THE BELLS OF ST. MARY'S

The Bells of St. Mary's
Rainbow / RKO, 1945, B/W, 126 minutes, ****
Released December, 1945


Bing Crosby reprises his "Going My Way" role of dedicated priest Father O'Malley, who faces a challenge when he's sent to shore up a financially troubled parish and enters a battle of wits with strong-willed nun Ingrid Bergman. With Henry Travers.

Produced and Directed by: Leo McCarey
Screenplay: Dudley Nichols (based on a story by Leo McCarey)
Editor: Harry Marker
Musical Score: Robert Emmett Dolan
Song Score: Johnny Burke and James Van Heusen
Art Director: William Flannery, Al D'Agostino
Set Decoration: Darrell Silvera
Costume Design: Edith Head
Sound Department: James G. Stewart, Richard Van Hessen
Cinematography: George Barnes
Film Editing: Harry Marker

Awards: Academy Award for Best Sound Recording; Academy Award Nominations for Best Picture, Best Actor (Bing Crosby), Best Actress (Ingrid Bergman), Best Director, Best Film Editing, Best Score (Drama or Comedy), Best Song ("Aren't You Glad You're You")

Cast: Bing Crosby [Father Chuck O'Malley], Ingrid Bergman [Sister Benedict], Henry Travers [Mr. Bogardus], Ruth Donnelly [Sister Michael], Joan Carroll [Patsy], Martha Sleeper [Patsy's Mother], William Gargan [Joe Gallagher], Rhys Williams [Dr. McKay], Dick Tyler [Eddie], Una O'Connor [Mrs. Breen], Bobby Frasco [Tommy], Matt McHugh [Clerk], Edna May Wonacott [Delphine], Jimmy Crane [Luther], Minerva Urecal [Landlady], Cora Shannon [Old Lady], Gwen Crawford, Aina Constant, Eva Novak [Sisters]

Musical Program: Aren't You Glad You're You (Bing Crosby); The Bells of St. Mary's (Bing Crosby); In the Land of Beginning Again (Bing Crosby)