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Rating: 6.5 stars

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Going My Way (1944)

Directed by Leo McCarey

Drama | Comedy | Music

Overview

Youthful Father Chuck O’Malley led a colorful life of sports, song, and romance before joining the Roman Catholic clergy. After being appointed to a run-down New York parish, O’Malley’s worldly knowledge helps him connect with a gang of boys looking for direction, eventually winning over the aging, conventional Parish priest.

Rated NR | Length 126 minutes

Actors

Bing Crosby | Barry Fitzgerald | Frank McHugh | James Brown | Gene Lockhart | Jean Heather | Porter Hall | Fortunio Bonanova | Eily Malyon | Risë Stevens | Arnet Amos | Stanley Clements | Adeline De Walt Reynolds | Tom Dillon | Bobby Dolan Jr. | Jimmie Dundee | Virginia Farmer | Franklyn Farnum | William Frawley | Don Gallaher | Martín Garralaga | Julie Gibson | Gibson Gowland | William Henry | Connie Leon | Sybil Lewis | Hugh Maguire | William Marion | George McKay | Freddie Mercer | Georgie Nokes | Jack Norton | Constance Purdy | Jean Ransome | Paul Russell | Anita Sharp-Bolster | John Smith | William Smith | Count Stefenelli | Carl Switzer | Robert Tafur | Cecil Weston

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Viewing Notes

A pleasant film, but very old-fashioned. It certainly didn’t deserve to win Best Picture, especially over DOUBLE INDEMNITY.

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