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Director:
Frank Tashlin
Writer:
Robert O'Brien (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
11 October 1959 (Japan) more
Genre:
Comedy | Musical | Romance more
Plot:
Father Conroy (Crosby) has a parish which serves the acting and performance community. When one of his parishoners gets too sick to work... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 wins & 2 nominations more
User Comments:
Not Going My Way more (7 total)

Cast

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Bing Crosby ... Father Conroy

Debbie Reynolds ... Holly LeMaise aka Conroy

Robert Wagner ... Tony Vincent
Ray Walston ... Phil Stanley
Les Tremayne ... Harry LaMaise
Connie Gilchrist ... Mary
Frank McHugh ... Jim Dugan

Joe Besser ... Joe Greb
Alena Murray ... Sunny
Stella Stevens ... Chorine
Nina Shipman ... Fay Flagg
Sebastian Cabot ... Monsignor Francis Stratford
Judy Harriet ... June January aka Dawn Easter
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
120 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
4-Track Stereo (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
Finland:K-12 | Sweden:15
Company:
Bing Crosby Productions more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Stella Stevens' first film. more
Quotes:
Holly LeMaise: Every time I think of an audience out there, I start getting butterflies.
Father Conroy: All performers get butterflies.
Holly LeMaise: But mine are wearing Army shoes, Father!
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6 out of 7 people found the following comment useful.
Not Going My Way, 3 June 2004
4/10
Author: bkoganbing from Buffalo, New York

I'm sure that during his career in his later years Bing Crosby was offered the chance to repeat playing Father O'Malley as an older priest and at one point that would have been a natural fit for him. Unfortunately after this film, Bing was done with the clergy.

He tries his best with Father Conroy and his best moments are musical ones especially with Debbie Reynolds, but the story is not convincing. Try as I might, I just can't believe that Robert Wagner turns from opportunistic heel to good guy just to win Debbie Reynolds.

In fact the main problem with the movie is Robert Wagner. A good actor he just doesn't have any talent musically. His big number in the movie was You Can't Love Them All was recorded by Dean Martin and had a modest success. Now if Dino had played his part, he might have overcome the script.

Bing's best number is The Secret of Christmas. In addition to recording it for the cast album of this film, six years later he recorded it for Frank Sinatra's Reprise label in a joint Christmas album with Old Blue Eyes and Fred Waring's Pennsylvanians. That is the superior version to the one he did in Say One For Me.

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