GOING MY WAY

Going My Way
Paramount, 1944, B/W, 126 minutes, ****
Premiere release May, 1944
General release August, 1944

The timeless heartwarming tale about a priest whose unconventional methods annoy and delight his gruff superior. Bing Crosby and Barry Fitzgerald won Oscars for their roles, as did director Leo McCarey and the film itself.

Produced and Directed by: Leo McCarey
Screen Play by: Frank Butler and Frank Cavett
Story by: Leo McCarey
Music Direction: Robert Emmett Dolan
Vocal Arrangements: Joseph J. Lilley
Music Associate: Troy sanders
New Songs: Lyrics by Johnny Burke, Music by James van Heusen
Art Direction: Hans Dreier, William Flannery
Set Decoration: Steve Seymour
Costumes: Edith Head
Makeup Artist: Wally Westmore
Sound Recording by: Gene Merritt, John Cope
Director of Photography: Lionel Lindon
Special Photographic Effects: Gordon Jennings
Edited by: LeRoy Stone

Awards: Won Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Actor (Bing Crosby), Best Supporting Actor (Barry Fitzgerald), Best Director, Best Original Story (Leo McCarey), Best Screenplay (Frank Butler and Frank Cavett) and Best Song ("Swinging on a Star"); Academy Award nominations for Best Actor (Barry Fitzgerald), Best B/W Cinematography (Lionel Lindon) and Best Film Editing (Leroy Stone)

Cast: Bing Crosby [Father Chuck O'Malley], Risë Stevens [Genevieve Linden], Barry Fitzgerald [Father Fitzgibbon], Frank McHugh [Father Timothy O'Dowd], Gene Lockhart [Ted Haines, Sr.], William Frawley [Max Dolan], James Brown [Ted Haines, Jr.], Jean Heather [Carol James], Porter Hall [Mr. Belknap], Fortunio Bonanova [Tomasso Bozzani], Eily Malyon [Mrs. Carmody], George Nokes [Pee Wee], Tom Dillon [Officer McCarthy], Stanley Clements [Tony Scaponi], Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer [Herman Langerhanke], Hugh Maguire [Pitch Pipe], Sybil Lewis [Maid at Metropolitan Opera House], George McKay [Mr. Van Heusen], Jack Norton [Mr. Lilley], Anita Sharp Bolster [Mrs. Quimp], Jimmie Dundee [Fireman], Adeline De Walt Reynolds [Mother Fitzgibbon], Gibson Gowland [Churchgoer], Julie Gibson [Taxi Driver], William Henry [Intern], Robert Tafur [Don Jose], Martin Garralaga [Zuniga], Robert Mitchell Boychoir [vocals]

Musical Program: [0:11] East St. Louis High (Bing Crosby and Frank McHugh); [0:16] East St. Louis High (Bing Crosby and Frank McHugh); [0:33] The Day After Forever (Jean Heather and Bing Crosby); [0:44] Three Blind Mice (Boys Choir); [0:46] Three Blind Mice (Boys Choir); [0:48] Silent Night, Holy Night (Bing Crosby and Robert Mitchell Boychoir); [1:00] Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral (That's an Irish Lullaby) (Bing Crosby with music box); [1:10] Habanera (from the opera CARMEN, sung by Risë Stevens and Chorus); [1:15] The Day After Forever (Jean Heather); [1:20] Going My Way (Bing Crosby); [1:25] Ave Maria (Bing Crosby, Risë Stevens and Robert Mitchell Boychoir); [1:38] Going My Way (Risë Stevens and Robert Mitchell Boychoir); [1:42] Swinging on a Star (Bing Crosby and Robert Mitchell Boychoir); [1:46] unidentified hymn (Robert Mitchell Boychoir); [2:04] Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral (That's an Irish Lullaby) (Chorus)