In more recent years, director Richard Pearce""sLeap of Faith (1992), starring Steve Martin and Debra Winger, has been compared to Elmer Gantry""s plot-line...Do not let it know your fears or it will become them." Unfortunately, Edmund""s demonic fears were revealed to the evil mist, and a sea serpent attacked the ship.]The film""s screenplay (credited as being written by Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett, and Capra himself, with additional scenes by Jo Swerling) was based on "The Greatest Gift," an original short story first written on a Christmas card by Philip Van Doren Stern.The carriage was empty, and the Pied Piper was hiding in a Fifi statue.Meanwhile, Shrek was telling Fiona secrets:I know you sing so beautifully that birds explode.I know that when you sign your name, you put a heart over the "I".I know that when you see a shooting star, you cross your fingers on both hands, squinch up your nose, and you make a wish.