We meet Bernie Tiede (1958- ), a chubby undertaker, who takes pride in his work. He's a Gospel-singing tenor.
In a series of interviews with townspeople, mixed with flashbacks, we follow Bernie: he arrives in Carthage, Texas (pop. 7,000), where old ladies adore him; he befriends a wealthy, mean-spirited widow named Marjorie Nugent; they become companions in both daily routines and expensive vacations.
Among those interviewed, only her stockbroker and Danny Buck, the local district attorney, are unsympathetic toward the sunny, sometimes saccharine Bernie.
Marjorie changes from sour and alone to happy with Bernie; then she gets possessive. What will sweet Bernie do?
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Bernie
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Amazing Grace
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Just As I Am
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Jack Black:
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Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart:
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Blessed Assurance
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Everything... About Drinkin'
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Earl Poole Ball:
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What Ever Happened to Sam
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Fantaisie -- Impromptu in C# minor Op. 66
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Frédéric Chopin:
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I've Never Been In Love Before
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Seventy-Six Trombones
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Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
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Beautiful Dreamer
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He Touched Me
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Los Refugios
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I've Done That Before
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We Need to Talk
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Love Lifted Me
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Bernie What Have You Done
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Jingle Bells
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What a Friend We Have in Jesus
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