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Going My Way
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Director:
Writers:
Frank Butler (screenplay) and
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Release Date:
2 October 1944 (Brazil) more
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Tagline:
Sing, Bing . . . . You're A Grand, Gay Guy In Your Greatest Picture ! more
Plot:
A new priest shows up at the parish of a crusty old priest named Father Fitzgibbon. The new man, Father O'Malley... more | full synopsis
Awards:
Won 7 Oscars. Another 9 wins & 3 nominations more
User Comments:
A warm and delightfully funny must-see! more (35 total)

Cast

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Bing Crosby ... Father Chuck O'Malley
Barry Fitzgerald ... Father Fitzgibbon
Frank McHugh ... Father Timothy O'Dowd
James Brown ... Ted Haines Jr.

Gene Lockhart ... Ted Haines Sr.
Jean Heather ... Carol James
Porter Hall ... Mr. Belknap
Fortunio Bonanova ... Tomaso Bozanni
Eily Malyon ... Mrs. Carmody
The Robert Mitchell Boy Choir ... Choir (as Robert Mitchell Boychoir)
Risë Stevens ... Genevieve Linden
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Additional Details

Runtime:
126 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)

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Trivia:
Singer Andy Williams debuted as one of the singing boys surrounding Bing Crosby during the Song "Swinging On A Star". Andy Williams and his three other brothers were performing as the Williams Brothers and were all cast in the scene. more
Goofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: Obvious lip syncing during "Going My Way". more
Quotes:
Father Fitzgibbons: I'm sure that the way to say what I'd like to say will occur to me after you've gone. more
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Soundtrack:
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14 out of 17 people found the following comment useful.
A warm and delightfully funny must-see!, 28 February 1999
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Author: Pelrad from Shanghai, China

Bing Crosby plays a young priest with progressive methods who is assigned to a dwindling parish. He finds himself faced with many wonderful characters, especially the grumpy old Irish master of the church (Barry Fitzgerald) who doesn't see "eye to eye" with the new guy. The interplay between Crosby and Fitzgerald is delightfully funny.

This best picture winner of 1944 at the Oscars is one of the all-time greatest movies. Crosby was as warm and benevolent an actor as he was a singer as his performance in "Going My Way" proves.

The film shows eventually that it is necessary in life to learn to accept everyone around you, regardless of faults and flaws of character, and to help your fellow people find their strengths and develop them in order to serve humanity. But, believe me, this film is anything but pedantic; issues such as these do not drive the film but arise from situations (often light-hearted) that arise naturally in the story.

An example of this is that there were some "juvenille delinquents" that the Crosby character rounded up, not to pass judgement or scorn but to organise them into doing something constructive that made them enjoy life and give up theft as a means of dealing with boredom - he turned them into a choir. Sounds a bit like "Sister Act"? I'm sure "Going My Way" had some influence on this more recent effort, but it is much superior in many ways. It reminded me also of Michael Landon's "Highway to Heaven" series (without the supernatural components).

If you are looking for an old classic with lots of spirit and warmth (such as around Christmas time) for your whole family to gather around and watch by the fire, I recommend "Going My Way". It is a must-see. (10 out of 10).

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