The Bells of St. Mary's (1945) | |
| Director(s) | Leo McCarey |
| Producer(s) | Leo McCarey |
| Top Genres | Drama, Family |
| Top Topics | Christmas, Holiday, New York, Priests, Ministers, Clergy, Nuns, Religious |
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The Bells of St. Mary's Overview:
The Bells of St. Mary's (1945) was a Drama - Family Film directed by Leo McCarey and produced by Leo McCarey.
SYNOPSIS
The sequel to Going My Way is a sprightly McCarey concoction again featuring the ever-likable Crosby. In this outing, Father O'Malley finds himself at cross-purposes with Bergman's Sister Superior. While helping the nuns educate and discipline the local children, and improving a little girl's unhappy family life, he also finds time to save the school from demolition by a greedy land developer. Bing sings "Adeste Fidelis," "The Bells of St. Mary's," and "O Sanctissima" with a children's choir, and sings "Aren't You Glad You're You" and "In the Land of Beginning Again" solo.
(Source: available at Amazon AMC Classic Movie Companion).
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Academy Awards 1945 --- Ceremony Number 18 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Actor | Bing Crosby | Nominated |
| Best Actress | Ingrid Bergman | Nominated |
| Best Director | Leo McCarey | Nominated |
| Best Film Editing | Harry Marker | Nominated |
| Best Music - Scoring | Robert Emmett Dolan | Nominated |
| Best Music - Song | Music by James Van Heusen; Lyrics by Johnny Burke | Nominated |
| Best Picture | Rainbow Productions | Nominated |
BlogHub Articles:
On Blu-ray/DVD: The Olive Signature Edition of The Bells of St. Mary's (1945)
By KC on Dec 10, 2019 From Classic MoviesI don’t know how I got decades into classic film fandom without seeing The Bells of St. Mary’s (1945). Yes, I thought it seemed like it could be excessively sentimental or cutesy (two things which happen to not be true), but I also love Ingrid Bergman in anything and Bing Crosby has grow... Read full article
Podcast: Going My Way and The Bells of St. Mary's
By Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001 From Out of the Past - A Classic Film BlogHere's a holiday treat! Listen to the latest episode of The Movie Palace Podcast where host Carl Sweeney and I discuss two classics: Going My Way (1944) and The Bells of St. Mary's (1945).Happy holidays! Listen to "Going My Way/The Bells of St. Mary's" on Spreaker.... Read full article
Podcast: Going My Way and The Bells of St. Mary's
By Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001 From Out of the Past - A Classic Film BlogHere's a holiday treat! Listen to the latest episode of The Movie Palace Podcast where host Carl Sweeney and I discuss two classics: Going My Way (1944) and The Bells of St. Mary's (1945).Happy holidays! Listen to "Going My Way/The Bells of St. Mary's" on Spreaker.... Read full article
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Quotes from
Mrs. Breen: You've obviously never been neck deep in nuns.
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Facts about
Although this movie was a sequel to "Going My Way", it was released by a different studio. "Going My Way" had been released by Paramount, to whom Bing Crosby was under contract. "The Bells of St. Mary's" was released by RKO, a studio for which Crosby had never worked.
Many of the original theatrical posters and lobby cards portrayed Bing Crosby and Ingrid Bergman in non-clerical garb.
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