVERY MODERN WOMAN
NEEDS TO KNOW HOW.
>> WELL, THEN, MAYBE I'M NOT
VERY MODERN.
>> WELL, I CAN
TEACH YOU THAT TOO.
>> HOW AM I DOING?
OH, NO!
>> [grunts]
[sighs]
OH, YOU'RE DOING...FINE.
FINE.
>> [chuckling] WELL, AT LEAST
THAT SHOULD KEEP THE COWS IN.
>> COME HERE.
>> WHAT IS IT?
>> I HAVE SOMETHING
VERY IMPORTANT TO TELL YOU.
>> WHAT?
>> [shouting]
I LOVE YOU, AMY MEDFORD!
AND, UH,
I'D LOVE YOU EVEN MORE...
IF I COULD FIND YOU.
>> [giggling]
I LOVE YOU TOO, BEN CORCORAN.
>> [laughing]
>> I'LL GET YOU, I'LL GET YOU!
[both laughing]
>> I LOVE YOU, AMY MEDFORD.
>> AMY, THIS LETTER CAME TODAY.
IT'S FROM THE BOOKMAN
DETECTIVE AGENCY
INQUIRING IF WE KNOW
THE WHEREABOUTS
OF THE WIFE
OF ELLIOT MEDFORD.
I THINK YOU BETTER
TELL ME ABOUT IT.
>> HE, UH...
HE'S MY HUSBAND.
>> WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME
YOU WERE MARRIED?
>> I DIDN'T WANT HIM
TO FIND OUT WHERE I AM.
>> YOU MEAN YOU LEFT HIM?
>> YES.
>> BUT WHAT ABOUT THE LETTER
OF RECOMMENDATION
FROM THE HORACE MANN SCHOOL?
>> I FORGED IT.
WHEN I SAW YOUR LETTER
ON THE BULLETIN BOARD
LOOKING FOR A SPEECH TEACHER,
I KNEW I HAD TO HAVE THAT JOB.
SO I MADE EVERYTHING UP.
THEY NEVER KNEW I APPLIED
FOR YOUR JOB.
>> AMY, WE CAN'T
AFFORD A SCANDAL.
IF THE STATE BOARD FINDS OUT--
I NEVER THOUGHT
HE'D FIND ME HERE.
PLEASE, HE'LL MAKE ME GO BACK.
I COULDN'T BEAR THAT.
>> PERHAPS IF YOU WROTE TO HIM,
EXPLAINED HOW YOU FEEL.
I NEVER HAVE BEEN ABLE
TO TELL HIM HOW I FEEL.
HE NEVER LISTENED TO ME.
>> BUT SINCE YOU'VE BEEN AWAY,
PERHAPS HE'D...REALIZE.
>> I WAS JUST SOMETHING
THAT HE OWNED,
LIKE A--A PAINTING
OR A STAMP COLLECTION.
A USELESS ORNAMENT.
AND HE WANTED ME THAT WAY.
BECAUSE IT MADE HIM FEEL
LIKE MORE OF A MAN.
>> AMY!
>> I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE
GOING TO SAY...
THAT I HAVE NO BUSINESS HERE.
THAT I DON'T BELONG.
WELL, MAYBE YOU'RE RIGHT.
BUT I'M NOT GOING TO GIVE UP,
NO MATTER HOW MUCH
YOU WANT ME TO.
I'VE GOT TO SUCCEED,
OTHERWISE, NOTHING IN MY LIFE
OR MY CHILD'S LIFE
MAKES ANY SENSE.
>> ♪ OH, LITTLE TOWN
OF BETHLEHEM ♪
♪ HOW STILL WE SEE THEE LIE ♪
♪ ABOVE THY DEEP
AND DREAMLESS SLEEP ♪
♪ THE SILENT STARS GO BY ♪
>> AMY, WHAT ARE WE GONNA
DO WITH THIS?
[song continues]
>> BEN.
[both laugh]
>> AMY.
>> TOP.
THE ORNAMENT
THAT GOES ON TOP.
WHAT GOES ON TOP
OF THE TREE?
>> IT'S A LITTLE ANGEL.
IF IT'S NOT IN THE BOX,
MAYBE IT'S STILL
IN THE STORAGE ROOM.
>> NO, I'LL GET IT.
IT'S ALL RIGHT.
>> ♪ OH, HOLY CHILD
OF BETHLE... ♪
♪ DESCEND TO US, WE PRAY ♪
♪ CAST OUT OUR SIN
AND ENTER IN ♪
♪ BE BORN IN US TODAY ♪
♪ WE HEAR
THE CHRISTMAS ANGELS ♪
♪ THE GREAT GLAD TIDINGS TELL ♪
♪ OH, COME TO US ♪
♪ ABIDE WITH US ♪
♪ OUR LORD EMMANUEL ♪
>> [crying]
[Amy crying]
>> IT'S JUST GEORGE.
>> YES?
>> MISS AMY?
>> YES?
>> DON'T BE SAD.
SOON, IT'S GONNA
BE CHRISTMAS.
>> [sighs]
YOU'RE RIGHT.
COME, AND I'LL TAKE YOU BACK.
I'VE BEEN WONDERING...
HOW DID YOU GET THE NAME
OF JUST GEORGE?
>> WELL, I GROWED UP
AT THE COUNTRY POOR HOUSE.
SEE, I DIDN'T HAVE NO FOLKS.
WELL, I GUESS I DID, ONCE.
EXCEPT THEY THROWED ME AWAY
BY THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.
WELL, AT THE POOR HOUSE,
THEY STARTED CALLING ME GEORGE.
THEN ONE DAY, THEY SAID
I HAD TO HAVE A LAST NAME.
I SAID, "NO, I'M JUST GEORGE.
I DIDN'T COME
WITH NO LAST NAME."
>> I THINK JUST GEORGE
IS A WONDERFUL NAME.
>> JUST GEORGE, WHEN ARE YOU
GONNA TAKE THAT EYE PATCH
OFF YOUR EAR?
>> WELL, LIKE YOU SAID--
WHEN I DO A GOOD DEED.
ONLY I AIN'T BEEN ABLE
TO FIND ONE TO DO.
>> YES, YOU HAVE.
LOOK AT WHAT YOU GAVE ME.
>> YOU'RE SMILING.
>> YES. YOU GAVE ME
THAT SMILE.
NOT EVERYONE CAN DO THAT,
YOU KNOW.
IT'S A VERY SPECIAL GIFT.
THANK YOU.
[children chattering]
>> [grunting]
>> UHH!
[whimpering]
>> WHAT ARE THEY DOING?
>> [whimpering]
>> YEAH!
>> YOU WON.
THAT'S WONDERFUL, HENRY.
NOW YOU ARE THE CHAMPION.
CHAMPION.
THAT MEANS YOU'RE THE WINNER.
NOW OFF TO BED.
IT'S LATE.
WAIT.
HERE.
I WANT YOU TO HAVE THIS.
IT USED TO BELONG
TO MY LITTLE BOY.
NOW IT BELONGS TO YOU.
[knock on door]
>> COME IN.
>> HO, HO, HO, HO, HO.
>> [laughing]
WHAT IN THE WORLD
ARE YOU DOING HERE?
>> I HAVE BROUGHT YOU
A CHRISTMAS PRESENT.
>> BUT IT'S NOT CHRISTMAS YET.
>> OH, YES, IT IS.
IN AUSTRALIA.
>> [laughs]
>> AHEM!
AHEM.
"THE SUN'S BRIGHT BLESSING
"SANCTIFIES THE LAND
WITH FLOWERS, FAWNS,
"AND MOUNTAINS WIDE AND WILD.
"YET ALL THIS GLORY PALES
AND CANNOT STAND..."
BEFORE THE RADIANT MAGIC
OF YOUR SMILE.
>> THAT'S BEAUTIFUL.
IS IT YEATS?
>> WELL, I'M FLATTERED.
NO, IT'S CORCORAN.
[jingles bell]
[both laugh]
>> ♪ SLEEP IN HEAVENLY PEACE ♪
♪ SLEEP IN HEAVENLY PEACE ♪
[all chattering]
>> A...
>> MERRY...
>> CHRISTMAS...
>> TO...
>> EVERY...
>> ONE.
>> OH!
[all laughing
and chattering]
>> HO, HO, HO!
OH, MERRY CHRISTMAS!
HO, HO, HO, HO, HO!
OH, HO, HO, HO, HO, HO.
MERRY CHRISTMAS.
HO, HO, HO.
>> YOU ALL WANT TO STAND UP?
>> OH, WELL, LOOK AT ALL
THE PRETTY LITTLE GIRLS.
HELLO.
HO, HO!
WHAT'S YOUR NAME?
WELL, LET'S SEE
WHAT WE HAVE FOR YOU.
AND HERE'S SOMETHING FOR YOU,
YOUNG MAN.
[all chattering]
>> [grunting]
>> HAZEL, GET ME
SOME COLD COMPRESSIONS.
>> OH! WHAT'S HAPPENED?
WHAT'S HAPPENED?
[all talking at once]
>> NOW, DON'T PANIC,
EVERYBODY.
I DON'T THINK
IT'S VERY SERIOUS.
HE'S GOING TO BE FINE.
[brakes squeak]
[muffled commotion]
>> [muffled]
WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?
HURRY IN, HURRY.
TELL US...
[knock on door]
>> EXCUSE ME, MADAME.
IS THIS THE PARKER SCHOOL?
>> YES, IT IS.
>> IS THERE
AN AMY MEDFORD HERE?
>> I BEG YOUR PARDON?
>> I'M LOOKING FOR HER.
I'M HER HUSBAND.
>> I'M...SORRY.
NO, THERE'S NO ONE HERE
BY THAT NAME.
>> DO YOU WORK HERE?
>> I AM THE MATRON
FOR THE DEAF.
>> I SEE.
>> MALVINA, DID YOU FIND...
>> AMY.
>> I'M SORRY.
>> HELLO, ELLIOT.
>> IS THAT ALL
YOU HAVE TO SAY?
AMY, I'VE BEEN
SO WORRIED ABOUT YOU.
>> I'M FINE, ELLIOT.
>> IS THERE A PLACE
WE CAN TALK?
THIS IS WHERE
YOU'VE BEEN LIVING?
>> YES.
>> WHY, AMY?
DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA
WHAT I'VE BEEN GOING THROUGH?
>> I'M SORRY IF I'VE
CAUSED YOU PAIN.
>> AMY...
MY GOD, I THINK YOU
DON'T EVEN REALIZE
WHAT YOU'VE DONE TO ME.
I'M THE SUBJECT OF GOSSIP,
REPROACH.
MY PARENTS ARE DISGRACED,
MY LAW PARTNERS, CLIENTS.
THE WAY THEY LOOK AT ME--
EVEN THE SERVANTS.
WHERE ARE YOUR VALISES?
>> ELLIOT, I CAN'T.
>> AMY, YOU'RE MY WIFE.
WE HAVE A VERY GOOD MARRIAGE.
>> I DIDN'T MEAN TO HURT YOU.
THE DAY I LEFT,
I HAD REASONS WHY I COULDN'T
STAY WITH YOU ANYMORE.
BUT NOW MY...REASONS
ARE DIFFERENT.
MY LIFE JUST HAS NOTHING
TO DO WITH YOU NOW.
>> AMY, I CAN GIVE YOU
ANYTHING YOU WANT.
>> I HAVE MY WORK.
I HAVE MY FRIENDS.
AND THE CHILDREN,
WHO NEED ME.
>> YOU'VE MET ANOTHER MAN.
>> IT HAS NOTHING TO DO
WITH A MAN.
IT HAS TO DO WITH...
WHAT I WANT TO DO WITH MY LIFE.
IT HAS TO DO
WITH FEELING WORTHWHILE.
>> YOU DON'T DISCARD
A MARRIAGE
LIKE YOU DO
LAST YEAR'S DRESS.
>> I TRIED IT YOUR WAY,
ELLIOT.
FOR TEN YEARS.
NOW I HAVE TO TRY IT MINE.
>> AMY, I CAN CHANGE.
I KNOW YOU DON'T THINK
I'M CAPABLE OF THAT,
BUT I CAN CHANGE.
>> IT DOESN'T MATTER.
>> WE COULD HAVE
ANOTHER CHILD.
>> PLEASE.
>> AMY, I NEED YOU.
WE COULD TRY AGAIN.
TELL ME THAT
YOU WILL TRY AGAIN.
[knock on door]
>> AMY...
HENRY'S RUN OFF.
WE THINK HE MIGHT BE TRYING
TO RUN AFTER MERVIN.
WE CAN'T FIND HIM ANYWHERE.
>> AMY!
[door slams]
>> I CAN'T ANSWER
THAT QUESTION.
BUT BOTH THE BOYS
ARE GONE, AND...
THEY COULD GET LOST
VERY EASILY AT NIGHT.
>> WHERE DO YOU THINK
THEY WENT?
>> WELL, MY GUESS IS
THAT MERVIN'S
TRYING TO FIND HIS WAY HOME,
AND THAT HENRY'S
TRYING TO STOP HIM.
>> BUT DOES HE KNOW
HIS WAY HOME?
>> IT'S HARD TO TELL
WHAT HE KNOWS.
EXCEPT THAT HE'S FROM
THE OTHER SIDE OF HENDRICK'S,
DOWN BY THE RAILROAD TRACKS.
>> MY GOD.
THEY COULD BE
RUNNING DOWN THE TRACK,
BUT NEITHER OF THEM
CAN HEAR THE TRAIN.
>> YOU'D BETTER GET BEN.
>> OH, YES.
[crickets chirping]
[train chugging
and whistling]
>> UHH!
[train chugging]
[train whistle blows]
[whistle blows]
[high-pitched train whistle]
>> MALVINA WAS RIGHT.
WHAT DIFFERENCE
DOES A WORD MAKE?
>> LIFE HERE IS HARD, AMY.
I TOLD YOU THAT.
>> I CAN'T TAKE IT
ANYMORE, BEN.
I CAN'T STAY HERE...
AND WATCH CHILDREN DIE.
AND FEEL HELPLESS.
>> AMY, YOU CAN'T PLAY GOD.
THERE'S NOTHING
YOU COULD HAVE DONE.
[horse approaching]
>> WHOA, BOY.
WHOA.
EASY NOW.
ALL RIGHT, BOY.
STEADY.
>> OH, OH. OHH.
MM. LORD.
[sobbing]
IT WERE FOR NOTHIN'.
[sobbing]
FOR NOTHIN'.
>> NOW, MA...
THEY SAID
THEY COULD TEACH HIM.
>> OH, FOR NOTHIN'!
HE...CAN'T BE TEACHED.
>> FRIEND.
MY FRIEND.
>> YOU...FROM
THAT THERE SCHOOL?
>> I'M THE SUPERINTENDENT.
>> IS HE ONE OF YOURS?
>> YES, HE IS.
>> TELL THEM...YOUR NAME.
>> MY NAME IS HENRY WATKINS.
I GO TO PARKER SCHOOL.
>> IS HE DEAF?
>> TOTALLY DEAF.
HE'S LEARNING TO SPEAK.
>> NOW YOU SEE, MA?
I TOLD YOU
THEY COULD TEACH HIM.
>> THIS HERE IS...MY BABY.
PEARL.
SHE AIN'T NEVER
HEARED NOTHIN'...
IN HER WHOLE LIFE.
YOU--YOU TAKE HER,
AND YOU...
YOU MAKE HER TALK.
LIKE HIM.
>> MALVINA, WILL YOU TAKE CARE
OF PEARL HERE, PLEASE?
>> COME ON, SWEETHEART.
>> [sighs]
EVERYTHING
COSTS SOMETHING, AMY.
BUT ONLY YOU CAN KNOW
IF IT'S WORTH IT.
>> I PACKED YOUR THINGS.
>> I'M NOT GOING BACK
WITH YOU, ELLIOT.
>> OF COURSE YOU'RE
GOING BACK WITH ME.
>> YOU JUST DON'T
LISTEN TO ME, DO YOU?
FOR A LONG TIME,
I BLAMED YOU FOR THAT.
I BLAMED YOU FOR TAKING
OUR SON AWAY.
I BLAMED YOU
FOR ALWAYS CRITICIZING ME,
FOR TREATING ME LIKE A CHILD
WHO COULD NEVER
DO ANYTHING RIGHT.
I DON'T BLAME YOU ANYMORE.
I ALLOWED YOU TO DO
THOSE THINGS TO ME.
I'M NOT GOING TO ALLOW YOU
TO DO THAT ANYMORE.
>> AMY, COME ON.
>> I TAUGHT HIM THAT.
HE TAUGHT ME SOMETHING TOO.
HE TAUGHT ME I HAD VALUE.
BECAUSE WHEN I CAME HERE,
I WAS MORE HANDICAPPED THAN HE.
>> DON'T TALK NONSENSE.
YOU'RE MY WIFE.
WE BELONG TO EACH OTHER.
AMY, I WON'T LET YOU DO THIS.
>> IF YOU FIGHT ME...
IF YOU MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE
FOR ME TO STAY HERE,
I'LL FIND ANOTHER SCHOOL...
AND ANOTHER...
UNTIL YOU FINALLY HEAR ME
AND REALIZE
THAT I MEAN WHAT I SAY.
>> AMY...
YOU BELONG TO ME.
>> I BELONG TO MYSELF.
♪ SO MANY WAYS TO SPEAK ♪
♪ SO MANY WAYS TO HEAR ♪
♪ THOSE THINGS THAT HIDE
INSIDE THE HEART ♪
♪ THAT WORDS CANNOT MAKE CLEAR ♪
♪ SO MANY WORDS ARE WRONG ♪
♪ WHEN SILENCE SAYS SO MUCH ♪
♪ YOU TEACH
THAT GENTLE LESSON WELL ♪
♪ TO EVERY LIFE YOU TOUCH ♪
♪ OH, AMY ♪
♪ WITHIN YOUR GLOW I SEE ♪
♪ THOSE SUNNY DREAMS
THAT HIDE BEHIND ♪
♪ THE CLOUDS ABOVE ♪
♪ LET ME KNOW YOU ♪
♪ LET ME GLOW TOO ♪
♪ LET ME SHOW YOU ♪
♪ THE MANY WAYS ♪
♪ TO LOVE ♪
[motor puttering]
[car shuts off]
♪ SO MANY WAYS TO SPEAK ♪
♪ SO MANY WAYS TO HEAR ♪
♪ THOSE THINGS THAT HIDE
INSIDE THE HEART ♪
♪ THAT WORDS CANNOT MAKE CLEAR ♪
♪ SO MANY WORDS ARE WRONG ♪
♪ WHEN SILENCE SAYS SO MUCH ♪
♪ YOU TEACH
THAT GENTLE LESSON WELL ♪
♪ TO EVERY LIFE YOU TOUCH ♪
♪ OH, AMY ♪
♪ WITHIN YOUR GLOW I SEE ♪
♪ THOSE SUNNY DREAMS ♪
♪ THAT HIDE BEHIND ♪
♪ THE CLOUDS ABOVE ♪
♪ LET ME KNOW YOU ♪
♪ LET ME GLOW TOO ♪
♪ LET ME SHOW YOU ♪
♪ THE MANY WAYS ♪
♪ TO LOVE ♪
♪ ♪
♪ OH, AMY ♪
♪ WITHIN YOUR GLOW I SEE ♪
♪ THOSE SUNNY DREAMS THAT HIDE ♪
♪ BEHIND THE CLOUDS ABOVE ♪
♪ LET ME KNOW YOU ♪
♪ LET ME GLOW TOO ♪
♪ LET ME SHOW YOU ♪
♪ THE MANY WAYS ♪
♪ TO LOVE ♪
>> HERE WE ARE.
COULD I GET YOU
SOMETHING TO EAT?
>> NO, THANK YOU.
>> UH, YOU KNOW WHERE
MY OFFICE IS.
IF THERE'S ANYTHING AT ALL
YOU WANT,
YOU JUST GIVE ME A HOLLER.
>> THANK YOU.
>> YOU'LL HAVE SIX STUDENTS
TO START WITH.
BELIEVE ME,
I REALIZE HOW DIFFICULT
YOUR TASK IS GOING TO BE.
THERE ARE THOSE
WHO BELIEVE PASSIONATELY
THAT THE DEAF CAN NEVER
BE TAUGHT TO SPEAK.
I'M AFRAID YOU'RE GOING TO MEET
SOME OPPOSITION TO YOUR WORK.
BUT I BELIEVE WE'VE
GOT TO GIVE IT A TRY.
WE HAVE 20 BLIND CHILDREN
AND 40 DEAF.
AND, AS YOU WILL DISCOVER,
THEY DON'T MIX.
THE LIFE HERE IS HARD,
MS. MEDFORD.
MOST OF THESE CHILDREN
COME FROM POOR MOUNTAIN FOLKS.
SOME FROM THE COAL MINING
COUNTRY.
AND IF IT WEREN'T
FOR THIS SCHOOL,
SOME OF THEM MIGHT FACE A LIFE
SHUT UP IN A DARK ROOM.
SO BETWEEN THAT AND HARD,
HARD IS BETTER.
>> UHH!
>> UHH!
>> OOF!
>> JUST GEORGE?
JUST GEORGE?
JUST GEORGE, THIS WAY.
>> I'M SORRY, I--I DON'T
UNDERSTAND SIGN LANGUAGE.
>> I WAS EXPLAINING WHO YOU ARE
TO, UH, HENRY WATKINS.
>> HE WANTS YOU TO KNOW
THAT HIS NAME SIGN
IS "H" ON THE EYES.
>> WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
>> WELL, THE "H" STANDS
FOR HENRY.
OWEN CORNER,
WHO TEACHES CARPENTRY,
GIVES ALL THE DEAF CHILDREN
AND THEIR TEACHERS
THEIR NAME SIGNS.
FOR EXAMPLE, MINE IS "F,"
AS IN FERGUSON, ON THE FOREHEAD,
BECAUSE, AS SUPERINTENDENT,
THAT'S AS HIGH UP AS YOU CAN GO.
>> WHY "H" ON THE EYES?
>> I-I DON'T KNOW, REALLY.
PERHAPS IT'S BECAUSE
HE'S THE ONLY DEAF CHILD
THAT PLAYS
WITH BLIND CHILDREN,
AND DEFENDS THEM, TOO,
AS YOU CAN SEE.
HE WANTS US
TO GO TO OWEN CORNER'S SHOP
SO THAT HE CAN GIVE YOU
HIS NAME SIGN.
OKAY.
OWEN, I'D LIKE YOU TO MEET
AMY MEDFORD,
THE NEW SPEECH TEACHER.
OWEN SAYS
HE'S HAPPY TO MEET YOU.
HENRY IS SAYING
THAT HE WOULD LIKE OWEN
TO GIVE YOU A NEW NAME SIGN.
[hammering]
HE SAID "A" ON THE LIPS,
BECAUSE YOU'RE
THE SPEECH TEACHER.
HENRY'S SAYING THAT,
IF YOU LIKE,
HE CAN BE "A" ON THE LIPS
FOR YOU.
BUT FOR HIM, IT'LL ALWAYS
BE "A" PRETTY.
>> BLESS, OH FATHER,
THIS FOOD FOR OUR USE.
AND BLESS US
FOR OUR SERVICE
IN JESUS CHRIST'S NAME.
AMEN.
>> AMEN.
[indistinct chatter]
>> THIS MADE ME HUNGRY.
>> APPLES, PLEASE.
>> BREAD.
>> YOU'VE BEEN WORKING
WITH DEAF CHILDREN LONG, AMY?
>> FOR A WHILE.
>> SURE IS INTERESTING, YOU
TEACHING DEAF CHILDREN TO SPEAK.
I ALWAYS SORT OF FIGURED
THEY COULDN'T.
>> WHERE DID YOU GET
YOUR TRAINING, AMY?
>> IN BOSTON.
AT THE HORACE MANN SCHOOL.
>> OH...YOU TAUGHT THERE.
>> WELL, NOT EXACTLY.
I WAS MORE LIKE A--
AN ASSISTANT.
THIS IS MY FIRST JOB.
>> WELL...YOU CERTAINLY
ARE QUALIFIED
TO TEACH WHAT EVEN THE EXPERTS
SAY IS TOTALLY UNTEACHABLE.
>> MALVINA, LET'S NOT
GET INTO THAT.
I KNOW YOU'RE NOT AN ORALIST.
AMY...WE'RE NOT EXPECTING YOU
TO WORK ANY MIRACLES.
>> OH, NO.
OF COURSE NOT.
>> MY NAME IS AMY.
I AM HERE TO TEACH YOU
TO SPEAK.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND
SIGN LANGUAGE.
SO IN THE BEGINNING,
MS. DODD WILL EXPLAIN TO YOU
WHAT I SAY.
I WANT YOU TO WATCH MY LIPS.
I WILL ONLY SPEAK
WHEN YOU LOOK AT ME.
I AM GOING TO TEACH YOU
TO UNDERSTAND WHAT I SAY
BY READING MY LIPS.
I AM GOING TO TEACH YOU
TO SPEAK,
JUST THE WAY I DO.
WHEN I SPEAK, YOU CAN FEEL
THE VIBRATIONS ON MY CHEEK.
YOU CAN FEEL THE VIBRATIONS.
FEEL THE VIBRATIONS
ON MY CHEEK.
YOU CAN FEEL THE--
PLEASE, I'M NOT GOING
TO HURT YOU.
I'M--PLEASE, NO!
PLEASE HELP ME!
NO!
CAN'T YOU HELP ME, PLEASE!
IT'S ALL RIGHT.
NO.
WHY...
[clatter]
IT'S ALL RIGHT!
I'M NOT GOING TO HURT YOU.
>> STOP. STOP, STOP!
NOW, SHE WON'T HURT YOU.
GO AND SIT DOWN.
GO ON, SIT DOWN.
SIT DOWN.
[children playing]
>> WHAT DOES MALVINA DODD
HAVE AGAINST ME?
>> OH...
SHE'S NOT A BAD PERSON,
REALLY.
SHE'S BEEN HERE
A LONG TIME, AMY.
SHE'S DEVOTED TO THE CHILDREN.
WHEN THE DEAF CHILDREN
COME HERE,
NONE OF THEM
KNEW HOW TO SIGN.
SHE TAUGHT 'EM.
I THINK SHE JUST
DOESN'T BELIEVE
ANY OF 'EM CAN EVER
BE TAUGHT TO SPEAK.
>> I'M NOT EVEN SURE
I CAN TEACH THEM.
>> NOW, DON'T YOU
BE DISCOURAGED.
I WAS SUPPOSED TO BE
TEACHING THESE CHILDREN BRAILLE,
AND MOST OF 'EM DIDN'T KNOW
A RAISED DOT
FROM A WART ON A HOG'S NOSE.
[both laugh]
AH, THIS HERE
IS WESLEY MOODY.
HE'S OUR YOUNGEST CHILD
HERE AT PARKER'S.
>> HELLO, WESLEY.
>> MR. MOON SAID
ON MY BIRTHDAY WHEN I'M FIVE,
MY EYES WILL OPEN,
AND I'LL BE ABLE TO SEE
AS GOOD AS EVER.
>> WELL, YOU AND MR. MOON
HUSTLE ON OFF TO CLASS NOW.
HURRY IT UP.
>> HERE, WESLEY.
>> WESLEY BELIEVES
THAT ALL CHILDREN
ARE BORN
WITH THEIR EYES CLOSED.
AND PRETTY SOON, THEY OPEN.
JUST LIKE BABY ANIMALS.
>> BUT EVENTUALLY HE'LL
HAVE TO LEARN THE TRUTH.
THAT HE'LL ALWAYS BE BLIND.
BUT HE BELIEVES IN IT
SO HARD.
NONE OF US HAVE THE COURAGE
TO TELL HIM THE TRUTH.
>> WHAT KIND OF A WOMAN IS SHE?
>> SHE'S DELICATE, REALLY.
SHE OFTEN TOOK TO BED,
LIKE MOST WOMEN, I SUSPECT.
SHE'S NOT THE SORT THAT WOULD
DO THINGS FOR HERSELF.
SHE DEPENDED ON ME.
>> THAT MUST HAVE BEEN
QUITE A BURDEN.
>> NOT AT ALL.
>> YOU'VE HAD NO WORD...
A LETTER, ANYTHING?
>> NOTHING, OTHER THAN
THE NOTE I SHOWED YOU.
>> WAS SHE HAPPY?
>> OF COURSE.
I GAVE HER EVERYTHING.
>> THIS IS A BOOK.
LOOK AT THE BOOK.
PLEASE DON'T.
IF YOU KEEP SIGNING,
THEY'LL NEVER LEARN.
I AM HOLDING A BOOK.
THIS IS A BOOK.
WE READ FROM THIS BOOK.
>> ALL RIGHT.
NEXT WORD.
OPPORTUNITY.
DWAYNE.
>> O-P-O-R-T-U-N-I-T-Y.
>> 'FRAID NOT.
WALTER RAY?
>> I DON'T FEEL SO GOOD,
MS. GIBBS.
I THINK I'M SICK.
>> DO YOU WANT ME TO TAKE YOU
DOWN TO THE NURSE?
>> I CAN TAKE HIM, HELEN.
YOU KEEP ON WITH YOUR CLASS.
>> WAIT, YOU BETTER
TAKE JUST GEORGE TOO.
THEY NEVER GO ANYWHERE
WITHOUT EACH OTHER.
WESLEY.
>> O-P...
U-R?
[students laughing]
>> [groaning]
>> WALTER RAY,
WHERE DOES IT HURT?
>> DOWN HERE. UHH.
>> WE BETTER FETCH THE DOCTOR,
HAZEL.
>> AMY, THERE'S NO DOCTOR HERE.
[Walter groaning]
>> AMY, WE HAVE NO FUNDS
FOR A DOCTOR,
EXCEPT IN AN EMERGENCY.
WE HAVE NO FUNDS
FOR PROPER HEATING
AND NO FUNDS FOR REPAIRS.
OUR CHAPEL BURNED DOWN.
WE HAVE NO MONEY
TO BUILD ANOTHER ONE.
WE GIVE THE CHILDREN FOOD
THAT'S BARELY NUTRITIONAL.
NOT HAVING A DOCTOR
IS JUST ONE OF OUR PROBLEMS.
NOW, IF IT'S A MATTER OF LIFE
OR DEATH...
[door slams]
[sighs]
>> MR. PRUETT,
WHERE'S THE NEWEST DOCTOR?
>> NEAREST DOCTOR?
THAT'D BE DOC CORCORAN.
OVER TO ELKINS
IN RANDOLPH COUNTY.
>> MR. PRUETT, WE'VE GOT
A VERY SICK CHILD HERE.
CAN YOU HELP ME?
>> WELL, OF COURSE.
>> SO, YOU SEE,
PRINCE JOHN HAD NO FRIENDS
AT ALL.
OLD PEOPLE BOWED TO HIM
AND MADE A FUSS OVER HIM.
MANY PEOPLE RESPECTED HIM
BECAUSE HE WAS SO SMART.
[car horn honks]
BUT NO ONE REALLY LIKED HIM.
>> [drunken singing]
♪ YO, HO, HO, YOU AND ME ♪
♪ LITTLE BROWN JUG,
HOW I LOVE THEE ♪
OHH.
ARE YOU SURE YOU CAN
DRIVE THAT THING, HUH?
>> WELL, IF I CAN'T,
I'M IN BIG TROUBLE.
'CAUSE I'M TOO DRUNK
TO WALK HOME.
[laughing]
♪ LITTLE BROWN JUG,
HOW I LOVE THEE ♪
>> WELL...
THE ROYAL WIZARD
CAST A SPELL ON THE PRINCE
THAT TOOK AWAY THE SIGHT
FROM ONE EYE.
HE HAD TO WEAR AN EYE PATCH,
WHICH HE COULD ONLY TAKE OFF
AFTER HE LEARNED TO CARE
ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE
AND PERFORM GOOD DEEDS.
>> OH.
>> OF COURSE, IT WASN'T EASY
FOR PRINCE JOHN.
HE WASN'T USED TO BEING NICE.
BUT AFTER A WHILE,
HE STARTED TO CHANGE.
LIKE BEING POLITE
TO HIS PARENTS.
PICKING UP HIS CLOTHES.
PRETTY SOON, HE STARTED DOING
NICE THINGS FOR OTHERS.
AND IT WASN'T LONG BEFORE
HE BEGAN TO BE KNOWN
AS A GOOD DEED DOER.
AND DO YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENED?
>> WHAT?
>> ALL THE PEOPLE
IN THE KINGDOM
WERE SO HAPPY
ABOUT WHAT HE WAS DOING,
THEY ALL DECIDED
TO WEAR EYE PATCHES
UNTIL EACH ONE OF THEM
PERFORMED A GOOD DEED.
>> BUT...
OF ALL THE PEOPLE
WEARING AN EYE PATCH
ON HIS EYE,
THERE WAS ONE WHO WORE
AN EYE PATCH ON HIS MOUTH,
WHICH IS WHERE IT
DESERVES TO BE, I CAN TELL YOU.
AND WHO WAS HE?
[Irish accent]
WHY, HE WAS NONE OTHER
THAN ME HIGHLY-ESTEEMED,
BUT RATHER TALKATIVE,
GREAT, GREAT,
GREAT GRANDFATHER
SEAN SHAMUS CORCORAN.
AND I, I AM NONE OTHER
THAN EQUALLY TALKATIVE
BUT FAR MORE HANDSOME,
CHARMIN', AND INTELLIGENT
BENJAMIN JAMES CORCORAN, M.D.
[chuckles]
>> YOU ARE THE DOCTOR?
>> [speaking normally]
AT YOUR SERVICE.
WELL... [sniffs]
NOW, WHAT'S THIS I HEAR
ABOUT A SICK BOY, HUH?
WHAT'S YOUR NAME, LAD?
>> WALTER RAY.
>> WALTER RAY, HUH?
WELL, WE'RE GOING TO FIND OUT
WHAT'S BEEN TROUBLING YOU
SO MUCH.
>> I THINK YOU OUGHT TO HAVE
SOME COFFEE.
>> [chuckling]
[slurring] MAY I SUGGEST,
DEAR LADY,
THAT YOU LEAVE
THE PRACTICE OF MEDICINE,
AT WHICH I AM QUITE COMPETENT,
UP TO ME,
AND GO ABOUT YOUR BUSINESS,
WHATEVER THAT MAY BE.
>> I'D LIKE TO STAY,
IF YOU DON'T MIND.
>> WELL, I DO MIND.
ALL RIGHT.
>> THANK YOU.
[children laughing]
>> [groans]
GREEN APPLES.
>> I BEG YOUR PARDON.
IT SEEMS
A LITTLE BLIND FRIEND
AND GOT HIMSELF INTO
A BARREL OF GREEN APPLES.
HE DIDN'T TELL ANYONE,
FOR FEAR OF BEING PUNISHED.
>> ARE YOU SURE?
>> [chuckles]
A STOMACH FULL OF GREEN APPLES
CAN MAKE YOU FEEL SO BAD,
YOU THINK YOUR APPENDIX
IS GOING TO BURST.
NO, HE'LL BE FIND BY TONIGHT.
>> I SEE.
>> OKAY, EVERYBODY IN.
LET'S GO, COME ON.
>> I'M SORRY TO HAVE
BOTHERED YOU.
I'LL PAY YOU
FOR YOUR TROUBLE.
>> I'LL SEND YOU A BILL.
OKAY, HERE WE GO.
EVERYBODY UP.
OKAY, COME ON.
COME ON, DARLIN'.
HERE WE GO, SWEETHEART.
THIS IS FOR YOU.
NOW WEAR IT.
AHEM.
>> OH! DR. CORCORAN.
DR. CORCORAN.
[car engine starts]
[motor puttering]
>> OH, MY DEAR MISS DODD.
HOW ARE YOU THIS FINE DAY?
>> UH, VERY WELL, THANK YOU.
AND YOU?
>> OH, ALL THE BETTER FOR
YOUR ASKIN', DEAR LADY.
>> OH. DOCTOR, THE CHILDREN
ARE NOT ALLOWED
TO LEAVE THE PREMISES
WITHOUT PROPER AUTHORIZATION.
>> BUT A LITTLE RIDE--
>> UH, WELL, IF WE START
CHANGING THE RULES FOR ONE--
>> YOU ARE RIGHT, AS ALWAYS,
MISS DODD.
YOU ARE RIGHT.
YOU'RE RIGHT.
NOW, AMY, YOU MUST
ALWAYS LISTEN TO MISS DODD
SO YOU CAN
LEARN THE RULES, HMM?
AS FOR ME, UH, SINCE I DON'T
KNOW WHAT THE RULES ARE
AROUND HERE,
I REALLY CAN'T BREAK THEM NOW,
CAN I, HMM?
WELL, OKAY.
GOOD DAY, LADIES.
HERE WE GO.
>> NO, UH--
JUST A MINUTE,
MISS MEDFORD.
I, UH...
I THINK WE'D BETTER GET
A FEW THINGS STRAIGHT.
YOU ARE AN OUTSIDER.
YOU DON'T KNOW
HOW OUR PEOPLE ARE.
AND THESE CHILDREN DON'T NEED
YOUR EXPERIMENTS.
THEY DON'T...NEED YOUR WORDS.
THEY NEED TO KNOW HOW TO COPE
AND THEY NEED SIMPLE SKILLS.
>> BUT LEARNING TO SPEAK
CAN ONLY BENEFIT THEM.
>> YOU KNOW THEY WILL NEVER BE
ACCEPTED INTO SOCIETY.
THEY NEED TO STAY
WITH THEIR OWN KIND.
NOW, THAT IS THEIR REALITY.
WORDS WILL GIVE THEM
NOTHING BUT...
FRUSTRATION AND HEARTACHE.
IT WILL GIVE THEM
FALSE HOPES.
AND I DON'T WANT MY BABIES
TO LEAVE HERE WITH HOPES
THAT CAN NEVER BE REALIZED.
WELL, DON'T YOU HAVE
ANYTHING TO SAY?
OR ARE YOU AS MUTE
AS YOUR STUDENTS?
>> AMY...DO YOU EVER
GET LONELY HERE?
I MEAN, HEH, WELL,
THERE'S NOT MUCH TO DO HERE
ONCE CLASSES ARE OVER.
>> I MADE UP MY MIND
WHEN I CAME HERE THAT...
LONELINESS WAS SOMETHING
I WOULD HAVE TO FACE.
>> I CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY YOU
WERE WANTING TO LEAVE BOSTON.
WHY, YOU COULD HAVE MARRIED
ANY MAN YOU SET YOUR MIND TO.
IF I HAD YOUR LOOKS, I'D HAVE
MARRIED THE FIRST RICH MAN
WHO ASKED ME.
>> I DID.
MARRIAGE DOESN'T...TAKE AWAY
FROM LONELINESS.
I WAS LONELIER THERE
THAN HERE.
>> YOU WEREN'T HAPPY?
>> DO YOU KNOW, FOR ALL
THE YEARS WE WERE MARRIED,
MY HUSBAND COMPLAINED
BECAUSE I LEFT THE--
THE CAP OFF
THE TOOTH POWDER.
>> [giggles]
>> HE MUST HAVE YELLED AT ME
EVERY DAY FOR TEN YEARS.
AND I KEPT APOLOGIZING
AND FORGETTING.
DO YOU KNOW,
IT'S ONLY OCCURRED TO ME
SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE
THAT I COULD HAVE HAD
MY VERY OWN TOOTH POWDER.
>> WHY'D YOU MARRY HIM?
>> I DON'T KNOW.
THERE WAS SOMETHING
ABOUT HIM.
A KIND OF BRILLIANCE,
I THINK.
HE ALWAYS DID
WHAT HE SET OUT TO DO.
HE COULD ALWAYS MAKE ME DO
WHATEVER HE WANTED.
I COULD NEVER SAY NO TO HIM.
>> WHAT HAPPENED?
>> I REALIZED THAT I WAS ALWAYS
APOLOGIZING
FOR THINGS THAT I WANTED.
I JUST COULDN'T
DO THAT ANYMORE.
SO I LEFT.
>> WEREN'T YOU SCARED?
>> I WAS TERRIFIED.
>> DIDN'T HE TRY TO STOP YOU?
>> HE DOESN'T KNOW WHERE I AM.
>> OH, LORDY.
DOES MR. FERGUSON KNOW?
>> NOBODY KNOWS.
>> KITE.
THIS IS A KITE.
WE ARE GOING TO FLY THE KITE.
WE ARE GOING TO FLY THE KITE
HIGH IN THE AIR!
>> WELL, IF DETERMINATION
CAN MAKE A KITE FLY,
YOURS WOULD BE
SOARING BY NOW.
OH, NO, YOU SEE,
THE TROUBLE IS
YOU ARE GOING
IN THE WRONG DIRECTION.
MAY I?
THANK YOU.
HMM.
SEE? SIMPLE PRINCIPLE
OF PHYSICS.
HUH? GOT IT.
HERE WE GO.
HUH, HUH?
UH-HUH.
WE'VE GOT IT.
>> WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
>> WELL, WHAT KIND
OF A QUESTION IS THAT?
I CAME BY HERE
TO SEE MY PATIENT.
>> YOUR PATIENT IS DOING FINE.
>> WELL, THEN, MAYBE I CAME BACK
TO SEE YOU.
>> YOU COULD HAVE
SAVED YOURSELF THE TROUBLE.
>> [chuckling]
NO, NO TROUBLE AT ALL.
ANY IRISHMAN WORTH HIS SALT
WILL DRIVE 100 MILES
TO SEE A BEAUTIFUL LADY.
IN YOUR CASE,
I'LL MAKE THAT 200.
>> I'M TRYING TO TEACH A CLASS.
>> OH, WELL, UH...HERE.
G-GO RIGHT AHEAD.
>> PLEASE GO AWAY.
>> WHAT WAS
THEIR RELATIONSHIP LIKE?
>> MR. MEDFORD PAYS ME
TO TAKE CARE OF THE HOUSE,
NOT TO DISCUSS THE FAMILY.
>> I'M TRYING
TO FIND MRS. MEDFORD.
ANYTHING YOU TELL ME
MIGHT HELP BRING HER BACK.
NOW, DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHY
SHE MIGHT HAVE WANTED TO LEAVE?
ISN'T MR. MEDFORD
A LOVING HUSBAND?
>> MR. MEDFORD'S
A GOOD PROVIDER.
HE'S WHAT I WOULD CALL
A PERFECTIONIST,
BOTH IN HIS WORK
AND AT HOME.
HE'S VERY CRITICAL
IF THINGS
AREN'T JUST THE WAY
HE WANTS THEM.
>> AND MRS. MEDFORD?
>> MRS. MEDFORD IS A WARM,
KIND PERSON.
SHE WAS DEVOTED
TO THE CHILD.
TOOK HIM EVERY DAY
TO THAT SPECIAL SCHOOL.
AFTER HE DIED,
SHE WAS NEVER THE SAME.
>> HE NEVER TOLD ME
THERE WAS A CHILD.
>> [chuckles ruefully]
I'M NOT SURPRISED.
BETWEEN YOU AND ME,
I THINK HE WAS ASHAMED.
>> WHY?
>> WELL, THE BOY WAS DEAF.
>> KITE.
>> [hoarsely] KI.
KITE.
>> KI.
>> KUH! KUH!
>> KI.
>> KITE.
>> YES. YES!
YES, KITE.
SAY IT AGAIN.
AGAIN.
>> KITE.
>> YES.
>> KITE, KITE.
>> [laughs]
>> AMY, I THINK YOU NEED
TO LEARN TO KNOCK.
>> KITE.
>> HE CAN SPEAK.
HE CAN SAY A WORD.
>> KITE.
KITE.
>> ONE WORD.
DO YOU REALLY THINK ONE WORD
IS GOING TO DO HIM ANY GOOD?
>> ONE WORD WILL LEAD TO MORE.
DON'T YOU SEE?
>> [chuckling]
>> WALTER RAY, JUST GEORGE...
>> YES, MA'AM?
>> WHAT ARE THOSE THINGS
ON YOUR EARS?
>> IT'S AN EYE PATCH.
>> EYE PATCH.
>> BUT DON'T PEOPLE USUALLY
WEAR EYE PATCHES ON THEIR EYES?
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH, THEIR EYES.
>> ONLY WE CAN'T SEE,
SO WE WEAR THEM ON OUR EARS.
LIKE PRINCE JOHN
IN THE STORY YOU TOLD US.
AND WHEN WE DO A GOOD DEED,
WE GET TO TAKE OURS OFF TOO.
>> [chuckles]
"AND GRANDMA AND GRANDPA
SEND THEIR LOVE TOO.
"WHEN WE CAN, WE'LL
TAKE THE TRAIN TO VISIT YOU
"SOME WEEKEND.
"I'M SENDING YOU 50 CENTS
FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY.
LOVE, AUNT ULLA."
THAT'S ALL, WESLEY.
HERE'S YOUR LETTER
AND YOUR 50 CENTS.
I'LL PUT IT IN YOUR POCKET.
>> WHAT'S A WEEKEND?
>> IT'S WHEN
WE HAVE FRIED CHICKEN.
>> OH.
[children laughing]
>> AND THE ARTICULATION
PROGRAM--HOW'S THAT COMING?
>> FINE. OF COURSE,
IT IS A VERY SLOW PROCESS.
>> HOW MUCH
CAN THE CHILDREN SPEAK?
>> WELL, IT'S TOO SOON FOR THEM
TO ACTUALLY SPEAK.
THOUGH THERE IS A BOY
WHO HAS ONE WORD.
>> ONE WORD?
THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN GOING ON
FOR TWO MONTHS,
AND YOU TELL ME ONE CHILD
HAS LEARNED ONLY ONE WORD?
>> WELL, IN MY OPINION,
MR. CARUTHERS,
WHETHER IT'S 1 WORD OR 20,
IT WON'T MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE.
>> MALVINA, PLEASE.
>> I FEEL OBLIGATED
TO BE COMPLETELY HONEST.
>> GO ON.
I FEEL SUBSIDIZING
AN ARTICULATION PROGRAM
IS LIKE THROWING MONEY AWAY.
LEARNING TO SPEAK,
WHETHER A LITTLE OR A LOT,
WILL NOT CHANGE
A DEAF CHILD'S WORLD.
>> MR. CARUTHERS,
YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THAT,
FOR A LONG TIME,
UM, A FURIOUS BATTLE HAS RAGED
BETWEEN THE MANUALISTS
AND THE ORALISTS.
>> THE STATE BOARD IS NOT
INTERESTED IN THEORIES,
NOR IN DISPUTES--
ONLY EVIDENCE.
MR. FERGUSON,
I WANT A FULL REPORT
ON PRECISELY HOW THE PROGRAM
IS DOING.
AND I WANT MISS DODD'S COMMENTS,
UNCENSORED.
>> all: AMEN.
>> OH, THANK YOU.
>> WHERE'S HELEN?
>> ONE OF HELEN'S CHILDREN
TOOK SICK.
HE CAME DOWN TODAY,
ALL-OF-A-SUDDEN LIKE.
>> WHAT'S THE MATTER
WITH THE CHILD?
>> I DON'T KNOW, BUT...
HELEN SAID HE'S BURNING UP
WITH FEVER.
>> [sighs]
JOINTS ARE SWOLLEN.
>> WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
>> RHEUMATIC FEVER.
>> HOW BAD IS IT?
>> IT'S BAD.
>> HELLO, WESLEY.
HOW ARE YOU FEELING?
>> ON TUESDAY,
I'M GOING TO BE FIVE.
>> THAT'S A WONDERFUL AGE TO BE.
>> YOU KNOW WHAT MR. MOON SAID.
>> NO. WHAT?
>> HE SAID ON MY BIRTHDAY,
WHEN I'M FIVE,
MY EYES WILL OPEN.
>> WELL, THAT'S REAL FINE,
WESLEY.
>> AT HOME, WE HAD A DOG
NAMED RUSTY.
AND SHE HAD BABIES ONCE.
AND THEIR EYES WERE CLOSED,
JUST LIKE MINE.
BUT AFTER A WHILE,
THEIR EYES OPENED...
AND THEY COULD SEE.
SO MR. MOON SAID...
WHEN MY EYES OPEN
ON MY BIRTHDAY...
I'LL SEE EVERYTHING.
THEN I'LL GET TO GO BACK HOME.
>> SHE BROUGHT HIM HERE
EVERY DAY FOR,
OH, I'D SAY TWO YEARS.
AND THEN HE STARTED GETTING
THESE EPISODES.
>> WHAT DO YOU MEAN "EPISODES"?
WAS HE AN EPILEPTIC?
>> HE'D GET FAINT.
HIS LIPS WOULD TURN
ALMOST BLUE.
I FELT THE CHILD NEEDED
MEDICAL CARE OF SOME KIND.
SHE MEANT WELL, BUT SHE
WASN'T VERY REALISTIC ABOUT IT.
>> DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA
WHERE SHE MIGHT BE NOW?
>> NO.
I WISH I DID.
>> [groaning]
NO, NO.
OH! IT CAN'T!
NO! IT CAN'T BE TRUE.
OH...PLEASE.
[grunts] PLEASE!
NO. OH!
[panting]
>> AMY.
>> [groaning]
>> AMY...AMY!
>> WHAT IS IT?
>> 105.
>> DEAR GOD.
>> [groaning]
MR. MOON.
>> IN ONE MINUTE, THEN OUT.
WE'LL WAIT THREE,
THEN WE'LL REPEAT, HMM?
>> OKAY.
>> I'LL BOIL THESE LINENS.
>> BURN THEM.
>> LAST YEAR, WE...HAD
AN EPIDEMIC OF INFLUENZA.
THERE WASN'T A FAMILY
IN THESE MOUNTAINS
THAT DIDN'T LOSE SOMEONE.
CHILDREN NOT YET WALKING.
OLD FOLKS.
PEOPLE IN THEIR PRIME.
AND IF IT'S NOT INFLUENZA,
THEN IT'S...
IT'S SMALLPOX OR SCARLET FEVER.
OR SOMETHING WE DON'T EVEN
KNOW THE NAME OF.
WE DON'T HAVE
ENOUGH INFORMATION.
WE DON'T HAVE THE RIGHT
MEDICINES.
WE'RE FIGHTING DRAGONS
WE CAN'T EVEN SEE.
I-I NEED SOME MORE SHEETS.
SOME MORE TOWELS,
ANOTHER BLANKET.
AND SOME RUBBING ALCOHOL.
YOU GET YOURSELF
SOMETHING TO EAT, ALL RIGHT?
>> HAZEL?
>> NO!
NO.
>> AMY, HE'S DEAD.
>> NO! DON'T SAY THAT!
>> IT'S OVER, AMY.
HE'S GONE.
>> LET ME GO!
NO. NO!
NO! NO! NO!
[sobbing]
>> SHH. SHH.
DO YOU WANT TO TELL ME
ABOUT IT?
IT'S ALL RIGHT, AMY.
IT'S ALL RIGHT.
>> I HAD A CHILD.
OH, BEN...
HE WAS SO BEAUTIFUL.
SO SWEET.
>> BUT WHAT HAPPENED?
>> HE WAS NEARLY TWO
WHEN THEY FOUND OUT
HE WAS DEAF.
I THINK I LOVED HIM
EVEN MORE.
I WORKED WITH HIM.
I TAUGHT HIM.
THEN THEY SAID
HE HAD A HEART DEFECT.
THAT HE HAD BEEN BORN
WITH IT.
THEY TOOK HIM AWAY FROM ME.
SENT HIM TO AN INST--
INSTITUTION.
>> WHO DID?
>> MY HUSBAND AND THE DOCTOR.
>> DID YOU HAVE
ANY OTHER CHILDREN?
>> MY HUSBAND...
SAID I WASN'T CAPABLE
OF HAVING NORMAL CHILDREN.
>> OH, DEAR JESUS.
>> [sobbing]
>> I UNDERSTAND HOW YOU FEEL,
MR. GRIMES.
IT'S A PITY YOUR SON
NEVER HAD ANY SCHOOLING.
IT'S JUST THAT, UH, WE NEVER
TAKE ANYONE OVER 16.
>> BUT I HEAR TELL IT
YOU WAS ABLE TO HELP HIM,
TO TEACH HIM.
>> WELL, WE CAN
TEACH DEAF CHILDREN,
WHEN WE GET 'EM YOUNG.
IT'S JUST THAT 19 IS...
WELL, IT'S--IT'S JUST--
WE CAN'T TAKE ANYONE
THAT OLD.
>> WELL, MERVIN HERE
AIN'T MUCH MORE THAN A BABY.
HIS MAMA NEVER DID LET HIM
GO NOWHERES.
THIS HERE IS THE FIRST TIME
HE WAS EVER OUT OF THE HILLS.
BUT YOU SEE,
WHEN HIS MAMA TOOK SICK,
LIKE TO DIED,
I KNOW'D ONE DAY SHE WOULD,
AND SO WOULD I.
WELL, NOW, HOW IS HE EVER GONNA
TAKE CARE OF HIS SELF
WITH HIS MOM AND ME BOTH GONE?
>> I'D LIKE TO HELP YOU.
BUT OUR CHILDREN
ARE SO MUCH YOUNGER.
I'M NOT EVEN SURE HE COULD
MAKE THE ADJUSTMENT.
>> I KNOW HE'S BIG.
BUT HE NEVER WOULD
HURT ONE OF THEM YOUNG 'UNS.
NO SIR.
THAT'S ONE THING MERVIN KNOWED.
HE AIN'T NEVER TO TOUCH
NO CHILD
YOUNGER THAN HIM.
[sawing]
>> YOU SURE WE CAN HANDLE
A BOY LIKE THAT?
[hammering]
>> NO, I'M NOT SURE AT ALL.
I JUST DON'T HAVE THE HEART
TO TURN HIM AWAY.
THERE'S NOWHERE ELSE
FOR HIM TO GO.
MR. GRIMES, MR. PRUETT
WILL SHOW MERVIN
TO HIS ROOM.
SO I THINK THIS WOULD BE
THE BEST TIME TO SAY GOOD-BYE.
>> I, UH...RECKON IT'D BE BEST
IF I JUST GO.
>> YEAH.
>> WELL...
GOOD-BYE, SONNY.
>> PLAY.
PLAY.
PUH. PUH.
>> I HAVE A NEW CHALLENGE
FOR YOU, AMY.
[children giggling]
>> DO YOU KNOW
YOUR WIFE SPENT TIME
AT THE HORACE MANN SCHOOL?
>> SHE TOOK OUR SON THERE
FOR A SHORT TIME,
WHEN HE WAS SIX.
THEN I SENT HIM AWAY
TO SCHOOL.
HE DIED SHORTLY THEREAFTER.
>> WHEN WAS THIS?
>> ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO.
>> WERE YOU AWARE THAT YOUR WIFE
WORKED AT THE SCHOOL
AS A VOLUNTEER
DURING THE LATER YEAR?
>> NO, I WASN'T AWARE OF THAT.
>> IS THERE ANY POSSIBILITY
THAT MRS. MEDFORD
WOULD WANT TO CONTINUE
THE SAME KIND OF WORK ELSEWHERE,
AT ANOTHER SCHOOL?
>> [playing harmonica]
>> YOUR MOTHER'S
COMING TO VISIT.
MOTHER.
ROSE...
HASN'T HIS MOTHER
EVER COME HERE BEFORE?
>> THEY NEVER HAD THE MONEY.
>> YOU WANT TO LEARN
HOW TO SAY "MOTHER."
>> MMM-MUH.
MMUH.
NOW YOU TRY IT.
>> PUH.
>> LET'S TRY THIS NOW.
WATCH MY MOUTH.
MY TONGUE IS IN BETWEEN
MY TEETH.
THHH.
>> HMM.
>> NO, THE VIBRATIONS...
THHH.
>> THHH.
>> GOOD.
AGAIN.
MUH.
>> MUH.
>> NOW PUT IT ALL TOGETHER.
MOTHER.
>> MUH...
THER.
>> THAT'S WONDERFUL!
OH!
UGH!
[laughing]
>> THANKS TO THEE, LORD,
FOR ALL THOU HAST
GIVEN US.
MORE PARTICULARLY,
FOR THY LOVE,
WHICH MAKES US
TO FEAR NOTHING
AND WHICH MAKES US
WHO RETURN THY LOVE
TRULY WHOLE.
WE THANK THEE FOR ALL THIS
AND FOR SO MUCH MORE.
IN THE NAME OF JESUS,
AMEN.
THE CHURCH SERVICES ARE ENDED.
[children chattering]
>> ALL THE BEST TO YOU,
AMY MEDFORD.
WELL, YOU LOOK
QUITE FINE TODAY,
IN SPITE OF LYLE FERGUSON'S
PEDANTIC PREACHING.
>> I NOTICED YOU WEREN'T
IN ATTENDANCE.
>> AW, NOW DON'T SCOLD ME
ON A SUCH A GRAND DAY.
I'M GOING TO TAKE YOU FOR
A DRIVE AND A PICNIC LUNCH.
>> I'M WITH THE CHILDREN.
>> WELL, I KNEW YOU WOULD BE.
IN.
I'VE BROUGHT ENOUGH FOOD
FOR AN ARMY.
[engine starts]
>> IT'S GETTING LATE.
WE MUST GO BACK.
I'LL GATHER UP THE CHILDREN.
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> HENRY.
WHERE'S HENRY?
>> HUT, HUT!
>> UNH!
>> UHH!
[chattering]
>> HUT, HUT!
[boys shouting]
>> OHH!
>> STAY ON YOUR FEET.
>> HEY, GIVE ME THE BALL, KID.
HEY, DO YOU WANNA
PLAY WITH US?
I SAID, DO YOU WANNA
PLAY WITH US?
HEY, WHAT'S THE MATTER
WITH HIM?
IS HE CRAZY OR SOMETHING?
>> HE CAN'T HEAR YOU.
THANK YOU.
>> WHAT'S WRONG WITH HIM?
>> BOY, WHAT A DUMMY.
>> YEAH.
>> DEAF AND DUMB.
[boy laughing]
>> WHAT DO YOU THINK
HE'S SAYING?
>> RIGHT, 41.
>> 41.
>> SET...HUT! HUT!
>> I THINK HE WANTS TO LEARN
TO PLAY FOOTBALL.
HUH?
>> OHH! UHH!
UNDERSTAND?
GOOD.
HOW DO YOU FEEL?
>> OHH.
>> MACKLER,
I WANT YOU TO CONTACT
THE SCHOOLS FOR THE DEAF,
BOTH STATE AND PRIVATE.
ORPHANAGES,
SCHOOLS FOR THE HANDICAPPED.
EVEN THE ASYLUMS.
MRS. PRAY, I WANT YOU
TO CHECK OUT NEWSPAPERS
FROM ALL
THE SURROUNDING STATES,
ANYTHING THAT HAS TO DO
WITH DEAF CHILDREN.
AND CHECK THE OBITUARIES.
>> HENRY--HENRY, YOU'LL BE
THE QUARTERBACK, HUH?
CHESTER, YOU'RE GONNA BE
THE LEFT HALFBACK.
AND, JENS, YOU WILL BE
RIGHT HALFBACK.
>> [laughing]
ARE YOU SURE THIS IS HOW
IT'S MEANT TO BE DONE?
>> [laughing]
>> ALL RIGHT, GANG!
>> THEY'RE DOING BETTER.
>> GREAT CAESAR'S GHOST.
WHAT ARE YOU ALL UP TO NOW?
>> FOOTBALL.
BEN LEARNED TO PLAY
IN COLLEGE.
>> LORD HELP US.
>> I THINK HE HAS.
[laughing]
>> COME ON.
>> ISN'T IT A BIT UNORTHODOX?
>> COMPLETELY.
>> NOW, I JUST DON'T KNOW.
>> LOOK, VIRGIL,
OUR KIDS ARE KEPT APART.
EVERYONE TREATS THEM
IN A SPECIAL WAY.
YET, EXCEPT FOR THEIR HEARING,
THEY'RE JUST AS NORMAL
AS YOUR BOYS.
THE VILLAGE CHILDREN HAVE NEVER
MIXED WITH YOUR CHILDREN.
I'M NOT SURE IT WOULD WORK.
>> IT'S JUST A FOOTBALL GAME,
MR. GOODLOW.
>> HENDRICK'S BOYS
AGAINST PARKER'S.
>> OH, YOUR BOYS
CAN'T COMPETE WITH MINE.
THEY'RE GOOD.
THEY PRACTICE EVERY DAY.
THEY'D BEAT THE PANTS
OFF YOUR BOYS.
>> THEN YOU HAVEN'T GOT ANYTHING
TO WORRY ABOUT.
>> LYLE, THE PARENTS
WOULD HAVE A FIT.
YOU KNOW HOW PEOPLE AROUND HERE
FEEL ABOUT THE DEAF.
YOU CAN'T MIX 'EM.
PEOPLE JUST DON'T KNOW
HOW TO ACT.
>> VIRGIL, IT'S OUR CHILDREN
WHO ARE TAKING THE RISK,
>> YOU'RE PUTTING ME
IN A BAD SPOT, LYLE.
>> PLEASE, MR. GOODLOW.
TAKE A CHANCE.
[boys chattering]
>> WHAT IN THE WORLD
WILL I TELL THE PARENTS?
>> HUT! HUT!
>> GO!
>> ALL RIGHT, WE GOT 'EM, GUYS,
WE GOT 'EM.
YEAH, YEAH!
[crowd applauding]
[people shouting]
>> ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO.
GO AHEAD.
COME ON, MERVIN!
LET'S MOVE!
BLOCK!
THAT A BOY!
>> YES!
>> [cheering]
>> ALL RIGHT!
>> NO, MERVIN,
YOU'RE GOING THE WRONG--
>> GO PLAY!
>> NO!
>> WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
HERE, MERVIN.
OHH.
>> NOW WHAT?
>> I WANT HENRY TO TRY TO SHIFT
REVERSE PLAY NUMBER THREE.
>> OKAY.
THEY GOT IT.
THAT'S RIGHT.
GIVE IT TO 'EM,
GIVE IT TO 'EM.
THAT A BOY. OKAY.
HERE WE GO.
AH, THEY'RE SHIFTING, BUT THEY
DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING.
THAT'S RIGHT.
>> OKAY, BOYS.
>> WHAT DO THOSE
HAND MOVEMENTS MEAN?
>> I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.
>> WHAT IS THIS?
>> COME ON, PARKER, RUN!
[crowd shouting]
[all cheering]
>> ALL RIGHT, WE'RE STILL
AHEAD--WE'RE OKAY.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO.
>> COME ON, NOW!
>> ISN'T THIS EXCITING?
>> OKAY, LET'S GO.
>> COME ON, LET'S TAKE
THAT KID DOWN.
>> LET'S GO NOW.
[all shouting]
>> GO AHEAD!
>> AWW.
>> THERE'S STILL TIME.
WE'LL GET 'EM.
WE'LL GET 'EM.
GAME'S NOT OVER.
>> KICK THAT ONE OUT.
OH, WHAT A BEAUTIFUL KICK.
GET IT! GET IT!
>> LET'S GET 'EM.
TACKLE HIM!
[crowd shouting]
>> GET HIM!
>> GET THAT GUY!
THAT'S IT!
>> TACKLE THAT.
>> DON'T LET HIM
GET THROUGH THERE.
HIT HIM! TACKLE HIM!
>> HEY, FUMBLE!
FUMBLE!
>> WHO GOT IT?
>> PARKER HAS POSSESSION,
FIRST DOWN!
[cheering]
>> ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT.
DEFENSE! DEFENSE!
>> 30 SECONDS.
>> I'VE GOT A SECRET WEAPON
I'VE BEEN SAVING.
>> SECRET WEAPON?
>> YEAH.
SOMETHING NEW.
[sniffs]
>> WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO?
>> LET'S TRY THE SHIFT REVERSE
PASS NUMBER FOUR, HUH?
>> ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.
AHEM!
>> PLAY SOME DEFENSE NOW!
HOLD THE LINE.
>> AMY...
>> OKAY, BOYS, LET'S GO NOW.
WE GOT A LONG WAY...
>> HOLD 'EM OFF!
HOLD 'EM OFF!
[crowd shouting]
>> GO, MERVIN, GO!
GO, MERVIN, GO! GO!
GO, MERVIN, THAT WAY!
>> COME ON, MERVIN!
COME ON, RUN!
[all cheering]
>> YAY, MERVIN!
THAT A BOY!
>> YEAH, YEAH, YEAH,
YEAH, YEAH!
AAH!
>> OH! UH!
[cheering]
>> WELL...WHAT DO YOU THINK?
>> IT'S HER.
>> [giggling]
>> AHEM.
WHOEVER GUESSES
WHICH HAND IT'S IN
GETS THE PRIZE.
>> THAT ONE.
>> YOU WIN.
>> WHAT'S THE PRIZE?
>> DINNER.
WITH ME.
[slow jazz playing]
♪ ♪
YOU, UH,
YOU ARE VERY BEAUTIFUL.
>> YOU'RE ALWAYS LOOKING AT ME.
>> WELL, YOU'RE--
YOU'RE VERY GOOD TO LOOK AT.
I LIKE LOOKING AT YOU.
>> WHAT DO YOU SEE
WHEN YOU LOOK AT ME?
>> WHEN I WAS VERY YOUNG,
WE--WE HAD A SUMMER HOUSE
BY THE SEA.
AND THERE WAS A--
THERE WAS A WALNUT GROVE.
A WALNUT GROVE THAT--
THAT LED FROM OUR HOUSE
TO THE WATER.
I SPENT MUCH OF MY TIME THERE
IN THAT GROVE.
THE TREES WERE--WERE THICK...
AND WARM AND BROWN.
LIKE YOUR HAIR.
AND THROUGH THE LEAVES,
YOU COULD SEE THE SEA.
AND SOMETIMES...GREEN
AND SOMETIMES GRAY...
AND SOMETIMES VERY BLUE.
BUT ALWAYS, ALWAYS GLISTENING.
LIKE YOUR EYES.
>> YOU MUST HAVE BEEN
VERY HAPPY THERE.
>> I USED TO WISH
THAT I NEVER HAD TO LEAVE.
>> AND IS THAT WHERE YOU FELL
IN LOVE FOR THE FIRST TIME,
WHEN YOU WERE A BOY?
>> YOU'RE VERY PERCEPTIVE.
YEAH, I WAS 11.
AND I FELL MADLY IN LOVE
FOREVER.
>> WHAT HAPPENED?
>> I GREW UP.
>> IT WAS A LOVELY DINNER.
>> MM, PUT TOGETHER
WITH A LICK AND A PROMISE.
>> A PROMISE?
>> A PROMISE TO DO BETTER
THE NEXT TIME.
>> I MUST GET BACK.
IT'S LATE.
>> AMY...STOP RUNNING.
>> I HAVE A HUSBAND.
>> IT DOESN'T MATTER.
>> HOW CAN YOU SAY THAT?
>> I SEE WHAT'S IN YOUR FACE,
I-IN YOUR EYES.
>> I SHOULDN'T BE HERE.
>> AMY, WHENEVER
WE START TO GET CLOSE,
YOU--YOU WALK AWAY,
YOU CHANGE THE SUBJECT.
YOU DON'T WANT TO FACE
WHAT YOU'RE FEELING.
>> AMY, YOU CAN'T KEEP
RUNNING FOREVER.
>> IT'S WRONG, BEN.
>> THE ONLY THING THAT'S WRONG
IS TO DENY HOW WE FEEL.
>> WE ARE GOING TO LOOK
AT A NEW SOUND.
"UH."
RUN.
>> I'VE COME TO GET HENRY.
YOUR MOTHER AND FATHER
ARE HERE.
>> RUN.
>> MO-THER.
>> MO-THER.
>> HENRY?
IS THAT MY HENRY?
HENRY.
TALKIN'!
OHH!
[crying]
PRAISE BE. HE'S TALKIN'.
>> MO-THER.
>> OH, THANK GOD.
>> MO-THER.
>> THANK GOD.
>> AMY, COME WITH ME, PLEASE.
>> WHAT'S THIS ALL ABOUT?
>> HENRY'S MOTHER IS BLIND.
SHE'S STONE BLIND.
THAT'S WHY HE FEELS SO CLOSE
TO THE BLIND CHILDREN.
THAT'S WHY HE WANTS
SO BADLY TO SPEAK.
UNTIL NOW, THEY'VE HAD NO WAY
TO COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER.
>> [crying] HENRY.
MY HENRY.
>> MO-THER.
MO-THER.
>> THAT'S WHY HE'S
"H" ON THE EYES.
>> [crying] OH, MY.
I'VE NEVER
HEARD MY SON SPEAK.
>> SUPERINTENDENT FERGUSON,
WE FEEL WE HAVE
BEEN MORE THAN GENEROUS
WITH YOUR DEMANDS,
MANY OF WHICH WE FEEL
ARE EXCESSIVE.
BUT WHEN WE SEE WHAT YOU DO
WITH OUR FUNDING--
PLAYING GAMES,
UGLY PUBLICITY,
CALLING ATTENTION
TO YOUR ASYLUM--
>> WE FEEL UNANIMOUSLY
THAT THE FUNDING
FOR YOUR SPECIAL PROGRAM
SHOULD BE TERMINATED.
YOU HAVE ABUSED
YOUR POSITION, SUPERINTENDENT.
YOU'VE SET YOURSELF
AND THIS BOARD
>> MR. CARUTHERS, FOOTBALL GAMES
ARE A NORMAL ACTIVITY
THEY PROVIDE OUR YOUTH
WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO--
>> YOUR SCHOOL DOES NOT DEAL
WITH NORMAL YOUNGSTERS.
PARKER'S SCHOOL WAS FOUNDED
TO PROVIDE EDUCATION
AND WORK SKILLS
FOR DEAF, DUMB, AND BLIND
CHILDREN, NOT BALL GAMES.
>> SIR, THESE CHILDREN
ARE NORMAL.
IT'S ONLY THEIR HEARING
OR THEIR SIGHT
>> WE DO NOT NEED YOU TO TELL US
WHAT SORT OF CHILDREN
ARE SENT TO YOUR SCHOOL.
WE HERE ARE WELL AWARE--
>> RUNNING A SCHOOL
FOR THESE CHILDREN
REQUIRES MORE THAN JUST
THE BARE NECESSITIES.
IT IS UNPARDONABLE THAT
WE DO NOT HAVE A DOCTOR THERE
ON A REGULAR BASIS,
AND WE LACK
THE STANDARD EQUIPMENT
THAT SCHOOLS FOR HEARING
AND SIGHTED CHILDREN HAVE,
WITHOUT QUESTION.
AND AS FOR TEACHING SPEECH--
>> YOU KNOW THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE.
WE HAVE A LETTER FROM MS. DODD,
YOUR MATRON, TO THAT EFFECT.
AND NOW IT'S OBVIOUS WHAT YOUR
MISGUIDED IDEAS HAVE DONE
WITH THE APPROPRIATION.
>> YOU TALK ABOUT THESE CHILDREN
AS THOUGH THEY WERE LEPERS.
>> THIS IS A CLOSED
BOARD MEETING,
AS YOU WELL KNOW!
>> AS FOR TEACHING SPEECH,
I HAVE BROUGHT WITH ME
OUR TEACHER,
MISS AMY MEDFORD,
WHO WILL GIVE YOU
A DEMONSTRATION.
WITH HER IS HENRY WATKINS,
A BOY OF 14 WHO WAS BORN DEAF,
>> YOU CERTAINLY CANNOT BRING
SUCH A CHILD IN HERE.
YOUR PEOPLE WILL HAVE TO REMAIN
IN THE WAITING ROOM
UNTIL THIS MEETING
IS ADJOURNED!
>> IF YOU WILL JUST LISTEN
FOR A FEW MINUTES...
>> FERGUSON,
THIS IS HIGHLY UNORTHODOX.
>> HENRY,
TELL THEM YOUR NAME.
IT'S ALL RIGHT.
TELL THEM YOUR NAME.
>> THIS IS AN OUTRAGEOUS
DISPLAY OF THEATRICS.
THE CHILD IS BEING USED,
NOT HELPED.
>> IF YOU WILL JUST
WAIT ONE MINUTE.
>> MADAME, FOR 34 YEARS,
PARKER SCHOOL HAS SURVIVED
WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK
THAT THIS BOARD HAS SET UP!
AND NO VARIATION
IS GOING TO BE ALLOWED.
>> YOU ARE FRIGHTENING
THE CHILD
WITH YOUR DISPLAY OF ANGER.
>> AND YOU ARE
AN IMPUDENT WOMAN.
YOU ARE TURNING THIS MEETING
INTO A CIRCUS.
EVERYONE KNOWS THAT THE DEAF
CANNOT SPEAK!
>> [haltingly] YES, I CAN.
>> WHAT?
>> WE NEED YOUR HELP.
PLEASE.
>> MERVIN, WHAT IS TODAY?
[boy giggles]
>> [grunts]
>> THAT'S NOT TODAY ANYMORE.
THAT'S FINISHED.
HENRY, CAN YOU SHOW HIM?
VERY GOOD.
THAT'S TODAY.
LET'S WRITE THAT
ON THE BOARD.
STOP THAT!
>> PLEASE.
>> THIS IS IT.
>> WHAT?
>> I'M GOING TO TEACH YOU
HOW TO DRIVE.
>> [laughs]
>> YOU'RE JOKING.
>> I'M IRISH.
THE IRISH HAVE
NO SENSE OF HUMOR WHATSOEVER.
>> BUT I DON'T WANT TO LEARN
HOW TO DRIVE.
>> OF COURSE YOU DO.
NOW, EVERY MODERN WOMAN
NEEDS TO KNOW HOW.
>> WELL, THEN, MAYBE I'M NOT
VERY MODERN.
>> WELL, I CAN
TEACH YOU THAT TOO.
>> HOW AM I DOING?
OH, NO!
>> [grunts]
[sighs]
OH, YOU'RE DOING...FINE.
FINE.
>> [chuckling] WELL, AT LEAST
THAT SHOULD KEEP THE COWS IN.
>> COME HERE.
>> WHAT IS IT?
>> I HAVE SOMETHING
VERY IMPORTANT TO TELL YOU.
>> WHAT?
>> [shouting]
I LOVE YOU, AMY MEDFORD!
AND, UH,
I'D LOVE YOU EVEN MORE...
IF I COULD FIND YOU.
>> [giggling]
I LOVE YOU TOO, BEN CORCORAN.
>> [laughing]
>> I'LL GET YOU, I'LL GET YOU!
[both laughing]
>> I LOVE YOU, AMY MEDFORD.
>> AMY, THIS LETTER CAME TODAY.
IT'S FROM THE BOOKMAN
DETECTIVE AGENCY
INQUIRING IF WE KNOW
THE WHEREABOUTS
OF THE WIFE
OF ELLIOT MEDFORD.
I THINK YOU BETTER
TELL ME ABOUT IT.
>> HE, UH...
HE'S MY HUSBAND.
>> WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME
YOU WERE MARRIED?
>> I DIDN'T WANT HIM
TO FIND OUT WHERE I AM.
>> YOU MEAN YOU LEFT HIM?
>> YES.
>> BUT WHAT ABOUT THE LETTER
OF RECOMMENDATION
FROM THE HORACE MANN SCHOOL?
>> I FORGED IT.
WHEN I SAW YOUR LETTER
ON THE BULLETIN BOARD
LOOKING FOR A SPEECH TEACHER,
I KNEW I HAD TO HAVE THAT JOB.
SO I MADE EVERYTHING UP.
THEY NEVER KNEW I APPLIED
FOR YOUR JOB.
>> AMY, WE CAN'T
AFFORD A SCANDAL.
IF THE STATE BOARD FINDS OUT--
I NEVER THOUGHT
HE'D FIND ME HERE.
PLEASE, HE'LL MAKE ME GO BACK.
I COULDN'T BEAR THAT.
>> PERHAPS IF YOU WROTE TO HIM,
EXPLAINED HOW YOU FEEL.
I NEVER HAVE BEEN ABLE
TO TELL HIM HOW I FEEL.
HE NEVER LISTENED TO ME.
>> BUT SINCE YOU'VE BEEN AWAY,
PERHAPS HE'D...REALIZE.
>> I WAS JUST SOMETHING
THAT HE OWNED,
LIKE A--A PAINTING
OR A STAMP COLLECTION.
A USELESS ORNAMENT.
AND HE WANTED ME THAT WAY.
BECAUSE IT MADE HIM FEEL
LIKE MORE OF A MAN.
>> AMY!
>> I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE
GOING TO SAY...
THAT I HAVE NO BUSINESS HERE.
THAT I DON'T BELONG.
WELL, MAYBE YOU'RE RIGHT.
BUT I'M NOT GOING TO GIVE UP,
NO MATTER HOW MUCH
YOU WANT ME TO.
I'VE GOT TO SUCCEED,
OTHERWISE, NOTHING IN MY LIFE
OR MY CHILD'S LIFE
MAKES ANY SENSE.
>> ♪ OH, LITTLE TOWN
OF BETHLEHEM ♪
♪ HOW STILL WE SEE THEE LIE ♪
♪ ABOVE THY DEEP
AND DREAMLESS SLEEP ♪
♪ THE SILENT STARS GO BY ♪
>> AMY, WHAT ARE WE GONNA
DO WITH THIS?
[song continues]
>> BEN.
[both laugh]
>> AMY.
>> TOP.
THE ORNAMENT
THAT GOES ON TOP.
WHAT GOES ON TOP
OF THE TREE?
>> IT'S A LITTLE ANGEL.
IF IT'S NOT IN THE BOX,
MAYBE IT'S STILL
IN THE STORAGE ROOM.
>> NO, I'LL GET IT.
IT'S ALL RIGHT.
>> ♪ OH, HOLY CHILD
OF BETHLE... ♪
♪ DESCEND TO US, WE PRAY ♪
♪ CAST OUT OUR SIN
AND ENTER IN ♪
♪ BE BORN IN US TODAY ♪
♪ WE HEAR
THE CHRISTMAS ANGELS ♪
♪ THE GREAT GLAD TIDINGS TELL ♪
♪ OH, COME TO US ♪
♪ ABIDE WITH US ♪
♪ OUR LORD EMMANUEL ♪
>> [crying]
[Amy crying]
>> IT'S JUST GEORGE.
>> YES?
>> MISS AMY?
>> YES?
>> DON'T BE SAD.
SOON, IT'S GONNA
BE CHRISTMAS.
>> [sighs]
YOU'RE RIGHT.
COME, AND I'LL TAKE YOU BACK.
I'VE BEEN WONDERING...
HOW DID YOU GET THE NAME
OF JUST GEORGE?
>> WELL, I GROWED UP
AT THE COUNTRY POOR HOUSE.
SEE, I DIDN'T HAVE NO FOLKS.
WELL, I GUESS I DID, ONCE.
EXCEPT THEY THROWED ME AWAY
BY THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.
WELL, AT THE POOR HOUSE,
THEY STARTED CALLING ME GEORGE.
THEN ONE DAY, THEY SAID
I HAD TO HAVE A LAST NAME.
I SAID, "NO, I'M JUST GEORGE.
I DIDN'T COME
WITH NO LAST NAME."
>> I THINK JUST GEORGE
IS A WONDERFUL NAME.
>> JUST GEORGE, WHEN ARE YOU
GONNA TAKE THAT EYE PATCH
OFF YOUR EAR?
>> WELL, LIKE YOU SAID--
WHEN I DO A GOOD DEED.
ONLY I AIN'T BEEN ABLE
TO FIND ONE TO DO.
>> YES, YOU HAVE.
LOOK AT WHAT YOU GAVE ME.
>> YOU'RE SMILING.
>> YES. YOU GAVE ME
THAT SMILE.
NOT EVERYONE CAN DO THAT,
YOU KNOW.
IT'S A VERY SPECIAL GIFT.
THANK YOU.
[children chattering]
>> [grunting]
>> UHH!
[whimpering]
>> WHAT ARE THEY DOING?
>> [whimpering]
>> YEAH!
>> YOU WON.
THAT'S WONDERFUL, HENRY.
NOW YOU ARE THE CHAMPION.
CHAMPION.
THAT MEANS YOU'RE THE WINNER.
NOW OFF TO BED.
IT'S LATE.
WAIT.
HERE.
I WANT YOU TO HAVE THIS.
IT USED TO BELONG
TO MY LITTLE BOY.
NOW IT BELONGS TO YOU.
[knock on door]
>> COME IN.
>> HO, HO, HO, HO, HO.
>> [laughing]
WHAT IN THE WORLD
ARE YOU DOING HERE?
>> I HAVE BROUGHT YOU
A CHRISTMAS PRESENT.
>> BUT IT'S NOT CHRISTMAS YET.
>> OH, YES, IT IS.
IN AUSTRALIA.
>> [laughs]
>> AHEM!
AHEM.
"THE SUN'S BRIGHT BLESSING
"SANCTIFIES THE LAND
WITH FLOWERS, FAWNS,
"AND MOUNTAINS WIDE AND WILD.
"YET ALL THIS GLORY PALES
AND CANNOT STAND..."
BEFORE THE RADIANT MAGIC
OF YOUR SMILE.
>> THAT'S BEAUTIFUL.
IS IT YEATS?
>> WELL, I'M FLATTERED.
NO, IT'S CORCORAN.
[jingles bell]
[both laugh]
>> ♪ SLEEP IN HEAVENLY PEACE ♪
♪ SLEEP IN HEAVENLY PEACE ♪
[all chattering]
>> A...
>> MERRY...
>> CHRISTMAS...
>> TO...
>> EVERY...
>> ONE.
>> OH!
[all laughing
and chattering]
>> HO, HO, HO!
OH, MERRY CHRISTMAS!
HO, HO, HO, HO, HO!
OH, HO, HO, HO, HO, HO.
MERRY CHRISTMAS.
HO, HO, HO.
>> YOU ALL WANT TO STAND UP?
>> OH, WELL, LOOK AT ALL
THE PRETTY LITTLE GIRLS.
HELLO.
HO, HO!
WHAT'S YOUR NAME?
WELL, LET'S SEE
WHAT WE HAVE FOR YOU.
AND HERE'S SOMETHING FOR YOU,
YOUNG MAN.
[all chattering]
>> [grunting]
>> HAZEL, GET ME
SOME COLD COMPRESSIONS.
>> OH! WHAT'S HAPPENED?
WHAT'S HAPPENED?
[all talking at once]
>> NOW, DON'T PANIC,
EVERYBODY.
I DON'T THINK
IT'S VERY SERIOUS.
HE'S GOING TO BE FINE.
[brakes squeak]
[muffled commotion]
>> [muffled]
WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?
HURRY IN, HURRY.
TELL US...
[knock on door]
>> EXCUSE ME, MADAME.
IS THIS THE PARKER SCHOOL?
>> YES, IT IS.
>> IS THERE
AN AMY MEDFORD HERE?
>> I BEG YOUR PARDON?
>> I'M LOOKING FOR HER.
I'M HER HUSBAND.
>> I'M...SORRY.
NO, THERE'S NO ONE HERE
BY THAT NAME.
>> DO YOU WORK HERE?
>> I AM THE MATRON
FOR THE DEAF.
>> I SEE.
>> MALVINA, DID YOU FIND...
>> AMY.
>> I'M SORRY.
>> HELLO, ELLIOT.
>> IS THAT ALL
YOU HAVE TO SAY?
AMY, I'VE BEEN
SO WORRIED ABOUT YOU.
>> I'M FINE, ELLIOT.
>> IS THERE A PLACE
WE CAN TALK?
THIS IS WHERE
YOU'VE BEEN LIVING?
>> YES.
>> WHY, AMY?
DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA
WHAT I'VE BEEN GOING THROUGH?
>> I'M SORRY IF I'VE
CAUSED YOU PAIN.
>> AMY...
MY GOD, I THINK YOU
DON'T EVEN REALIZE
WHAT YOU'VE DONE TO ME.
I'M THE SUBJECT OF GOSSIP,
REPROACH.
MY PARENTS ARE DISGRACED,
MY LAW PARTNERS, CLIENTS.
THE WAY THEY LOOK AT ME--
EVEN THE SERVANTS.
WHERE ARE YOUR VALISES?
>> ELLIOT, I CAN'T.
>> AMY, YOU'RE MY WIFE.
WE HAVE A VERY GOOD MARRIAGE.
>> I DIDN'T MEAN TO HURT YOU.
THE DAY I LEFT,
I HAD REASONS WHY I COULDN'T
STAY WITH YOU ANYMORE.
BUT NOW MY...REASONS
ARE DIFFERENT.
MY LIFE JUST HAS NOTHING
TO DO WITH YOU NOW.
>> AMY, I CAN GIVE YOU
ANYTHING YOU WANT.
>> I HAVE MY WORK.
I HAVE MY FRIENDS.
AND THE CHILDREN,
WHO NEED ME.
>> YOU'VE MET ANOTHER MAN.
>> IT HAS NOTHING TO DO
WITH A MAN.
IT HAS TO DO WITH...
WHAT I WANT TO DO WITH MY LIFE.
IT HAS TO DO
WITH FEELING WORTHWHILE.
>> YOU DON'T DISCARD
A MARRIAGE
LIKE YOU DO
LAST YEAR'S DRESS.
>> I TRIED IT YOUR WAY,
ELLIOT.
FOR TEN YEARS.
NOW I HAVE TO TRY IT MINE.
>> AMY, I CAN CHANGE.
I KNOW YOU DON'T THINK
I'M CAPABLE OF THAT,
BUT I CAN CHANGE.
>> IT DOESN'T MATTER.
>> WE COULD HAVE
ANOTHER CHILD.
>> PLEASE.
>> AMY, I NEED YOU.
WE COULD TRY AGAIN.
TELL ME THAT
YOU WILL TRY AGAIN.
[knock on door]
>> AMY...
HENRY'S RUN OFF.
WE THINK HE MIGHT BE TRYING
TO RUN AFTER MERVIN.
WE CAN'T FIND HIM ANYWHERE.
>> AMY!
[door slams]
>> I CAN'T ANSWER
THAT QUESTION.
BUT BOTH THE BOYS
ARE GONE, AND...
THEY COULD GET LOST
VERY EASILY AT NIGHT.
>> WHERE DO YOU THINK
THEY WENT?
>> WELL, MY GUESS IS
THAT MERVIN'S
TRYING TO FIND HIS WAY HOME,
AND THAT HENRY'S
TRYING TO STOP HIM.
>> BUT DOES HE KNOW
HIS WAY HOME?
>> IT'S HARD TO TELL
WHAT HE KNOWS.
EXCEPT THAT HE'S FROM
THE OTHER SIDE OF HENDRICK'S,
DOWN BY THE RAILROAD TRACKS.
>> MY GOD.
THEY COULD BE
RUNNING DOWN THE TRACK,
BUT NEITHER OF THEM
CAN HEAR THE TRAIN.
>> YOU'D BETTER GET BEN.
>> OH, YES.
[crickets chirping]
[train chugging
and whistling]
>> UHH!
[train chugging]
[train whistle blows]
[whistle blows]
[high-pitched train whistle]
>> MALVINA WAS RIGHT.
WHAT DIFFERENCE
DOES A WORD MAKE?
>> LIFE HERE IS HARD, AMY.
I TOLD YOU THAT.
>> I CAN'T TAKE IT
ANYMORE, BEN.
I CAN'T STAY HERE...
AND WATCH CHILDREN DIE.
AND FEEL HELPLESS.
>> AMY, YOU CAN'T PLAY GOD.
THERE'S NOTHING
YOU COULD HAVE DONE.
[horse approaching]
>> WHOA, BOY.
WHOA.
EASY NOW.
ALL RIGHT, BOY.
STEADY.
>> OH, OH. OHH.
MM. LORD.
[sobbing]
IT WERE FOR NOTHIN'.
[sobbing]
FOR NOTHIN'.
>> NOW, MA...
THEY SAID
THEY COULD TEACH HIM.
>> OH, FOR NOTHIN'!
HE...CAN'T BE TEACHED.
>> FRIEND.
MY FRIEND.
>> YOU...FROM
THAT THERE SCHOOL?
>> I'M THE SUPERINTENDENT.
>> IS HE ONE OF YOURS?
>> YES, HE IS.
>> TELL THEM...YOUR NAME.
>> MY NAME IS HENRY WATKINS.
I GO TO PARKER SCHOOL.
>> IS HE DEAF?
>> TOTALLY DEAF.
HE'S LEARNING TO SPEAK.
>> NOW YOU SEE, MA?
I TOLD YOU
THEY COULD TEACH HIM.
>> THIS HERE IS...MY BABY.
PEARL.
SHE AIN'T NEVER
HEARED NOTHIN'...
IN HER WHOLE LIFE.
YOU--YOU TAKE HER,
AND YOU...
YOU MAKE HER TALK.
LIKE HIM.
>> MALVINA, WILL YOU TAKE CARE
OF PEARL HERE, PLEASE?
>> COME ON, SWEETHEART.
>> [sighs]
EVERYTHING
COSTS SOMETHING, AMY.
BUT ONLY YOU CAN KNOW
IF IT'S WORTH IT.
>> I PACKED YOUR THINGS.
>> I'M NOT GOING BACK
WITH YOU, ELLIOT.
>> OF COURSE YOU'RE
GOING BACK WITH ME.
>> YOU JUST DON'T
LISTEN TO ME, DO YOU?
FOR A LONG TIME,
I BLAMED YOU FOR THAT.
I BLAMED YOU FOR TAKING
OUR SON AWAY.
I BLAMED YOU
FOR ALWAYS CRITICIZING ME,
FOR TREATING ME LIKE A CHILD
WHO COULD NEVER
DO ANYTHING RIGHT.
I DON'T BLAME YOU ANYMORE.
I ALLOWED YOU TO DO
THOSE THINGS TO ME.
I'M NOT GOING TO ALLOW YOU
TO DO THAT ANYMORE.
>> AMY, COME ON.
>> I TAUGHT HIM THAT.
HE TAUGHT ME SOMETHING TOO.
HE TAUGHT ME I HAD VALUE.
BECAUSE WHEN I CAME HERE,
I WAS MORE HANDICAPPED THAN HE.
>> DON'T TALK NONSENSE.
YOU'RE MY WIFE.
WE BELONG TO EACH OTHER.
AMY, I WON'T LET YOU DO THIS.
>> IF YOU FIGHT ME...
IF YOU MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE
FOR ME TO STAY HERE,
I'LL FIND ANOTHER SCHOOL...
AND ANOTHER...
UNTIL YOU FINALLY HEAR ME
AND REALIZE
THAT I MEAN WHAT I SAY.
>> AMY...
YOU BELONG TO ME.
>> I BELONG TO MYSELF.
♪ SO MANY WAYS TO SPEAK ♪
♪ SO MANY WAYS TO HEAR ♪
♪ THOSE THINGS THAT HIDE
INSIDE THE HEART ♪
♪ THAT WORDS CANNOT MAKE CLEAR ♪
♪ SO MANY WORDS ARE WRONG ♪
♪ WHEN SILENCE SAYS SO MUCH ♪
♪ YOU TEACH
THAT GENTLE LESSON WELL ♪
♪ TO EVERY LIFE YOU TOUCH ♪
♪ OH, AMY ♪
♪ WITHIN YOUR GLOW I SEE ♪
♪ THOSE SUNNY DREAMS
THAT HIDE BEHIND ♪
♪ THE CLOUDS ABOVE ♪
♪ LET ME KNOW YOU ♪
♪ LET ME GLOW TOO ♪
♪ LET ME SHOW YOU ♪
♪ THE MANY WAYS ♪
♪ TO LOVE ♪