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Going My Way
Why this pick
McCarey’s earlier Father O’Malley film has the same gently comic, humane faith in troubled institutions, with Bing Crosby’s warm, unforced charm at its center.
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MOVIE1945 2h 6m USA
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
The unconventional Father Charles "Chuck" O'Malley is assigned to St. Mary's parish, which includes a run-down inner-city school building on the verge of being condemned. O'Malley is to recommend whether or not the school should be closed and the children sent to another school with modern facilities; but the sisters feel that God will provide for them.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Rhys Williams
Dr. McKay
Richard Tyler
Eddie Breen
Una O'Connor
Mrs. Breen
Bing Crosby
Father Chuck O'Malley
Ingrid Bergman
Sister Mary Benedict
Ruth Donnelly
Sister Michael