The Bells of St. Mary's (1945)
- Starring:
- Bing Crosby, Ingrid Bergman, (more)
- Director(s):
- Leo McCarey
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- NR
- Category:
- Drama
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In this follow-up to director Leo McCarey's Going My Way (1944), Bing Crosby repeats his Oscar-winning characterization of happy-go-lucky priest Father O'Malley. The good father is sent to help out financially strapped St. Mary's Academy, a parochial school presided over by lovely nun Sister Benedict (Ingrid Bergman). The film is constructed in anecdotal fashion: Nun and priest gently quarrel over teaching methods; they help patch up the tottering marriage of William Gargan and Martha Sleeper; Sister Benedict plays baseball and teaches a student how to box; Father O'Malley softens the heart of the man who holds the mortgage (Henry Travers) by convincing the poor fellow that he's only got a few months to live; and the kids of St. Mary's put on a much-revised stage version of the Nativity, complete with a chorus of "Happy Birthday" on the occasion of the Virgin Birth. A huge hit at the box office, Bells of St. Mary's was nominated for nine Academy Awards. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 126 mins
Complete Cast:
- Bing Crosby - Father Chuck O'Malley
- Henry Travers - Mr. Bogardus
- William Gargan - Joe Gallagher
- Joan Carroll - Patsy
- Martha Sleeper - Patsy's mother
- Jimmy Crane - Luther
- Dewey Robinson - Truck Driver
- Bobby Frasco - Tommy
- Eva Novak - Nun
- Joseph Palmas - Workman
- Cora Shannon - Elderly Woman
- Ingrid Bergman - Sister Benedict
- Ruth Donnelly - Sister Michael
- Rhys Williams - Dr. McKay
- Una O'Connor - Mrs. Breen
- Dick Tyler - Eddie
- Jimmie Dundee - Cabbie
- Aina Constant - Nun
- Matt McHugh - Salesman in Store
- Edna May Wonacott - Delphine
- Minerva Urecal - Landlady
- Gwen Crawford - Nun
- Director(s):
- Leo McCarey
- Writer(s):
- Dudley Nichols
- Producer(s):
- Leo McCarey
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- NR(Child Classic)
- Categories:
- Drama
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