The Belfry story
Clint Ringle wants to marry schoolteacher Ellie Marsh, but when she refuses him, he kills her fiancé. Clint is hunted by the townsfolk and hides in the belfry of Ellie's school, planning to kill her when he gets the chance. Clint stays in the belfry for a few days and feels smug when everyone assumes that he is long gone. When Ellie's fiancé is buried, a man rings the bell for the funeral, causing Clint to shout in surprise and reveal his whereabouts. Directed by: Herschel Daugherty. Story by: Allan Vaughan Elston, Robert C. Dennis.
8 total · 1 choice · 2 major · 5 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| being on the run from the law | choice | Ringle killed a man and was chased by a posse and the sheriff. |
| murder | major | Ringle killed the fiancée of the woman he had a crush on. |
| unrequited love | major | Ringle was besotted with Ellie but she wanted nothing of him, especially after he killed her fiancée. |
| Christianity | minor | We saw a sermon in a church cum school. |
| eye for an eye justice | minor | The preacher, in his sermon, stated that killers must be killed in two different ways. |
| law enforcement | minor | We saw the town sheriff at work. |
| teaching occupation | minor | Ellie was teaching out of a one-room schoolhouse. |
| what it is like in elementary school | minor | We saw Ellie teach in an elementary school room of yore. |