| BELLS OF ST. MARY'S, THE | ||||
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| Released 1945 | 126 minutes | |||
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Setting: An ailing parish in the bad side of town, USA 1940s Main Characters: Father Chuck O'Malley, Sister Benedict, Horace Bogardus, Sister Michael, Patsy, Patsy's mother, Patsy's father, Eddie Contains nothing offensive Produced by Leo McCarey; RKO / Rainbow Screenplay by Dudley Nichols and Leo McCarey Music: Jimmy Van Heusen and Johnny Burke Songs include "Aren't You Glad You're You?" Sequel to Going My Way (1944) Box Office Gross: $8 million (Number 1 in 1946) DVD Information: Standard 1.33:1 [4:3] Aspect Ratio English, French and Spanish Audio Tracks Special Categories: Sequels; Religious Movies; Catholicism; Priests; Poverty; Top 5; Top 10 Academy Awards®: Sound Recording - Stephen Dunn Academy Award® Nominations: Best Picture Best Actor - Bing Crosby Best Actress - Ingrid Bergman Best Director - Leo McCarey Original Song - "Aren't You Glad You're You" by James Van Huesson and Johnny Burke Musical Score (Drama or Comedy) - Robert Emmett Dolan Film Editing - Harry Marker This movie is a sequel to Going My Way in which Bing Crosby also starred. Once again, he plays a priest with Ingrid Bergman playing a nun. The two of them take it upon themselves to launch a program to raise the needed money for a new chapel. Very entertaining, inspiring, and extremely sentimental. |